In which I attempt to put my feelings about my favorite book of all time into words.
What would you say the goal of writing a novel is?
So in my contemporary YA work in progress, I’m finally finally at the point where the people I want to kiss, do. Yay! I wrote a draft of that scene. And then reread it. And it was … meh. I wanted the literary equivalent to fireworks, only less clichéd. I did not produce that. And though I know […]
TGIF!! (How I wish that lineup of sitcoms was still on…) Here are the things that made my week:
I get asked for book recommendations a lot. Mostly because I read like a fiend. (And maybe because I have decent taste.) My goal with this blog was to post glowing reviews after every wonderful book I read. But I read fast, and I review more slowly. So here is a super-abbreviated version of reviews […]
I’m nearly done with The Secret Place. It’s one of those books that you want to rush through and savor at the same time. Rush through, because you just want to know what happens, savor because Tana French is just such a beautiful writer and her book worlds are so well-drawn and heartbreaking you don’t want […]
This just arrived and I CANNOT BE MORE EXCITED. Won’t be getting much more done this week!
I finished my first novel–I mean edited-down, polished-to-a-gleaming-shine, FINISHED-finished–about 3 months ago now. When I was done, I thought, FINALLY. Now my writing life can finally begin! You know nothing, self of 3 months ago…
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS AFTER THE JUMP
Tana French (whom I LOVE) on accidentally becoming a writer (from this interview):
