The Reading List (Part I)

As I type this, my heat is running and I can hear the sound of a plow scraping along the county road nearby–April is always exciting in upstate New York! We’re typically about a month behind on the onset of warm weather here (and, sadly, about a month ahead on the onset of autumn and […]

Second Chances

I’ve used this before. So sue me. Driving, it seems, takes a lot more out of me than it used to. So, I’m curious: as a reader, do you give authors a second chance? If you read a book by someone, and you think it’s awful, are you willing to read something else by that […]

Recent Reads

I’ve been reading a lot lately, which is good. Reading is fuel for the writing mind, a way to help fill up the brain after spilling its contents all over the pages, and since I’ve been writing a fair amount lately, it stands to reason that I’ve also been reading. So, what’s on that list? […]

Love and Hate (of my words)

It is a sentiment held by many that familiarity breeds contempt. Indeed, there is plenty of reason for this to hold true. Quite often, a person we admire someone from afar turns out to be a total jerkwad when we get to know them. It’s a bit of a letdown, to say the least. I […]

Three Ps: Tips on Readings

I swear, this will be my last post on this sort of thing for a while (at least two weeks, that is; on the 17th, we’re doing another public reading at another local arts center). At least this one is going to be useful–I hope! Many people quake at the notion of reading their work […]

Reading Day, Part III

Years ago I was friends with someone who had the uncanny ability to stretch her birthday out from a single day to a week-long celebration. There was the happy hour/dinner with work folks; there was the dinner out with her non-work friends; if she had a boyfriend, there was a birthday dinner with him; and […]

Reading Day, Part II

So, we had our launch party and reading for our Writers’ Circle anthology last night. How did it go, you ask? More coming on Friday, maybe even a couple of pictures. Let’s just say it was a good time, the feedback was great, and now it’s back to ‘the real world’. Hope you all had […]

Commencing Countdown

Well, I’ve been back at this for all of a week, and already I’m missing deadlines and not posting what I intended. The truth is, I’ve been working on a post all week, but I’m not quite comfortable with it. It’s a touchy subject (you’ll know it when it runs), and I have to get […]

Spritzy Spritz

Did you all see this? By now, you probably have, but in case you haven’t yet, check out this little article here. Go ahead, I’ll still be here when you get back. http://elitedaily.com/news/technology/this-insane-new-app-will-allow-you-to-read-novels-in-under-90-minutes/ So, what did you think? At 250 words per minute, I did pretty well. I was aware of a dropped word here […]

Last 10 (almost) Books

Way back in March I saw someone somewhere do a  blog post–or hop, or meme–asking about the last 10 books you’ve read, and how you heard about them. I started a post on it, then dropped it because I think I got distracted by…well, something…and then ended up forgetting it all together. Well, here I […]