Actually, I would LOVE to decimate the TBR wall. Unfortunately, I didn’t. I DID read more than just the top 10, though. So here are more pellet reviews, in no particular order:
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A Year of Books 2024: Top Ten!
I record what I read from July to July… and now, you get to reap the benefits of my reading as I present short little reviews! Unlike previous years, I’m not reviewing everything I read. Some things simply didn’t warrant mention, and I read a number of short stories that I didn’t feel like reviewing.Continue reading “A Year of Books 2024: Top Ten!”
Slaying the Speedrun Novel
I did it. I battled the beast, and I have slain it. It lies, a corpse, under my feet. Last week I wrote that I was attempting to finish a rough draft. I had about 50,000 words to write, and a week to do it. Well, that novel is now the corpse beneath my feet.Continue reading “Slaying the Speedrun Novel”
Speed Running a Novel
What is wrong with me? I have one week before leaving on vacation. (BTW, likely no posts the next couple weeks because of that. I SHALL RETURN, though.) One week. And I’m working on a project with my daughter. We both want to work on it during vacation, but I desperately need to finish theContinue reading “Speed Running a Novel”
Books are meant to be read!
It’s a beautiful artifact. A few weeks ago I journeyed to John K. King Bookstore in Detroit, MI. They had an entire shelf of first-edition Oz books. Most were too expensive for me, of course, but I was able to pick up two written by Ruth Plumly Thompson, the second Oz historian. (And, in myContinue reading “Books are meant to be read!”
Jonathon Mast: Author 