One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller – Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF

First thing I've got to say: This is NOT a simple, boring counting book. It is, as a reviewer for School Library Journal states, “Stunning…brilliantly colored…striking… [with] Just the right amount of tension, delicious vocabulary…" The attention to detail is fabulous, with the front end papers leading the way. The tension begins even before the … Continue reading One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller – Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF

Cutting Advice from Patricia Highsmith

I picked up Patricia Highsmith's book on writing titled "Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction" last week for $1.00 at a library book sale. Bargain! The book is entertaining, for the most part, and she tells anecdotes about writing and editing several of her books, everything from the germ of an idea to development through multiple … Continue reading Cutting Advice from Patricia Highsmith