by acackler | Jul 1, 2021 | General
I read an article lately warning authors against contrivances in their stories. The exact quote was: General rule of thumb: If the contrivance hurts the protagonist, it’s usually okay. Contrivances that help the protagonist usually feel forced or overly...
by acackler | May 17, 2021 | General
The hubs and I watched Chaos Walking over the weekend. I had never heard of the book it’s based on, The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, but after seeing a trailer for this movie several months ago. I looked into it. Needless to say, I added the book...
