Author: Ron Delaney Jr

My name is Ron and I write about stuff. Weird stuff. Stuff that's sad/fun, magical/mundane, morbid/uplifting, deep/shallow, insightful/ridiculous, subjective/objective, big/small, topical/irrelevant, good/bad/really bad/OH GOD MY EYES, and fairies. And ghosts. And now robots!

Friday Morning FYI – 10/10/2014

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Welcome to your Friday Morning FYI! My chance to share observations/wisdom/rants in short, easily consumed form.

This week’s FYI is inspired by pleasant yet direct feedback I received for my book this week:

Don’t disregard someone being generous with their time and ideas, and don’t insult those gifts, for that’s what they are, by ignoring or refusing them.

 

Thanks for reading,
{RDj}

Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children

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Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Prose – The prose in the prologue and first chapter is exceptional, but it flattens out after (it’s not bad, just simpler).

Story – X-Men meets Peter Pan, teenage love, Nazi (and some non-Nazi) monsters that want to be gods. All good elements, born from collections of old photos seen by the author. Inventive at times, cliché at others.

Favorite thing – The peculiar children. Entertaining and interesting. I especially liked Millard and Enoch.

Least favorite thing – Chapters are waaaaay too long for my taste. A lot to ingest and process in each.

Overall – Recommend.

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Friday Morning FYI – 10/03/14

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Welcome to your Friday Morning FYI! My chance to share observations/wisdom/rants in short, easily consumed form.

This week’s FYI is writer-focused (if you’re not a writer, that’s OK, you’ll get the idea):

Writers, try to read like a reader, not a writer. Yes, this is harder than it sounds, but is especially important when self-editing, and when another writer asks you to look at their work.

 

Thanks for reading,
{RDj}