Kill All the Vampire Writers

Sadly, I am unable to read it, as I do not have a Kindle.

Just got done watching Fahrenheit 451. (Which I've never read the book. Yes, I do recognize the irony.) It is more accurately prophetic than anyone would like to admit, I think. (News given to us in bites by a mass media with an agenda; reality TV; etc. It also reminded me, uncannily, of the internet laws--like SOPA and PIPA--that lawmakers ( Read more... )

This romance novel cover recently came to my attention. The gent looks uncannily familiar, yes? It must be Jason Eckles.

"It Happened One Bite." Seriously?

But that's not what's making me laugh the most or roll my eyes the hardest. No, that would be the "product description," the summary of the book ( Read more... )

. . . while you're making other plans.

( The Round-Up )

So. We have a very popular local author here in Culpeper. She has self-published a book "about" the Civil War, a historical romance, fictitious, that has very good reviews on Amazon. Otoh, to talk to a few of the more cynical locals, I'm told that it is very dry, and more fictitious than historical. I have not read the book myself, but I have ( Read more... )

Do you think this one has potential?

I'm getting ready to read the first pulp fiction I've ever read. Pulp fiction is one of Geo's favorite genres, and Jonathan Latimer is one of his favorite authors in the genre. Geo tells me that Solomon's Vineyard is one of the best pulp novels he's ever read. So I'm looking forward to it.

( It should be a movie. )

As is probably evident, I haven't felt much like writing the past few days. There's been good and there's been frustrating, and I'm on that med cycle again that knocks me into a coma on a daily basis.

( First, the frustrating )

Finished my vacation book yesterday. Nature Girl, by Carl Hiaasen. (Can someone please tell me how to pronounce his name correctly? I fear I'm getting is wrong.)

( I have an odd relationship with Hiaasen's books. )

Morning at the beach, afternoon relaxing, watching DVDs, reading, napping.

This evening we went to Roanoke Island, had lunch at a wonderful 50's atmospheric restaurant called Big Al's Soda Fountain & Grill. The original owners of the restaurant were also Coca Cola collectors, so there was memorabilia all over the place. Then we went to the ( Read more... )