Tag: reviews

• Good Reviews are Better Than Kind Reviews

  Are you afraid to leave a bad review for stories by authors you know? Most people are. When a reader knows an author personally, (or has a professional relationship with one) there’s a commendable desire to protect that bond. What friend would want to hurt someone’s chances of success? What professional would want to be…

  K. M. Herkes

  June 18, 2014

  New Post

  craft, reviews

• Review: Hearts Before Diamonds by Bryan Fields

  Hearts Before Diamonds by Bryan Fields My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the latest in my “You Haven’t Read This Yet? You Should!” review series. “Hearts Before Diamonds” impressed me, and I am not easily impressed. Easily pleased, yes, and willing to overlook flaws in the interest of expanding my reading horizons, but…

  K. M. Herkes

  June 14, 2014

  Writing again

  reviews

• Review: God Stalk by P. C. Hodgell

  God Stalk by P.C. HodgellMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Reading the many other reviews for P.C. Hodgell’s writing, I’m inclined to conclude that she must be something like cilantro, or truffle oil, or hot Thai peppers. Many people love it, some people hate it, and no one stands on the middle ground of “Eh,…

  K. M. Herkes

  June 9, 2014

  Writing again

  books are food, craft, rant, reviews

• Growing and Other Pains

   Disclaimer: The next few posts–and I’m likely to post often over the next few weeks–will be packed with navel-gazing, thoughtful introspection, or whatever description you choose to use for self-absorbed musings. This blog is my forum for exploring how I intersect with reality, and I’ve been exploring a lot of new realities lately. I am…

  K. M. Herkes

  May 30, 2014

  Writing again

  always learning, frustration, reviews, self-doubt