
That was September that just whooshed by while I was reading. Lots of Pratchett this month because Pratchett is always excellent.
So what did you read in September?
That was September that just whooshed by while I was reading. Lots of Pratchett this month because Pratchett is always excellent.
So what did you read in September?
I’ve been reading Pratchett’s Watch series which has been interesting because although I’ve read the first three–Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, and Feet of Clay–a dozen times and loved them all, I barely remember the last four. I remember Night Watch being exceptional, but I can’t remember details, and the others I only have vague recollections of which means it’s like reading new books. Oh, and I’ve been reading my own book-in-progress and it’s fun, too (yes, I got rid of the godawful sex scene). So I’ve been having a lovely time.
What have you been reading?
I have been thinking about reputation, both in real life and in fiction. I’ve always thought I’ve gone through life angry and defiant about reputation, my basic approach was “If you don’t like me, then the hell with you,” except when I look back, it wasn’t anything of the kind. I worked really hard to build a reputation as a good teacher and then as a smart, original writer. I didn’t care about the superficial stuff, people telling me I was no lady (really? when did you notice?) or sneering at what I wore (except for the shoes, I had a shoe thing), or laughing because I wrote romance (most popular genre in publishing, laugh all you want, Monkey People), but I cared a lot about my professional reputation as a teacher and a writer. I think that’s where Nita’s coming from, too. She can handle being Odd Dodd; she can’t handle being thought of as a crazy, lousy cop.
Continue readingI watched TV for the first time in months last week and therefore only read a crochet book and the internet. I am ashamed and will do better this week. Maybe.
What did you read this week?
Today is Iguana Awareness Day. Iguanas are aggressive reptiles that bite and lash with their strong tails. They’re evidently very cute as babies (what isn’t cute as a baby?) but then they grow to be six feet long. Which made me think of all the other things that I’ve brought home because they were cute/beautiful/desirable in some way and that then metaphorically grew to be six feet long and not desirable. Like the
Today is Iguana Awareness Day. Be aware.
Krissie and I have been e-mailing about sex in our current WiPs (I know, you’re not surprised). She’s dealing with button flies and I’m trying to figure out plot arcs, which tells you all you need to know about how we write. But underneath that and the place the conversation eventually went is the role that sex plays in
I’m getting burned out on mysteries, so of
So what did you read this week? (Something you wrote counts.)