What I’ve Been Reading (March 2023)

Pictured above are my favorite reads from the past three months. They represent an interesting mix. The dominant theme, however, is that most of them are books I never thought I’d read. They’re by new-to-me authors or a genre I don’t usually do well with. And yet here we are. Let’s dive in!

The Men We Love

You’d be forgiven for thinking this post might be about our husbands, our brothers, or our sons, but my fellow Lady Writers and I want to share a little something about the other men in our lives: the characters we write. Each of us picked a favorite, and it was no easy task. We’ve allContinue reading “The Men We Love”

Flash Fiction: The Lost Ones

I really enjoy writing short fiction. It’s a great way to slip into another gear, which can help with plotting elsewhere, or sometimes it’s just fun to write something completely new. I also enjoy the challenge of fitting enough story into a short piece to either make sense or cause someone to think beyond andContinue reading “Flash Fiction: The Lost Ones”

Review: Stormbringer by Alis Franklin

The good news is that the first chapter of Stormbringer: Book 2 of the Wyrd confirms all my suspicions regarding the last chapter or so of Liesmith: Book 1 of The Wyrd, the first book of Alis Franklin’s Urban Fantasy series ‘The Wyrd’. I can’t spill any further details here, though, as that would spoilContinue reading “Review: Stormbringer by Alis Franklin”

Reading Challenge Update (January)

I’ve started out strongly, reading two of the books from my 2015 TBR Pile Challenge list. I also linked several reviews to the 2015 Sci-Fi Experience. In fact, I read twenty-six books over all. Most of them fell into some sort of romance category, but I also read a lot of historicals. Generally, I follow myContinue reading “Reading Challenge Update (January)”