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I Am Not My Character
If you like to write, there will inevitably come a time when people you know in real life read your work. These people might be friends, family, coworkers, or acquaintances. Inevitably, these people...
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Re-obsessed with Stephen King
This year, I have not been to the library. I couldn’t really tell you how I managed to resist the temptation thus far. Instead of going to the library, I am focusing on finishing (or at least getting...
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How to Help an Editor
If you’re submitting your fiction manuscript to a traditional publishing house, here are some ways to make your editor’s job a lot easier. I’m not sure how the process works with nonfiction. I believe...
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What I Learned from Reading Stephen King
I started reading 11/22/63 this past Saturday, and it reminded me of all the reasons why I love Stephen King’s books. The book is also inspiring me writing, even though at the same time, I got that...
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Dorothy Allison
I just finished Trash, a book of Dorothy Allison’s short stories. Well, I wouldn’t call them true short stories by the usual definition; they seemed to be autobiographical vignettes, although I wasn’t...
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The Perils of Stardom
After hearing about how wonderful and great it was, I got Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann) out of the library and read it. The book is set in 1945-1964 and follows three young women as they...
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Reading is Learning
I try to finish every book I start reading. Even if the first 30 pages of the book aren’t that spectacular or make me roll my eyes in annoyance at the characters, I still read on in the hope that the...
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100 Books
One of my New Year resolutions for 2011 has been completed! I originally said I was going to read 52 books during 2011, but I completed that goal midway through the year, on June 6. Then I made a new...
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Thanksgiving with Authors
I saw a prompt somewhere asking, “If you could eat Thanksgiving dinner with some of your favorite authors (living or dead), who would you choose?” So here are my choices. 1. William Shirer – Because...
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The Last Unicorn
It’s been a long time since I read a fantasy novel in which I could not find any flaws. Don’t get me wrong, I love the A Song of Ice and Fire series, but the rapes and beheadings on every other page...
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American Classics Checklist
I stole this post from Bridgett, so you can feel free to steal it from me! I got 26, so at least it’s more than half, but I still feel like I ought to read more of these (and re-read some)....
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The Tale or the Teller
It is the tale, not he who tells it. Conversely… It is not the tale, but he who tells it. The first quote comes right after the table of contents in Stephen King’s Different Seasons, and I’ve been...
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Happy Birthday to Beverly Cleary!
Beloved children’s book author Beverly Cleary is 100 years old today! Upon hearing that news, I was filled with memories of my experiences reading her books. (And I read almost all of them.) What makes...
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A Different World
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith) is a well-known novel that manages to get on everyone’s reading list at some point. I only just finished reading it a couple days ago, and I suspect it would have...
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Scorched Earth and the Savage Truth
I enjoy listening to the irascible radio talk show host Michael Savage, not because I agree with every word he says, but because his sheer arrogance, random literary and historical references, and...
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The Screwtape Letters
I’ve been amazed at the wisdom of C.S. Lewis ever since I read The Chronicles of Narnia series in sixth grade. So after hearing many good things about The Screwtape Letters, I finally got around to...
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