Review: Strongheart's Woman

Strongheart's Woman by Zeecé Lugo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Strongheart's Woman
A Daniel's Fork Novel
Journey to the Future Past
By Zeece Lugo
Review: 5 Stars
A Captivating Story
I could simply retype the title of my review, and it would say it all. I truly found this story to be captivating from the very beginning. My attention never wavered, nor did my desire to turn the page to find out what was going to happen next. I found the story to be wonderful, and extremely well written, and with the ending I had hoped for, but arrived at in a totally unexpected manner.
I truly enjoy works that are written by a story teller, for fiction is the telling of a story. I find it quite enjoyable, when the author is not afraid to step outside of the box. To create events and images, that while possibly not in the reader's normal mind set, blend beautifully, and become an integral part of the story.
To me, works of fiction, i.e. the creating and telling of a story, is done for the purpose of bringing the reader enjoyment and entertainment. For me Strongheart's Woman, by Zeece Lugo, provided this reader with the highest level of enjoyment and entertainment. I would highly recommend this book to any reader.
By: Richard Nurse
Author
October 31, 2015

This review was done on a non-recipicol basis. As part of the GoodReads: Review Group
A mobi file was provide to the reviewer for the purpose of the review.


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The Genesis of a Writing Style

The Genesis of a Writing Style

A childhood friend and fellow author today, tossed out a question on Facebook the other day. The question was about different writing styles and creativity, and which worked best. It was directed toward me, and a group of fellow writers.  I had ended my reply with the statement that I consider myself a story teller as much as an author. 

That closing statement had followed my previous comments regarding my writing style. A style that involves, no formal pre-planning, plot development, character planning, and definitely no outline of the story. Instead I let the characters, or a single character tell the story, allowing me to be the conduit through which the story comes to life. I have a phrase that I use when asked how I write. "When it flows, I let it flow.

I consider it a gift as much as a style, and a gift for which, I finally have determined its genesis.  I don't remember exactly how old my daughter was when she began to ask me to tell her a bedtime story. It was always the same routine, her mother would read her a story, and then it was my turn to tell her a story.  It was easy to begin with, for she seemed to pick a different animal or object every night. The challenge arose, when she picked an animal that I had already told a story about. I began to tell the same story I had told earlier, but she stopped me and told me she wanted a new story.

Unlike a lot of bedtime story experiences, this was not a passing fancy, as it continued well into her pre-teen years. Not always on an every night basis as she got older, but often enough that it allowed me to develop my gift.  A gift, which would later experience, both a timely and wonderful reawakening, by returning, in a updated form, at a time when I most needed it in my life. For when it returned, it came back as the gift to write a story, on the spot so to speak, inspired only by a word in my head, or an image, as my inspiration.

So please bear with me, as I take a moment to say "Thank You, Sheri Lynn, for it was you, who brought my gift to life."

Richard Nurse

**A note to the readers**

This is a classic example of why I prefer to write a story totally unplanned.  This article was essentially planned and thought out in advance, yet it took me as long to write this four hundred word pieces as it would to write 4000 words of a story that is just flowing out of me.

Review: Trish's Story

Trish's Story by Richard Nurse
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A book that begins with Trish, still morning the loss of her partner, who was raped and murdered two years ago. A tale that evolves first, into a story of rebirth, with the help of her brother, her friends and her staff. Then becomes story of rekindled feelings of love, brought about by events similar to what put them out in the beginning.

As the author, I decided that this would be the first book, that I switched from my pen-name of D. D. Story back to my own name. I story, came from my heart, at a time of turmoil in my own life. I had origionally considered releasing it under my own name, but I had not committed in my own mind as of then to publish as such. I am proud of this story, and this summer I went and visited the building in Chicago.

Richard Nurse

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