There’s only one day to go until NaNoWriMo kicks off, and I’m finding myself torn. Half of me is really excited and can’t wait to get started. The creative juices are definitely flowing! The other half actually feels nervous, something I never expected. I keep thinking I should have done more research before this point, […]
I’ve been wanting to participate in NaNoWriMo for a couple of years now, but I haven’t had a second to spare. I know a lot of people say that, and the usual response is, “You have to MAKE time!”, but sometimes there truly isn’t any time to make. I’ve felt happy for the people who […]
Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani My rating: 0 of 5 stars I didn’t finish this book. I’m not going to rate it because I really didn’t care for it, not because the writing was bad, but because I expected it to be more like Trigiani’s “Rococo”, otherwise I wouldn’t have picked it up in the […]
Rococo by Adriana Trigiani My rating: 4 of 5 stars To put it simply, I liked this book. It had moments of tension, humor, disappointment, and straight up interior design heaven. Here and there the design descriptions were just a little too much, a little boring, but not enough to deter me from listening and […]
A couple of great summer reads, free on Amazon August 7-11! Don’t miss out!
One Fifth Avenue by Candace Bushnell My rating: 2 of 5 stars There was next to nothing good about this book. Listen to all the other reviewers on Goodreads who warned you to stay away from it. Candace Bushnell had a major hit with Sex and the City, and I can’t say I’ve read it, […]
Proof Positive just put up a post about why authors shouldn’t include celebrity names, based on a recent lawsuit. Avoid a lawsuit of your own and find out what happened and how to dodge the same issue: http://www.proofpositivepro.com/writing-2/celebrities-are-off-limits-heres-why/
The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World’s Most Famous Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn My rating: 3 of 5 stars I liked this book but didn’t love it. I thought it was very enjoyable and a quick read. The bits of Kat’s life that she shares were […]
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami My rating: 2 of 5 stars I know this was a bestseller, but I really don’t see it. Everything it was leading up to just sort of fell off at the end and left me wondering what the whole point was. That’s not a spoiler, you’d still have to read most […]
This is the last 500-word critique, so come on out and participate! Just a a few minutes of your time and a comment to help an indie author improve his Science Fiction work. Thanks in advance!