After days filled with hours of creating characters and trying to keep all of them from going rogue on me, (yes, they tend to have minds of their own sometimes), there is nothing that clears my min [ Read More ]
Before writing this post, I browsed through past blogs in this vein. Three years ago, I introduced myself to Blue Ridge Readers. Two years ago, I wrote in detail about growing up in the mountains o [ Read More ]
Every time I pick up a new book to read, I feel like I’m walking a tightrope. Reading sends me balancing on a highwire filled with intrigue, suspense, adventure, romance, and a new heightened exp [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – E.V. Sparrow
We’ve probably all heard how we pass our DNA traits to our descendants, and show what we learn in our family of origin to our children, right? I think we also pass on our love of reading books to [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Eva Marie Everson
by Eva Marie Everson Many years ago, just before I walked into this crazy business of writing and publishing, I happened to walk the aisles of a local Walmart. Naturally, I found myself in the lite [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Penny Frost McGinnis
There’s Always Research Penny Frost McGinnis I’ve finished writing my Abbott Island series and my next children’s book. Now what? Research. Diving into my next series and discovering my cha [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Jennifer Chastain
By Jennifer Chastain @JenniferCwrites The last time I blogged about my reading life, I talked about the library in my small town. It was my place of refuge. Books opened doors for me and expanded m [ Read More ]
My Chaotic Reading Life – Jessie Mattis
by Jessie Mattis @JessieMattis Am I the only one who doesn’t have a type? Not the dark hair vs. light hair, athletic vs. brainiac types. I’m talking romance, suspense, self-help types. Also k [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Maryann Landers
Are some of your favorite books part of a series? Do you love the overlapping themes, setting or characters? One of the things I enjoy most about a series is closing the last page of the book and k [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Karen Ferguson
by Karen Ferguson I have a confession that may be surprising for this wonderful community of book lovers. I am a fickle reader. If a fiction book doesn’t captivate me in the first ten pages, I’ [ Read More ]