Its definitely been hard getting back into the swing of things since returning from the trip to D.C. on Monday. I didn't get much writing done on the trip, I'm sorry to say. But I did get a lot of reading in. I've gotten pretty far into Stephen King's On Writing. It was lots of fun getting to read much of that book while sitting in the back ( Read more... )

So after starting this book when I was a kid and never getting through it, I tried to read it again while I was in college and ended up losing the book. So I tried one last time to finish it and finally did ( Read more... )

An excellent post by Cherie Priest on publishing and the confusing world of writer's rights.

Control

And here's a snippet for teasing:
(2) If your friend has a copy of a book and loans it to you, that’s awesome. If you enjoy the book, maybe you’ll even go buy some other books by the author. However, I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess ( Read more... )

After obtaining the link for the 20 Best Science Fiction Books of the Decade from godoffej, I decided to make a listing based on it of books that I would like to read. And include books that I've read out of this list.

1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: I've never actually read this book, but I loved the series from Book 3 to Book 6. I've heard ( Read more... )

So recently I listened to "A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman, which was for a while free on his site. I found that I really enjoyed being able to listen to a novel like that, and I've been looking for other books that I could listen to like that (without having to break my bank account over it). Just something to add a bit more variety to my 2 ( Read more... )

You know those books you read that have sections that you'll never be able to forget? Those scenes that are forever going to change how you view something in the world? And will always be changing your outlook on things? Well this is certainly a book to do it. I have to admit, I was mildly interested when I read the first book, The Gunslinger ( Read more... )