The #WritersRead theme for July was a masterwork or comp title. I have been struggling with comp titles for Sundays with Oliver, so picking a book to read for this month was hard. I polled friends and book club buddies and everyone who’d beta read for me. We all had long lists for one half of theContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading”
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What I’ve Been Reading
The #WritersRead theme for May was a book on writing. I decided against reading a craft book as I thought it might distract me from the more important task of drafting The City Without End. The theme for June was a graphic novel. I always read plenty of those, so for this update, I’m goingContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading”
Writing Short
I love short things. My favourite aunt is a tiny and compact ball of energy. She’s like a rogue asteroid that actually makes everything she bumps into better. My co-writer, Jenn, is short. I always forget how short she is until we meet up. I need a longer word to do her justice, though. JennContinueContinue reading “Writing Short”
What I’ve Been Reading
The #WritersRead theme for April was banned books. I chose to read Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan. It’d been on my Kindle for a while, so this was a good opportunity to check it out. I’d imagine the reason this book appears on so many banned lists is right there in the title. TwoContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading”
What I’ve Been Reading
The #WritersRead theme for March was children’s and middle-grade novels. I chose to read one of my daughter’s most beloved books, Holes by Louis Sachar. I have around 3000 books sorted onto shelves around my home. The books I’ve read are housed in a room we call the library (read: The Library Project). Upstairs, myContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading”