Kathryn Page Camp

  Repetition is a good way to memorize or remember things. In both music and literature, it can also emphasize important features, create su...

  Another one of my pet peeves is when a writer uses foreign terms and dialogue that doesn’t enhance the story.   I’m not opposed to using...

  It bothers me when authors feel the need to show off their superior knowledge. Even good ones can fall into this trap, though. One of my...

I enjoy books where the characters have to solve puzzles as part of the plot. This includes middle-grade children’s books such as The Westin...

  Morocco has beautiful countryside, but the sight is marred by the litter dumped along the roads. 1 To mangle a well-known cliché, you can...

  On New Year’s Eve, Roland and I watched a movie loosely based on the board game “Clue.” I won’t go into the reasons why we chose it, but i...

  Over the years, I’ve attended a number of writers’ conferences and read many books on how to write fiction. Usually I agree with the advic...