I was hesitant as I sat down to work on this post. I wasn’t sure I’d completed any books at all in October. It was a strange month, and I was neck deep in edits on a previous project so I could immerse myself into my next story. There was a lot of reading, revising, editing, and rereading. I even had my project read to me so I could see it from various angles. By the time I collapsed in…
I was dreading this post a little this month, because I really didn’t think I’d read more than a book or two. I spent most of September editing in every spare moment I had, and that left little time for reading. As I sat down to look through my book notes to check what I’d borrowed from the library, I realized I’d read more than I’d realized. Note: I want to warn you in advance that I’ve included spoilers for…
Year Of Yes by Shonda Rhimes I watched a TED Talk by Shonda, and in her talk she mentions this year of yes, what inspired it, and why she kept at it. Somehow, from the TED Talk, I made my way to her book, which gives all the nitty-gritty details of exactly how and why she opted for an entire year of yes. As a bonus to the audiobook, not only is it read by the author, but sometimes…
Breach Of Promise by James Scott Bell — I was really excited to read a book by Bell, I’ve read many of his “how to’s” for writing and editing and thoroughly enjoyed the tips and tricks he’s shared. In fact, it was his book on Revision And Self-Editing that spurred extreme action in one of my manuscripts and helped me find the needed tension, clean up the messy parts, and finish something I could be proud of. I’m currently reading,…