From Inspired by Life . . . and Fiction this week: As you know, I’ve been cataloguing the books in my library. I got about half done via barcode, but the other half? Too old for barcodes! So I’ve been inputting them …
My Goodreads Rating System
I ran across a social media post last week asking how you rate books on Goodreads. It’s a topic I’ve thought a lot about so I thought I would address my personal thoughts on this here. For me, ratings of books are …
July Reads
When it came time to compile this post I was surprised at how many books I’d finished this month. And there were some great ones! So let's go! A Rose Among Thornes by Terrie Todd I actually read this one back in April, …
C.S. Lewis and The Reading Life
I'm over on Inspired by Life ... and Fiction sharing a few of my favorite C.S. Lewis quotes on reading. Come see if you can identify with any of them! …
June Reads
Ah, June. You brought me some great reads! Everything from a classic to contemporaries to historicals. Howard’s End by E.M. Forester I do love this story. I think it is such an interesting character study. Lots …
March Reads
This is going to be a loooooong one, folks! Because to me the words “quarantine” and “social distancing” translate to “guilt-free reading time.” So here goes for March! First, a couple of dense but fascinating …
Cover Reveal!
I love finding obscure bits of history that I can build a story around. My soon-to-come novella came about in just that way. As I was looking through some history timelines, I came across a reference to The Toledo War in …
It’s Here!
Honestly, there were many days in the past 3 years when I wondered if I'd ever see another of my stories in published form. And now I know. No Small Storm, a historical romance novella, released quietly at the end of this …
Until the Dawn by Elizabeth Camden
There are many, many authors I enjoy reading, but there isn't the time to read every book they produce. But there are a few authors whose books I will not miss--even if I can't get to them until months (or sometimes years!) …
Austen in Austin, vol. 1
I confess, I do love the reworking of classic stories. One of my favorites was a production of Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen from Verona set in Vernon, Texas, in the 1800s. So when few friends of mine teamed up to rewrite …