Trivia: Had to get greens to make a salad for the neighborhood potluck ... actually, turkey dinner and pinata fest. Since B&N is only a half-mile away, had to stop by. The old man thought I might like the Susan Boyle CD ... even though I said the plastic floors were enough. Susan Boyle stayed in the store, but I got Carol O'Connell's' Bone by Bone plus others.
Can't remember the other titles, but the to-read pile is growing at an alarming rate. Do I feel a massive reading frenzy coming on? Just to add to the confusion. The son sent a box of books with a new fantasy series. Haven't looked to see which one yet. I think he returned my Butchers too. (Oh, my poor groaning bookshelves.)
Lessons from My Reading: Picked up Yasmine Galenorn's One Hex of a Wedding, the O'Brien wedding book I mentioned not buying before -- from the grocery store on Friday. (I had to by nightlight bulbs for a friend which sent me right by the books which I try to avoid.)
The clue arc, where we learn the mystery of the book isn't focused on O'Brien comes right on schedule in the middle of the book. That doesn't mean that O'Brien isn't the focus of another side mystery that turns her life topsie-turvie just before her wedding. A nice read which demonstrates books in a series don't have to become repetitive. -- Of course, she hasn't written twenty books with this character yet.
(Funny how I tend to like the characters written before a writer's most popular series. In this case, the D'Artigo sisters. On the other hand, the popular series means the publisher releases the older ones. I find these more creative than the "break out" series.)
Runesmark is sitting on the pile with bookmark in place. A problem. I have O'Connell tempting me. The new book doesn't feature Mallory, but a new character. Still, the premise looks interesting with bits of who might be MC's long lost brother, starting to turn up on the front porch.
Progress: Demons. The polishing has reached chapter 20 with me removing typos, putting the correct quotes and spacings in, and other manuscript faults. I don't know what to think now that I'm almost ready to submit it to a few agents. Do I see the faults in the thing or not? At least it's not boring me.
Emma. Keep making notes to myself at the chapter headings of things that pop into my head. It's a toss-up of who pesters me most when I "lap" the cat -- Emma or Maren.
1 comment:
Ah, new books. Is there anything better?
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