What is that mysterious force that makes one love writing so much — until one actually sits down to write? I could think about my stories and all of my ideas all day and well into the night, but once I actually sit down at the computer, all that passion suddenly evaporates and I find I’d rather scroll Facebook, organize…
Finally here with five more mini-book reviews from last year! It’s been a very busy couple weeks, so I didn’t get around to posting one last week. But we are now more than halfway through last year’s book list! And as usual, today’s post is a very eclectic mix, but then, I’m a very eclectic reader. The Blue Castle by…
As far back as I can remember, my siblings and myself would fall asleep listening to books on tape (and yes, I’m old enough that it was actually audio cassettes). Our favorites were abridged versions of The Chronicles of Narnia, but later on we graduated to G. A. Henty titles on car trips, Focus on the Family radio dramas, and…
If you follow me on social media, you know that I surpassed my official goal of 50 books for the year some time ago. Specifically, I’m now at 73 books, which Goodreads says surpasses my goal by 146%. And I’m doing well enough on my current goal that I feel confident in sharing my real, secret goal: 100 books in…
I’m here for five more 2021 book reviews! This post, as usual, contains quite an eclectic selection, and the books vary widely from among my favorite to definitely NOT favorites! Live Wire by Harlan Coben As has happened a few times, I ran out of audiobooks to listen to for awhile and chose one of the Harlan Coben books off…
If you’ve been listening to my podcast, you know that I finished the first draft of book eight in the Firmament series recently; a book called Humanoid. Now that Firmament: Eleftheria is complete on Kindle Vella, I’m ready to start thinking about revisions on Humanoid. I think it’s actually one of my better first drafts. The ending definitely needs work,…
Returning for five more mini book reviews for my 2021 reads! I’ve already read more books this year than I read last year total, so I’ll have lots more reviews for you next year! But one year at a time. Here are five more snippets of thought about the books I read last year. The First Four Years by Laura…
I’ve been thinking about the planner vs. pantser debate a good bit lately as I’m starting work on one novel and gearing up to do revisions on another. If you’re not familiar with these terms when it comes to writing your story — “planner” is probably pretty obvious, someone who plans things out before they write. “Pantser” refers to someone…
For a very long time, Firmament: Eleftheria, book seven in the Firmament series, was sitting at somewhere around fifty percent on the “WIP progress bar” on the side of this website. In fact, I started writing it in 2017 as my NaNoWriMo project for the year. I didn’t win NaNo that year, and I didn’t finish the book then or…
A very, very long time since I posted — as I explained in my last post, I’ve had many technical difficulties. But now I’m back, and I’m determined to FINISH what I started with my 2021 mini book reviews! There are still so many to get to, and I have really missed sharing them! Picking up where we left off…