Conversationsbad dialogue / dual-timeline / exposition / flashbacks / infodumps / nonlinear timeline / prologues11 Comments
Janine: Every book requires exposition (the conveying of background information) but sometimes it’s handled well and other times clumsily. Multiple techniques can be used and authors often employ more than one in the same book. I thought it might be fun to share our thoughts about them. For the sake ... more >
Book Reviews / ConversationsOutlander / Romance genre / SFF / Time-Travel / tropes23 Comments
Our conversation on time travel continues with a question from Sirius about Outlander and our list of book recommendations and books to avoid. -Janine Outlander Sirius: Outlander (because I had to ask) – what are your takes on it and do you like how time travel was implemented ... more >
Conversationsbook discussion / book plots / Movies / Romance genre / SFF / Time-Travel / tropes31 Comments
Sirius had some questions for us—and you—about time travel stories. This discussion will run in two parts, with today’s focusing on the questions below and Monday’s reserved for discussing Outlander and for our book recommendations. -Janine Sirius: So this is one of my favorite topics in SFF. I have been ... more >
Conversationsanachronisms / authenticity / author's notes / believability / book errors / contemperroneous / names / sex / vocabulary27 Comments
Janine: In our last conversation post we discussed anachronisms. Some of the offshoots in our discussion were enjoyable so we hope that you will like them too. Here they are: Author’s Notes Jayne: If you don’t realize something is wrong or you couldn’t care less about it, does ... more >
Conversationsanachronisms / authenticity / believability / book errors / book plots / Historical Fantasy / language31 Comments
Jayne: Our next topic for discussion is “anachronisms.” Do anachronisms bother you? Or not? Are any types worse than others? Language, culture, legal stuff, character actions, titles, anything else? Can you tolerate a certain amount or is there a point beyond which you throw up your hands and say “No ... more >
Book Reviews / Conversations / Need A Rec!30 Comments
Sirius: If you do like shifters what are your favorite ones? Yesterday we ran the first part of our discussion on Shifters. Today’s post, the second part, is all about recommendations for shifter books. We hope you enjoy these! If you read them, we’d love to hear your thoughts on ... more >