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You’ve heard the phrase a million times before, whether it’s on a Sunday broadcast talking about a particularly talented wide receiver or just about any preview of almost any game in any sport- the phrase applies not only to football, but the NBA, where teams can employ a box-and-one or consistently double-team a superstar it applies to baseball, where you can shift your defense based on the tendencies of a slugger, moving your defenders around to the areas of the field where the ball is most likely to go.Īnd in the NFL, it’s a constantly evolving technique, changing your concepts and schemes to not only fit your opponent, but who’s got the hot hand on the opposing offense, who you think the game will ultimately depend on and whether or not you have the personnel to stop it – sometimes it’s sending a corner like James Bradberry to take an elite wide receiver like DeAndre Hopkins, Mike Evans or Julio Jones out of the game. It was lighthearted and adorable, but also explored some complex and serious themes, including loss and sexual identity. Only Mostly Devastated was such a cute and heartfelt contemporary novel about grief, family, friendship and identity. Ollie would have to be an idiot to trust him with it again. The last time he gave Will his heart, Will handed it back to him trampled and battered. But as Will starts ‘coincidentally’ popping up in every area of Ollie’s life, from music class to the lunch table, Ollie finds his resolve weakening. Ollie has no intention of pining after a guy who clearly isn’t ready for a relationship. This Will is a class clown, closeted-and, to be honest, a bit of a jerk. To complicate the fairytale further, a family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country-Will’s school-where Ollie finds that the sweet, affectionate and comfortably queer guy he knew from summer isn’t the same one attending Collinswood High. 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Glen Cook is said to have served in the Vietnam War, and you’d really get that feeling from reading his work. That’s one of the things that I love about Glen Cook’s work, and makes my own writing feel somewhat inadequate it’s realism. The (theoretically) fourth book of the Black Company series picks up as Croaker leads the very last few surviving members of the Black Company south, in their hopes to reach Khatovar and return the Annals of the Black Company, fulfilling an oath made by the very first annalist of the Company.Īnd finally they reach somewhere which ends up requiring them to stay in one spot for an extended period of time, train up a pacifist nation to fight off some mildly familiar villains and suffer Glen Cook’s penchant for realistic battle and death. His writing is blunt, efficient, and above all, it is gritty. Glen Cook writes novels which don’t focus on the leaders and warlords, but on the ground-level men and women fighting the war. I was asked recently to explain just what that means, and here’s what I came up with: That’s how Glen Cook’s Black Company novels are so often described as, thanks to a quote made by Steven Erikson of Cook’s writing. Did you know, not everyone understands intrinsically what ‘Vietnam war fiction on peyote’ describes. She is no longer working with him in an official capacity, but when her niece befriends Ruth Lennox's son, Ted, she finds herself in the awkward position of confidante to both Karlsson and Ted.When it emerges that Ruth was leading a secret life, her family closes ranks and Karlsson finds he needs Frieda's help more than ever before.But Frieda is distracted. Who would want to murder an ordinary housewife? And why?Psychotherapist Frieda Klein finds she has an unusually personal connection with DCI Karlsson's latest case. Waiting For Wednesday by Nicci French is the thrilling third novel in the highly acclaimed Frieda Klein series.Ruth Lennox, beloved mother of three, is found by her daughter in a pool of her own blood. Single father and police officer Caden Grant left Boston with his fourteen-year-old son, Evan, after his partner was killed in the line of duty. That is, until good-time Bella's prank takes a bad turn and a sinfully sexy police officer appears on the scene. She's quit her job, put her house on the market, and sworn off relationships while she builds a new life in her favorite place on earth. Only this year, Bella has more on her mind than sunbathing and skinny-dipping with her girlfriends. Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Love in Bloom series.īella Abbascia has returned to Seaside Cottages in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, as she does every summer. "In this, McCloud's third nonfiction book about comics, he has produced his most significant achievement to date, and that's really saying something. "Every medium should be lucky enough to have a taxonomist as brilliant as McCloud." Will it be controversal? Does it live up to the promise of Understanding Comics? Happily, the answer to both questions is yes!" Scott's talent as a cartoonist not only makes him intimate to insights no outsider can see but also gives him the power to show it to the world. "Only Scott McCloud could organize his thoughts on comics like this. "Scott McCloud's brilliant treatise on the inner workings of cartoonists will delight amateur artists and curious fans alike." Online Features related to Making Comics. Navigating the world of styles and genres. Picking the tools that are right for you. Understanding body language and facial expressions.Ĭreating rich, believable worlds for your readers to explore. Making Comics : Storytelling Secrets Of Comics, Manga And Graphic Novels - Scott McCloud - (272 pages, English, softcover, published by William Morrow). If you’ve ever felt there must be something more to making comics than just copying drawing styles then this is the book for you.Ĭhoosing the right moments-what to include, what to leave out.Ĭhoosing words and images that communicate together.Ĭreating varied and compelling characters with inner lives and unforgettable appearances. Graphic designer and carrier of misfortune, Chloe Davis is a danger to herself and those around her, so entertaining thoughts for the sexy cowboy wearing her hot sauce should be a no-no…not a hell yeah-especially considering he’s the guardsman linked to a horrible instance in her past. Hill Country’s newest resident is hotter than the wing sauce soaking into his shirt. After an active duty injury during a flood washed away his promising sports career and engagement years ago, Logan guards his heart more than his life until, fresh from deployment, he runs into a friend of the McCoys…literally. Logan McCall would rather march barefoot and blindfolded through a cow pasture than date the same woman twice. Unlike his twin, Texas National Guardsman Sgt. Years ago, he unknowingly rescued his soulmate, now she’s back in Texas and about to save his guarded heart. |