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Robert P. French

On writing and publishing

Planner or Pantser?

Quite a few of my readers have asked me about my writing process, so I thought I would take a moment away from writing Three to talk about it. People who know more than me say that writers fall into two camps: (1) the planners who work out all the details Read more…

By Robert P. French, 1 year ago
On writing and publishing

A peek into my soul.

What do Isaac Asimov, William Blake, J.K. Rowling, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sylvia Plath, Tennessee Williams, Kurt Vonnegut and Emily Dickinson have in common with me and probably many of you too? Depression. I really value my friends on Twitter and FaceBook but my latest bout with the black hand Read more…

By Robert P. French, 6 years ago
On writing and publishing

In search of the highest quality.

Ok. So you’ve got to draft 3 (or 4 or 5) and you’re happy with the plot, the characters, the relationships. There’s tension on every page. Your editor, if you have one—and you should!—has helped you get this manuscript into top shape. You have given a last careful read-through of Read more…

By Robert P. French, 6 years ago
Book reviews

Jumper by Rebecca Scarberry

In another break from my usual routine, this is a review of a children’s book. Jumper is written by Rebecca Scarberry and beautifully illustrated by Terri Kelleher. Jumper is about a big red beach ball who lives in a toy store and longs to escape so that he can swim in Read more…

By Robert P. French, 6 years6 years ago
On writing and publishing

Creativity by John Cleese

As a writer, I sometimes get stuck creatively. I have  heard this referred to as writer’s block but it is not exclusive to writers. Whether you are a business person, an engineer, in medicine, the arts, government or an NGO, you are likely familiar with the frustration of being creatively Read more…

By Robert P. French, 6 years6 years ago
Book reviews

Life Sinks or Soars – the choice is yours by Rael Kalley

This review is a departure from my normal reviews of crime fiction and I would like to start off by saying that I never read self-help books… well… not never but not for a few years, at least. When my friend of many years, Rael Kalley, gave me a copy Read more…

By Robert P. French, 6 years ago
Book reviews

Thick Fog in Pacheco Pass by R. P. McCabe

In my humble opinion, this is a real breakthrough novel for R. P. McCabe. The first thing I noticed about the book is that the style is redolent of my favourite US author of all time: John Steinbeck. Then I noticed a lovely device that I have never seen in Read more…

By Robert P. French, 6 years ago
Book reviews

Crime fiction author LJ Sellers

I really like L. J. Sellers for a number of reasons: She weaves a great plot with lovely twists; She keeps enough tension going to keep me turning those pages; Her characters are strongly drawn, driven and flawed; She provides a strong sense of place—she makes me want to visit Read more…

By Robert P. French, 7 years7 years ago
On writing and publishing

The big 21st Century lie

I don’t usually use my blog to discuss politics but I feel I just need to speak out on this one issue. Whether you are Republican or Democrat, Conservative of Liberal, whether you live in the USA, Canada, the EU, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia or New Zealand, our politicians Read more…

By Robert P. French, 7 years7 years ago
On writing and publishing

When it’s good to get a two star review

I am lucky to have had excellent critical acclaim for Junkie both on Amazon and on various blogs. So imagine my horror when I looked at the reviews on Goodreads.com. Among the 5-star and 4-star reviews was a 2-star review and worse, the opening sentence ran, I was very tempted to give Read more…

By Robert P. French, 7 years7 years ago

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