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RE: NAQUOYA'S BOOK REVIEWS | Soon - Lois Murphy
You did a good job, Scott, of laying out bare bones of plot, describing the novel’s unsettling mood and commenting on it, in poetic prose.
Interesting concept doing book reviews, I’ve not really see anyone else do such a thing on Steemit.
I wonder, might you be interested in tackling my forthcoming book of aphorisms (different genre I realize than what you do...)
Let me know if so, and I’m happy to send an e-copy for your review, @naquoya 🤓
Wishing you continued success, Yahia
I'm glad to know you appreciated the review, and the style in which it is written. There is an art form to writing these, and doing justice to the works themselves, without giving too much away - I am still learning it, but enjoying the process.
I have only seen the rare few book reviews here, but I have started to make them a dedicated part of what my blog is about. As I read more to grasp the details of the craft of writing, I found adding reviews made a lot of sense.
As for your own upcoming work, yes I'd be honoured to have a look and do a review for it. I don't try to stick to just one genre, although I have my favourites. I find the more I read, the more I struggle to even want to contain myself to what I once read exclusively.
If you want to go ahead with this, then feel free to let me know via Discord. Thank you :)
Yes, there's certainly an art to reviewing - I remember a mentor advising me early in the writing game to try my hand at it, to hone my craft. Since then, I've done quite a few & benefited from the process.
Very encouraging to hear you're interested in reviewing my work; will reach out on Discord, now :)
I can see now why your mentor would encourage you to try your hand at reviews. I do find it helps clarify my own thoughts about both the writing itself, and how that relates to what it is I wish to pursue with my own writing.
Everything we write is a form of apprenticeship. Or, as another writer I admire told me when I was disparaging journalistic money work I was doing: We never write with our left hand.
Which is to say, if we put our all in what we do, we are always honing our craft.
Wishing you a good day, Scott ✌🏼
Wonderful comment - that is very good to hear. All towards a goal, but first things first. Thanks for sharing that.