Oh, I love this quote! I have to be very careful reading in bed, or I end up reading till dawn. “I’m always amazed at friends who say they try to read at night in bed but always end up falling asleep. I have the opposite problem. If a book is good I can’t go to sleep, and stay up… Read more
Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Alyce at At Home with Books. To participate, post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes… Read more
I wanted to read Buried on Avenue B as soon as I read the premise: When a home health attendant, Paulette Williamson, appears at Homicide South in Manhattan, she’s introduced to the NYPD’s Detective Darlene O’Hara and skeptically reports the confession of a senior citizen struggling with Alzheimer’s. Gus Henderson, a former junkie and petty criminal, claims he murdered and buried… Read more
Well, If you’ve scrolled down the sidebars here lately, you may have already figured out what my new November project is: I’m participating in this year’s National Novel Writer’s Month! I don’t think you’ll be ordering any of my work from Amazon any time soon, but I have been writing for years and this year, I am making it official.… Read more
The next couple of weeks, I’m gonna be really busy. I’ve got a special project this month, and I’ll tell you more about it this afternoon. Monday: Today, I’m gonna tell you about my special November project (I wonder if you can guess what it is!) and the new books I got this week. Tuesday: Another teaser from my current… Read more
This makes perfect sense to me… “Speaking personally, you can have my gun, but you’ll take my book when you pry my cold, dead fingers off of the binding.” – Stephen King Read more
Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Alyce at At Home with Books. To participate, post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes… Read more
When I received the offer from the folks at Galaxy Press, I was a little reluctant. Great writing isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name L. Ron Hubbard. But the audiobooks sounded like fun and I love old science fiction, so I figured I would give it a try. The books are a hoot!… Read more
Today, we’ve got 2 very cool birthdays: Neal Stephenson and Peter Jackson both have Halloween birthdays. Thanks to the creative minds at my favorite online forum, I’ve been sitting around today, imagining a Peter Jackson adaptation of Cryptonomicon. Read more
Gonna be a busy week! I’ve got some interesting things to share this week. Here’s a snapshot of what’s coming up: Monday: More new books! Plus an announcement of my winner in the To Kill a Mockingbird giveaway. Tuesday: Another teaser from my current book. Not sure what the book will be on Tuesday, but I’ll find something interesting. Wednesday: Last… Read more