by Colby R Rice | Jan 31, 2017 | Book Reviews, Plays & Playwriting
The Long Christmas Ride Home by Paula Vogel My rating: 5 of 5 stars Man, Vogel does it again, y’all. This was honestly one of the most beautiful plays I’ve ever read. Maybe this is just my perspective as an outsider (and feel free to check me if I’m...
by Colby R Rice | Jan 24, 2017 | Book Reviews, Plays & Playwriting
Luna Gale by Rebecca Gilman My rating: 4 of 5 stars NOTE: The following is response feedback that I wrote for the class I read LUNA GALE for, so take this “review” with that in mind! Also? ** SPOILER ALERT!!! ** I have to say that Luna Gale has really...
by Colby R Rice | Jan 23, 2017 | Book Reviews, Plays & Playwriting
Mandragola by Niccolò Machiavelli My rating: 4 of 5 stars An interesting farce comedy that essentially reinforces what Machiavelli’s been saying all along: “The ends justify the means”. Being that I read this in class, I wrote a required Play...
by Colby R Rice | Jan 20, 2017 | Book Production & Publishing, Book Reviews, Independent (Indie) Publishing, Licensing, Marketing & Selling, Non-Fiction, Pre-Launch & Author Preparation, Writing & Editing
The Successful Author Mindset: A Handbook for Surviving the Writer’s Journey by Joanna Penn My rating: 5 of 5 stars As usual, Joanna Penn knocks the ball out of the part with her insight into the author mindset. We are pretty hard on ourselves as creatives, and...
by Colby R Rice | Dec 31, 2016 | Book Reviews, Dystopian, Sci-fi Thriller / Science Fiction Thriller, Young Adult / YA
Divergent by Veronica Roth My rating: 3 of 5 stars Sooo… while Divergent didn’t completely knock the stuffing out of me, as far as YA novels go, this was a solid and engaging run! Divergent takes an interesting idea and spins it into a hook that keeps you...