characters – Thorne Moore

My Review of Making Waves, the sequel to Inside Out by Thorne Moore

Originally posted on Judith Barrow:
As with Inside Out, I was given an ARC copy of Making Waves by the author, in return for an honest review. I gave Making Waves 5* out of 5* After reading this book I was happy to give the following endorsement: “Thorne Moore’s writing has three great qualities: the…

Drawing a Likeness: describing characters

How much detail do you give in describing a character’s appearance? Do you convey with precision the shape of their nose, their eyes, their lips, their hair, the quality of their skin, the size of their waist, or do you leave it vague? I have read and enjoyed cinematic book in which every detail isContinue reading “Drawing a Likeness: describing characters”

The Great Devon Novel

This is a post I wrote years ago, and I still haven’t started on the novel. I’ve been delving, as I often do, into the branch of my family that came from Devon, and while mulling over lists of Devon parishes, I couldn’t help but think that they could surely provide an entire cast list for aContinue reading “The Great Devon Novel”