Do books make you laugh? Cry? Fear for a heroine’s safety? Yell at the hero to watch out? If you’ve felt any of those or other emotions while reading fiction, you’re not alone. Fiction has th [ Read More ]
By Kathleen D. Bailey This has been the hardest year of my life. In February we learned that our younger daughter, 43, had inoperable liver cancer. I moved into her apartment and nursed her for her [ Read More ]
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 ]
My Reading Life – Christina Sinisi
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 ]
My Reading Life – DiAnn Mills
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, by Dana R Lynn
Good morning, friends! I am so happy to be with you again. It’s funny, because every time I am here, I’m reading a different genre. It all depends on what life has thrown at me at a specific ti [ 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 ]