I have a confession to make. I’m a bookwalker. Okay, so I know that’s not a real word. What I’m talking about is walking and reading at the same time. It’s not the safest way to read a book, I’ll admit, but it’s an invaluable practice to a time-crunched reader such as myself. I’m not the …
Ready for another round of Six Degrees? Then here we go! If you’re new to the series, did you know you can also join in the fun by posting about a book and its characters on your own web site? You can find the details on the Six Degrees main page. Or if you don’t have …
Well, I’m coming down from the rarified heights of last month’s reading pace to feature only a single book on my nightstand this month. But though you can’t tell from this picture, Five Enchanted Roses is actually a “beast” of a book when it comes to size. Clocking in at almost 500 pages, I believe it will take …
This quote perfectly captures the essence of an author’s life. …of making many books there is no end Ecclesiastes 12:12
Oh my, I’m doing the Alice in Wonderland rabbit trick this week, running a little late on my Nightstand post. They are supposed to go out on the first Wednesday of the month, but this week I’ve been fairly frazzled with home improvement projects. I barely noticed the calendar change, that’s how out of it …
Robin Hood hits dead center when it comes to excellence in fiction. It does not read like mid-twentieth century novel which it is.
Reading last week’s landmark 50th POST in the Six Degrees Series I realized that, even though I hadn’t read the book Jenelle was talking about (Pride & Prejudice) it seemed strikingly familiar to one I had. The book it reminded me of was Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Both books center around a group of sisters and their …
It’s done! The last draft of The Last Motley is finished. There’s something momentous about finishing the last draft of a novel. It’s that time in the life of an author that feels like the last day of class after your last test. The grades still aren’t in, and graduation itself is still a ways off, but …
