How My Reading Life Birthed My Writing Life Harper Lee said, “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” I know just what she means. As a kid, I litera [ Read More ]
By Cindy Patterson @cpattersonbks I have a vivid recurring déjà vu moment of being in an elementary classroom on a cold rainy day holding a first grade reader, with big bold letters and bright, c [ Read More ]
By Jennifer Chastain @JenniferCwrites Growing up in a small rural town in New York State, there wasn’t a whole lot to do by way of entertainment. In the summers, we swam and played in the creek b [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Darlene L. Turner
by Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Can you inherit the love of reading? Maybe. Maybe not, but both of my parents loved to read. Dad enjoyed Louis L’Amour while Mom read authors like Janette Ok [ Read More ]
My Reading Life, by Robin Densmore Fusion
Words. Our lives are surrounded by words—both written and spoken. My reading life took years to develop. I’m atypical of a writer and reader. Written words confused and alluded me for all of my [ Read More ]
My Reading Life -Jill Boyce
By Jill Boyce When I reflect upon my childhood relationship with books, I’m reminded of taking long drives with my parents. I’d sit tucked away in the back seat with my nose buried in the lates [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Linda Goldfarb
by Linda Goldfarb @lindagoldfarb I love mysteries. The Nancy Drew Mystery series and the Hardy Boys made me consider becoming a detective. As a young girl in a military family, I traveled a lot. Li [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Laura DeNooyer
by Laura DeNooyer My book adventure as an adult is the opposite of how I began it as a child. Nowadays, I read books without pictures, featuring small versus large print. I tackle stories that make [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Sara Davison
by Sara Davison @sarajdavison I can’t remember a moment of my life when I was not an avid reader. As a toddler, my favourite story was a picture book called Where’s Willie? about a lost black k [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Heather Greer
By Heather Greer @Heather_Greer1 When I was younger, my mom worked at a Christian bookstore. Her job exposed me to Christian fiction before it was popular. The only thing better for this reader’s [ Read More ]