Something happened I just have to talk to you about. Recently, I read a book by a favorite author. I was mesmerized and thoroughly enjoying the experience until I hit the last few pages. Why? Because it seems the author (and the editors) made a huge mistake! Sorry, this is going to be a bit … Continue reading The Elephant in the…Book?
Category: Writing
Sometimes I Just Can’t
Last Friday I picked up a book from the library that I put on hold five months ago. I was surprised to find it in my stack. (I may or may not have done a small fist pump of victory as I was leaving the library. I'm not a sporting person, so fist pumps go … Continue reading Sometimes I Just Can’t
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Book Turn-Offs
I liked today’s Top Ten topic at The Broke and the Bookish, so I thought I’d give it a go. Thing is, I realized, that I could go in so many directions with this list. I decided to focus on things that turn me off while I am actually reading a book even to the … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Top Book Turn-Offs
What I’ve Been Reading
Time to take a breath! For the last month I've been thinking of all the reviews I want to write, because I've been reading some terrific books. Tomorrow! is always the day I'm finally going to write a post on this or that book. Today I realized I am so hopelessly behind that it's never … Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading
Paris Review: Alice Munro
May is Short Story Month, and Alice Munro, along with being one of my favorite writers, is an undisputed master of the short story form. If you have not read any of her work, I suggest you get your hands on one of her collections, pronto. My personal favorite is Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. … Continue reading Paris Review: Alice Munro
Paris Review: Chinua Achebe
Interviewer: When you write, what audience do you have in mind? Is it Nigerian? Is it Igbo? Is it American? Achebe: All of those. I have tried to describe my position in terms of circles, standing there in the middle. These circles contain audiences that get to hear my story. The closest circle is the … Continue reading Paris Review: Chinua Achebe
Paris Review Interviews: Raymond Carver
I finally received my Paris Review Interviews box set, and I thought it would be fun to share some excerpts with you every Saturday. This week, since I said in my Booking Through Thursday post this week that I think people should read Raymond Carver, I thought I would start there: Interviewer: Are your characters … Continue reading Paris Review Interviews: Raymond Carver
NaNoWriMo: Soundtrack
One of my favorite series on the music and book blog Largehearted Boy is Book Notes, where authors create music playlists that somehow relate to their books. I find a lot of inspiration from music, especially when I am thinking about specific characters. I've been pursuing the story in one form or another that's becoming … Continue reading NaNoWriMo: Soundtrack
NaNoWriMo: Inspiration
On Monday, I opened my draft and read through the 5,000+ words I had written in the past week for NaNoWriMo. Let's forget for a moment that I should probably be somewhere in the 15,000-word range by now. I am still not worried about reaching my goal, and here's why: after I read through my … Continue reading NaNoWriMo: Inspiration
NaNoWriMoan: Updates
I am happy to report that as of today, I have 2,274 words. Yes, out of 50,000. Yes, I realize that's really only a tad over what should be my daily goal. Yes, I said I was happy. Sheesh! I'm happy because even though my writing muscles have atrophied somewhat, I am pleased to see … Continue reading NaNoWriMoan: Updates
The Evening Reader 