Melisa Peterson Lewis
There was some hype about this book and the premises interested me. I read it in three days, which is pretty fast for me given my lifestyle. The author wants you to fall in love with Daisy and it's easy to. She's a hot mess, but you want her to succeed as a singer, and... Continue Reading →
There are a number of ways I choose a new book to read. Here are some to consider, maybe a few you haven’t thought of yet. The spines at the library are well worn. If the book is creased and a little tattered, I assumed a lot of people enjoyed the read. This time I... Continue Reading →
Insert moonwalk, fist pumping the air, and smiling so wide my face is breaking! I wrote two stories for the Maryland Writers Association, I even mentioned it in a post here on my blog. Recently I found out that both of my stories are going to be published in their anthology. What was the real... Continue Reading →
I learned a simple yet valuable lesson within the first chapter of Francine Prose’s book, Reading Like a Writer. It seems so simple, like something I should have realized already. Something so logical, like the exhale follows an inhale. Here is the text in her book that stuck out to me, knocking me over with... Continue Reading →
The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver: Easily one of my favorite books of all time. I read this several years ago at the suggestion of my sister. This book was passed between all of my family members in a short period of time. We couldn’t put it down. Here is a quick description from the... Continue Reading →
