Kimber had a great post on her blog a while back about use of brand names and well-known products in novels. I kind of went on a tear in the comments because I think using brand names instead of descriptions is a sign of Lazy Writing. Makes me mad every…
Apparently, I am a Mystery Woman. Which Ultimate Beautiful Woman are You? You are the mystery womanTake this quiz! One caveat: Mystery Woman, or no, I would never wear that sort of body jewelry – or would I?
This isn’t a review. Really. I haven’t even read the book yet. This is just a warning. You may not see me for a week or so. I’ll be savoring the thirteenth and final installment of “A Series of Unfortunate Events”. I’ll be reading it slowly, like a kid with…
What did I do this weekend? Aside from too much time spent on the more dilatory sections of Southern California’s highway system, I read a little. Okay, a lot. Time to get some blogging mileage out of that reading by not reviewing that book. As with other entries, which were…
Okay, let’s get the preliminaries out of the way: I love to write. I love to read. I hate to write about reading. Still, I ought to get some sort of blogging mileage out of my book habit. So here are a few thoughts on books I’ve read lately. Descriptions…
I am simply dying to read An Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin. Those who know me personally will find nothing unusual about this. I love unusual subjects. The history of the Spanish-American cochineal trade? I’m dye-ing to read it! The history of corn? I’m all ears! Class…
