December Reading Wrap-Up
December picked up considerably from prior months, which I really enjoyed. It was nice to end a big reading year on an "up" month. Programming note: Come back next week for my Reading Year in Review. The following week, I plan to have my Writing Year in Review,...
September/October/November Reading Wrap-up
Umm, yes, that's right. My monthly reading wrap-up turned into a quarterly wrap-up. Does that mean it will be 30+ books long? No, not even close. Goal of 10 books failed miserably each month. In fact, I haven't even read 10 books total in that time. Why is that? Life...
August Reading Wrap-up
Note: I wrote this around Sept. 8th but never published it. Oops. And now it's almost time for my September wrap-up. Goal of 10 books achieved! Though I think I'm going to shorten my reviews here and start sending you over to my Goodreads page if you want to read my...
Pinterest for Writing
Like everyone else, I use Pinterest for collecting recipes, decorating ideas, craft projects and other ambitious Martha Stewart-y ideals I'll never live up to in this lifetime. But I've also been using it to brainstorm and collect story ideas. Note: My "typical"...
July Book Wrap-Up
Now THIS was a reading month... We're going to jump right in because there's a lot to cover: The Breaking Point: Short Stories - Daphne du Maurier - 3* - (July 6): Short story collections are so hard to rate. I picked this book up, excited to learn Daphne du Maurier...
How to Sneak in Short Story Collections
Last year, I said I wanted to start reading more short story collections. Like many ideas, it looked good on my list, but I found I was faltering when it came time to put it into practice. What do you mean, I had to actually do something to accomplish the task? It's...