A strong collection of stories. Connolly moves from near-future sci-fi to alternate world fantasy to present-day witches, populating each story with strong, unique characters.
Will definitely be picking up her novel, Seriously Wicked, which takes place in the same world as one my favorite stories from this collection.
Three things it taught me about writing:
- The thinner the story, the shorter the work should be. Don't make the reader wade through lots of background or context just to get to the heart of events.
- Writing in the present-day relieves you of a lot of world-building duties, lets you focus on creating great characters.
- Even stories told via journal entries (or texts, or emails) can have a proper buildup to a climax.
