Yes, it’s true. My May reading plan has taken on water, capsized, and sunk. Circumstances led to water gushing in. And the spoiler sank it. I am now in a life boat with too many alternate choices and paddling hard for shore. Will I complete […]
April was a strong reading month for me, despite two weeks of travel. I actually tend to read more when I am traveling. Once I am in that hotel room, I don’t have many distractions from my day to day life, and the page count […]
In 2026, I had originally planned to read at least 52 books. In April I surpassed that goal, despite wrapping up my editing project and traveling across the country for a writing conference for two weeks. I still haven’t decided what my stretch goal will […]
Last week I attended the Chanticleer Author Conference in Bellingham, WA. The conference is a great way to network with other authors and to learn more about writing craft and marketing. My favorite craft classes were by Donald Maass, a major literary agent who helped […]
I sent The Appearance of Power to the proof read editor today, and that edit will take about 6 weeks, give or take. But that doesn’t mean that April will be a boring month. I have several things I can work on – creating my […]
The big news is that I am one step closer to publication of The Appearance of Power. Yesterday, I finished the edits that followed my beta reads and developmental editing. It took me way too long. The main reason I had waited on getting it […]
Despite reading fewer books than February, due to my end of the month editing deadline (which I met), I still read quite a few of the books on my March TBR, plus a few more. I read 12, pushed two to a later month, started […]
In 2026, I had originally planned to read at least 52 books, for one per week, and due to some amazing procrasti-reading in the first quarter, I have only 6 books left. I will meet my goal in April, and then I have to decide […]
In 2026, I plan to read at least 52 books, for one per week, and due to some amazing procrasti-reading in January and February, I have only 21 left. I read 19 books in February, but realistically, I need to dial that back in March […]
I read nineteen books in February. Eleven of those were on my TBR and I discussed them in my last post. Given I read so many, I am covering the rest in this part two post. The first two bonus books focused on Agatha Christie. […]