ON BECOMING A NOVELIST by John Gardner is an incredible book about the “getting there” process of becoming a novelist. My copy is falling apart at every seam and page, but I still keep it handy for inspiration as I write.
Wild Word Friday! Last week I was rereading one of my favorite novels, JANE EYRE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Charlotte Bronte. In the part of the novel when Jane was employed as a governess, she would hear an eerie laugh in the middle of the night. She described that laughter as CACHINNATION. I’ve read JANE EYRE at…
About You! November is one of those months that I both love and dread. I love that November (in the US anyway) means Thanksgiving, the beginning of holiday celebrations, a time that reminds us to be grateful. I dread that the days are short and often gray, that the trees are bare and that November…
ALMOST HEAVEN by Chris Fabry is about as close to heaven as you can get with a book. I absolutely loved this story, the characters and the author’s skill in word use. Not only is ALMOST HEAVEN a Christy Award Winner, it’s also a Christian Book Award winner. From the back cover: “Some people say…
Congratulations to Sarah McHatton who won our October Free Book – THE GIRL IN THE GATEHOUSE! I’ll be sending the book your way, Sarah. Tomorrow I’ll post information about our November, 2011, Free Book tomorrow. I hope everyone will post a reply for a chance to win! Blessings! Sue
My reading group chose the historical novel PRAYERS FOR SALE by Sandra Dallas as our October book. Great choice! From the back cover: “A powerful novel about an unlikely friendship between two women and the secrets they’ve kept in order to survive life in a rugged Colorado mining town.” I love this book because the main character…
Wild Word Friday! Eons ago someone (I’m guessing it was a woman.) discovered that if you boil certain plants in water, the resulting “tea” can dye string or yarn or fabric. Archaeologists have found bits of tartan plaid fabrics in central Europe that have been carbon-dated to circa 800 B.C. [Women’s Work by Elizabeth Wayland…
About You! I was about eight years old when I first noticed that, unlike me, other kids could see the blackboard without squinting. I didn’t want to get glasses so I didn’t tell my parents that I had a slight vision problem. When I was eleven, the school sponsored a vision screening for students. My mother was…
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