Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson (Gaslight Mystery #1) Berkley Published May 1, 1999 (Yes, I realize I originally published this a week early. I blame the cold medicine I was taking.) This month’s challenge was for a book recommended by a friend. I’ll confess that I did have this series recommended by a friend, though they were recommending the...

Two hundred years ago today, Pride and Prejudice by “a Lady, the author of Sense and Sensibility” was published in London. Three volumes, its cost was 18 shillings. No one had any idea then that this work would echo down two centuries and be hailed as a masterpiece of English literature. Her popularity ebbs and flows, but she has always had a devoted...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. — Henry David Thoreau . Share this:EmailShare on Tumblr Pin It

One of the joys of the rise of eBooks is being able to get hold of books I’ve read before but aren’t on my bookshelf for one reason or another. Most of the times these are wonderful trips back to familiar territory and rediscovering a story you’ve enjoyed before. Then, there are others — and I’m enduring one of those right now. Oh, the...

A Kiss for Midwinter by Coutney Milan (Brothers Sinister #1.5) Amazon Digital Published December 16, 2012 The challenge this month was for a short read. To be honest, I haven’t had this in my TBR pile long (I bought it the day after Christmas), but this novella highlights many things I enjoy about short form writing: it was fast-paced, it was focused on the...

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. –Ralph Waldo Emerson . Share this:EmailShare on Tumblr Pin It

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work it until it’s done, and done right. —Walt Disney Share this:EmailShare on Tumblr Pin It

I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to break up with Agatha Christie. This isn’t a decision I’ve made lightly. I love mystery novels and Agatha Christie is one of the greats in that genre. And yet… I’ve read several of her books and each one has proved something of a struggle. There something’s about her style that I...

Lani Diane Rich has a great entry worth reading today over at Re-Inventing Fabulous. I’m a writer; no matter what other roles I play in life — and I play a lot — I am, and always have been, someone whose mind turns to how to frame a story. This means an active imagination, which is great when it’s throwing out plot lines, visualizing a scene, or...

Happy New Year, everyone. May it be a good one for us all. Share this:EmailShare on Tumblr Pin It