What makes a good story? Each book review you’ll find here is a case study with examples of creative writing do’s and don’ts. I analyze character development, pacing, writing techniques, worldbuilding, and prose with the goal of helping myself, and hopefully others, become a better writer.

This is not a “here’s what to read next” blog, and there are spoilers in every post. I read mostly fantasy and sci-fi, with some popular fiction, classic literature, poetry, historical fiction, and mysteries mixed in.