Book Reviews

The How and Why of Writing Book Reviews

by Bill Ward on July 27, 2011

in On Books,Writing

I’ve been in reviewer overload lately, reading, taking notes, and penning reviews for the next issue of Black Gate. But, more than that, I’ve also been coordinating our crop of reviewers this time out, and thinking in terms of what exactly it is that ought to be in the review section of the magazine, not [...]

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The How and Why of Book Reviews

by Bill Ward on October 16, 2009

in Black Gate,Book Reviews

After a month or so of slacking on my Blog Gate responsibilities, I have returned like MacArthur to the Philippines, sans corncob pipe, with a post all about book reviewing: Writing Book Reviews — How and Why. Since a great deal of my time lately has been going into reviews for the next issue of [...]

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Year of Reviews in Review — 2008

by Bill Ward on December 31, 2008

in Book Reviews,Miscellanea

There are a lot of things I could be writing about now, as I look back over 2008 — stories I’ve written, work I’ve sold, the development of this site, or what reviewers have said about my fiction. Hell, I could even go into details about my personal life if I didn’t think it would [...]

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Review Hiatus

by Bill Ward on December 14, 2008

in Miscellanea

With the holidays bearing down upon us like a suped-up Epcot monorail piloted by a goose-hungry Tiny Tim, as well as my ever-increasing array of other commitments (including other reviews!), I’ve decided to take a break from regular reviews until next year. That’s only three weeks away, so don’t despair, and don’t feel as if [...]

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Coming Soon: Book Reviews

by Bill Ward on March 24, 2008

in Book Reviews

Oh no, here it comes, the inevitable urge to clack away at one’s website, adding incrementally to its once lean frame until it’s bloated text-carcass grows to resemble something the size and shape of a Tatooine crime lord. I’m feeling an undeniable need to add ‘content,’ no matter how vacuous or self-serving. To — dare [...]

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