by Colby R Rice | Sep 28, 2019 | Novels, Writing Hustle, Writing Inspiration & Writing Achievements
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, or J. R. R. Tolkien as most readers know him, is the writer who gave us the epic saga Lord of the Rings at a time where fantasy sagas were long gone. The epic fantasy story we all love first began in 1937, but it was only finished in 1949....
by Colby R Rice | Sep 27, 2018 | Novels
If you’re a keen reader, you can work your way through books at an incredible rate. As a bookworm, chances are you read more in a month than most people do in a year. When you have a love of books, you always have something fun and productive to do with your time...
by Colby R Rice | Aug 22, 2017 | Book Production & Publishing, Breaking into Hollywood, Independent (Indie) Publishing, Novels, Writing Inspiration & Writing Achievements
When you start out as a new writer, you have this romantic idea that you’ll finish your masterpiece and send it out to agents and publisher and you’ll see the offers rolling in. The reality is very different. After years of struggling through and editing every tiny...
by Colby R Rice | Jun 17, 2017 | Book Reviews, Fantasy Romance, Novels, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult / YA
Long Night Moon by S.M. Reine My rating: 4 of 5 stars SM Reine does it again! Long Night Moon is a great next chapter in the “Seasons of the Moon” YA urban fantasy series that Reine has built, and as with the other two novels, I was HIGHLY entertained. In...
by Colby R Rice | Dec 6, 2016 | Non-Fiction, Novels, Travel Writing, Writing & Editing, Writing Hustle, Writing Inspiration & Writing Achievements
Calling yourself a “writer” is something that makes a lot of people nervous. It can feel like you’re asking to be called pretentious, or worse. If you’ve ever had the experience of meeting a distant relative at a family gathering and they ask...
by Colby R Rice | May 15, 2016 | Book Reviews, Dystopian, Novels, Sci-fi Thriller / Science Fiction Thriller, Young Adult / YA
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars Let’s start with the real… For about 50% of this book, I was really annoyed and, dare I say it, bored as hell. I felt as though a lot of the story dragged, mostly because Katniss spent a lot of time...
