Month: April 2012

Beth Cato’s Little Story That Could

Published on April 23, 2012

Our guest blogger, Beth Cato, has a few words to share on Dreams, Horses, and the Little Story That Could: There’s something I’ve learned during the past few years. If you want to succeed as a writer, it’s not all about talent. It’s not about developing a thick skin. Rejections make you cry? Scream? Those are valid reactions sometimes. But what enables you to succeed is sheer stubbornness. You send the story out again. Case in point: my story Red Dust and Dancing Horses. From the time I wrote the rough draft, I knew this story was special. It hit…

Book Review: The Immortality Virus

Published on April 19, 2012

“Only when life is short can one imagine that love lasts forever.” This line sums up one of the major themes of The Immortality Virus by Christine Amsden. Set in the far future, when the humanity stopped aging, this story explores such deep subjects as the price and benefits of immortality, while at the same time keeping up the break-neck pace and turn-the-pages feel of a good science fiction thriller. This is no mean feat to achieve. It helps that the plot resembles the familiar mold of private investigation stories. The main character, Grace Harper, is a private detective, who…