Category Archives: Books
An Awesome Week…and it got better
This week was already awesome because I finished typing the third draft of my novel and printed it. I spent happy hours rereading and organizing. But it got so much better. I had lunch and The Cookie Jar with my pen pal Whitney from The Letter Project. The film Imaginaerum with Nightwish music was available for …
Reading Frenzy
During the last two weeks I have read many books: Hunger Games Trilogy–Suzanne Collins Muted Lines from Someone Else’s Memory–Seth Berg Old Shirts & New Skins–Sherman Alexie The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven–Sherman Alexie Tell the World–WritersCorps Letters to a Young Poet–Rainer Maria Rilke The Year of the Hare–Arto Paasilinna
Spectacle by Susan Steinberg
I finished reading “Spectacle” by Susan Steinberg. The experimental writing was refreshing. My favorite story? Universe. Favorite use of punctuation? The semicolon.
Happy Holidays, More Books, and…
I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays! With my time off, I read two books. and So I bought a camera. And I will begin vlogging.
Kurt Vonnegut–how to read fiction
Check out this article about the assignment Kurt Vonnegut gave to his students in the form of a letter. I’ll have to pick one of my favorite short story collections and do the exercise myself.
Looking for Alaska
It’s amazing that it is NaNo, and I am still finding time to read. I finished reading “Looking for Alaska” by John Green. His YouTube videos with his brother, Hank Green, got me hooked. So I decided to try John’s fiction. A few months ago I read the first couple of pages and decided to …
The Te of Piglet
I finished reading “The Te of Piglet” by Benjamin Hoff. It is definitely a well written companion book to “The Tao of Pooh.” I would recommend reading “The Tao of Pooh” first because “The Te of Piglet” talks about similar concepts, but not as in-depth for someone who is not familiar with the “Tao Te …
The Color Purple
I finished reading “The Color Purple.” It was a great read and if you haven’t read it yet, you should! Told through letters Celie writes to God and her sister Nettie, and letters from Nettie to Celie, the reader learns about Celie’s life as a survivor.
Josh Russell’s novel
I finished reading “A True History of the Captivation, Transport to Strange Lands, & Deliverance of Hannah Guttentag” by Josh Russell. The novel is a great read and definitely one you should add to your reading list. Hannah is a student at Cornell, and she has adventures in New Orleans and Nebraska. Russell’s novel is one of …
Surviving a Borderline Parent
It’s amazing where research can lead you. For my current novel, my protagonist is pregnant and the daughter of a borderline mother. I’ve already added “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” by Heidi Murkoff to my reading list and bookshelves, and “Surviving a Borderline Parent: How to Heal Your Childhood Wounds & Build Trust, Boundaries, …
Suzanna and Writing 