The Mad Sculptor, by Harold Schechter
For some reason, the description of this on Amazon made me think it was just a fiction murder mystery. I honestly don't know why I thought that, because the title pretty much gives the whole mystery away. Not the proudest day for me, maybe, but I'm still REALLY glad that I bought this book when it appeared in the ads on my Kindle, because it was True Crime nonfiction at its best. I have found a new favorite author. I cannot wait to read his other books.
While this book actually dealt with several other cases of murder alongside the 3 murders committed by Robert "Bob" Irwin, the most extensively dealt with and most fascinating case was that of Bob Irwin. He truly was a mad man, and he is meticulously chronicled in this book, right down to the pictures at the end. Just a note: the pictures include some nudity.
This is book was worth every penny of the $5.99 I paid for it. In my opinion, it is worth more than that, because it really was very good. Mr. Schechter obviously researches extensively for his books. There were extensive footnotes all throughout the book. And he set the stage for the time of this book perfectly. The whole time I was reading it, I felt like I was there with the people in this book. I often don't feel like that with nonfiction books. But this book was written in a very engaging and interesting way. Books like this always make me remember why I love reading True Crime.
On Writing: Pics, Quotes and Tips
When it's not about reading, it's about writing. Discover author's know-how in pics, quotes and tips. Click image or link below to go to blog post.
On writing process:
via Crickhollow Books - Reading Ideas from an Indie Perspective
Writer's woes - oh, yeah via Olga Godim
A little while back on BookLikes, I promised to do something of a series of posts on my writing process and methods which I use to influence/enhance that process as I move along. This series is going to be equal parts reflection on my part and instruction, but I'll try to break it up into digestible sections so if there's a section you guys want to skip to or is more relevant to you, you can do so. But if you read it in any capacity, I salute you. - via Rose's Jumping Into Writing #1: Putting the Pen to the Page
Writing tips:
#1 Take a pencil to write with on aeroplanes. Pens leak. But if the pencil breaks, you can’t sharpen it on the plane, because you can’t take knives with you. Therefore: take two pencils. Read Margaret Atwood’s Ten Rules for Writing Fiction via A Libra's Libros
Guidelines for writers via POCKET FULL OF MERMAIDS
On Writing via Derrolyn Anderson
Writer's fears:
Book to Screen via Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Short Story via Dilettante
Non-writing writer via Dilettante
On writer's life:
How to survive relationship with a writer via Bookloving author and publisher
good advice via Derrolyn Anderson
