Seven Star Stories
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Where should you look for excellent books to read. I have trouble finding books that I like to read. So, I created a criteria list. Then I started listing authors of books that I’ve read who meet this criteria. I call these books Seven Star Stories.
✷1: The story is engaging, energizing, and exciting. It is not boring or formulaic.
✷2: It’s well-written. It is not full of plot-holes, overly-redundant, full of typos, or awkward. It might contain plot-twists. The story line might not be a straight line.
✷3: It’s easy to read. It might contain long words, non-English words. I encourage authors to provide reading-ease and grade-level.
✷4: It’s on the light side, perhaps even hopeful. It is not too dark or dystopian. It might be lite-horror.
✷5: It’s decent in terms of intimacy. I encourage authors to provide maturity-level. There’s not TMI.
✷6: It’s decent in terms of conflict. It is not too violent, brutal, or demeaning.
✷7: The story has a good ending, even if it’s not the ending you’d prefer. Not everyone dies. The story doesn’t stop abruptly or dwindle away to nothing. The ending might state or imply that there’s more to come.
These Seven Star Stories are often memorable or quotable. You’ll want to refer them to your friends. Many are humorous.
