The novel course is going well, and I taught a one-day workshop on writing in scene last Friday.
Book Review: Deja Dead, by Kathy Reichs
Thriller 5/5
Temperance Brennan, an American forensic anthropologist in Montreal, realizes the grizzly corpses she must investigate point to a serial killer, who will strike again—soon. Full of detailed forensics and police procedure, as well as centered on a compelling character, this book was a mesmerizing thriller.
Family Matters
Busy supporting family this week, so no new writing. A little bit of editing! Yay!
Year long novel course
I started teaching the year-long novel course at the Alexandra Writers’ Centre (actually, half my students are writing novels and the other half are writing memoir/creative nonfiction). I’m very much enjoying it, and hopefully, they will all find it fun and productive.
Book Review: Klaus Barbie: Butcher of Lyon, by Tom Bower
Nonfiction 3-/5
The biography of one of the most notorious SS men to run the Gestapo in Lyon, France during World War II. This book not only provides the factual details, but provides a sense of the attitudes of various factions of the time, creating in-depth portraits of the historical personages.