I just finished The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai, which was a much appreciated Christmas gift. (Yes, I realize it’s not Christmas yet, some presents have to be opened early.) It was mailed to me by one Jamie Rich, but… Read more ›
I’m in the midst of proofreading Cover Songs and trying to determine if it really does suck- the verdict is still out- and I’m trying to get it done quickly so I can get to the highly anticipated sneaky early… Read more ›
I FINALLY finished The Letters of Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf. It only took me a month, but seeing as I wrote my own novel in that time, I think I can be excused. The letters themselves are compelling and… Read more ›
I finished A Moveable Feast, and am still in awe of Mr. Hemingway. He says so much with so little, and I envy that. His descriptions of the Fitzgeralds are so sad, as are his little mentions of the divide… Read more ›
I’m officially past 20,000 words. Yeeha! The silly folks still haven’t left for their roadtrip, which is one of the main plot points, but hey, what can you do. There are pieces of it I really like and pieces I’m… Read more ›
I’m officially past the 10,000 word mark on my novel! Woo hoo! This is the longest thing I’ve ever written, except for my senior thesis which isn’t quite the same. It still doesn’t have a title, and I’m not really… Read more ›
I finished The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler in one sitting. Wow. Wow. Wow. I can never write a high school book now, because he’s done it. He’s captured the randomness, the conflicting sense of knowing everything and being so… Read more ›
I finshed Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke, and it really was quite good. It went a completely different way than I thought it would, and the way it went was very interesting. It added a depth to… Read more ›
I’m still reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, it’s really very good and I’m really enjoying it. I realized yesterday that I have absolutely no idea where the story is going, which is unusual, a little unsettling, and rather pleasing.… Read more ›
I finished 100 Malicious Little Mysteries, and I enjoyed it as much as the others in the series that I’d read- 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories, and 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories. If you couldn’t guess, the series is made… Read more ›
