Monthly Archives: May 2010

Reading Roundup

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

I just realized I’ve read a lot of books lately without saying anything about them. Rather than do a separate review for each, I thought I’d do a catchup post for all of them, in no particular order but grouped … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, Now reading | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Now I lay me down: fun with grammar

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

So, I’m kind of a grammar nerd. I don’t always know all the technical phraseology, but I generally know what to do in a given sentence. English can be a perplexing language, with all of its irregularities in spelling and … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged | Leave a comment

Review: The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker

Posted on May 16, 2010 by

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Sensuality: Mild Blurb excerpts: What fortune awaits sweet, timid Percy Parker at Athens Academy? The albino beauty [...] will learn not only to deal with the ghosts that she can see, but her own … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews | Leave a comment

On my shelves

Posted on May 15, 2010 by

I’m currently reading The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker. Hearing that someone had optioned the Broadway musical rights to this book made me want to read it — how often does that happen? Imagining how it might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Now reading | Leave a comment

Hi there

Posted on May 14, 2010 by

Greetings and salutations, blogosphere! All my tweeple have blogs, and I’m jealous, so I’m starting one too. That said, I will try to make this more than an exercise in self-indulgence. About me: I’m writing my first novel. Yes, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment