by amiemccracken | Jul 22, 2014 | book review, books, reading
Jessica Bell has created a true work of art with her new short story in verse, SHE. It gives us a glimpse into the mind, into a traumatic moment. I had to read it twice, and I think I might pick it up again one more time. I loved how if I read the stanzas in...
by amiemccracken | Sep 10, 2013 | books, reading
My darling friend Jessica Bell not only writes literary fiction, how-to writing books, songs, blog posts, edits a literary journal, and edits full time for English language training. She also runs a writing retreat in Greece. Oh yeah, and she compiled and edited this...
by amiemccracken | Apr 23, 2013 | books, Uncategorized, writing
Too many adverbs and clichés in your writing? I’ve got just the fix for you by Jessica Bell. Writers constantly have rules thrown at them left, right, and center. Show, don’t tell! Stop using so many dialogue tags! More sensory detail! More tension! Speed up the...
by amiemccracken | Jan 22, 2013 | book review, books, reading, story
The Book by Jessica Bell is an account of life through the eyes of a diary. A little girl is born and her parents decide to share their thoughts in a journal. As she ages, the reader sees how the parents grow apart and then the reader hears the girl’s voice. The...
by amiemccracken | Dec 11, 2012 | book review, books, reading, writing
Show and Tell in a Nutshell by Jessica Bell is a writing craft book that is practical. Jessica shows the reader how to show in a very practical and dynamic way. She gives examples of telling and then switches them right around to showing. She also provides exercises...
