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Some find it distracting,others find it comforting. If I really like the tunes that are playing I become too distracted to read. I prefer ambient,new-age or environmental music if I remember my Kindle will play while I read. [...]

Oh,my Gosh is it May First?

Look closer and you will see my novel hiding out.

Wait! Wait! I spent yesterday afternoon repotting the houseplants that live at my north window. If being rootbound is an indication of doing something right during the winter,then my rather brown thumb is leaning toward green. I have corpses of bonsai trees in the breezeway that will testify to the opposite,they insist I killed them. [...]

April Foolery,the Turtle and Insurance Droppage

It is April 7th. Eternal Press released eight new titles today. It is snowing outside. We uprooted the turtle and put her in a bowl of warm water. A few days ago I discovered my insurance company dumped me at the end of the year and now I have to pay for my gym membership. On the first,my darling husband left me a thermos filled with clear coffee. [...]

April Contest 2011 –What is Your Preferred Reading Format?

What is your preferred reading format?

This contest will run from April First until April 30,2011. The winner’s name will be drawn as usual by my favorite non-reading grandson,Jeepers,from my dusty NaNoWriMo lead painted so no one drinks from it,Mug. The winning name will receive an Amazon Gift Card valued at $20.00 US Dollars. [...]

March Contest –Where Do You Buy Your Books?

If I Should Die at e-book sellers everywhere!

I am making up a new contest question as I type. I’ve kept to the reading topic. I’ve asked why you read and followed up with by asking how you choose a book. During March 2011,I am asking where you buy a book. [...]

February Contest

Strolling through a bookstore,online or brick and mortar,do you browse by sections,Sci-fi,Self Help,Romance,by author,the price,cover art,jacket blurb or placement of the book? [...]

Saturday in Montana–Index Cards and Putting Things Off

I am really just stalling.  I have a project that has been completed,as much as a third,forth or fifth draft can be completed.  I have set this aside long enough that the next two read throughs will surprise me.  The task I am working through,now,or when I stop putting it off,[...]

It is the Third Week of 2011–Are you Getting it Done?

8 Easy Things To Do BEFORE You Start Your Novel

We all start out with good intentions,well,mostly. It depends upon who does the judging. But in the end,it is up to you.

I ran across an a blog post a few weeks back about starting that novel project. With three weeks gone [...]

January Contest

Using the Comments Link,use 100 words or less to tell us why you read. There are no right or wrong answers to this question. [...]