This week I sought to finish my novel My Undead Mother-in-law and failed. I’m writing the last chapter. I’ve planned what needs to be done in my outline. I wrote one scene–and got stuck. Hence this blog: “Novel Closing: How?”
What to do? Get unstuck. Keep writing, even if it just means fleshing out my outline.
Since I’m bearing my soul here, I thought I’d share my time usage this week:
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A new Zombie Turkeys review always excites me. Check out this one:
“I am not one for non-fiction especially zombie material, but this was a very entertaining book. The satire kept me reading. Being from Central Illinois I was quite familiar with much of the locations mentioned in the book. I look forward to what is next.”
Don’t believe it? Check it out on Amazon.
First, you have to read it. If you don’t have a copy you can get it here.
Or you can get the print copy here.
Then you go to Amazon and vent your spleen.
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As I was writing this post another Zombie Turkeys book review came in!
This review appeared on the Amazon print copy site here
Finally, the second review revealed:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fun little zombie parody
By Donald Firesmith on February 6, 2017
Zombie Turkeys is definitely not your typical zombie book. Instead, it is a parody of the standard zombie book, and as such may even be destined for cult status. The book doesn’t take itself seriously and neither should you. Its relatively choppy and repetitive writing style would not work well with a serious horror novel, but somehow fits when used in this humorous take on the zombie apocalypse.
In general, I enjoyed reading this book, but I was left feeling that it could have been funnier and that the plot dragged in a couple areas in the last third of the book. Although the twist at the end was relatively obvious, it nevertheless seemed suited to the book, like watching a train barreling towards a car stuck on the tracks and when the crash finally came, it left a satisfied smile. So if you want a change of pace from your usual brain-eating zombie feast and a little light reading, you just might want to gobble up this little book.
Writers are like God? Any Christians, Jews, or Muslims reading this that might be offended; don’t be. We’re finite, God is infinite. We aren’t God; but we’re like Him, especially writers and other creative people.
These thoughts came to me this morning as I worked out some plot issues in my next book, My Undead Mother-in-law as I lay in bed before getting up. I considered changing roles for my characters and writing additional responsibilities for them. I’m nearly done writing the book, and I scanned the whole plot line in my mind.
Then it occurred to me, “That’s just what God does with all humanity.”
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