This holiday season I am bringing you a two-part series of gift guides for the readers and writers in your life. In these posts, I am giving you recommendations for gifts of all sizes. Whether you are willing to spend $10 or $200 on your recipient, I’ve got you covered–and in plenty of time toContinue reading “5 Gift Ideas for a Reader”
Tag Archives: reader
The Measure: A Book Review
Title: The Measure Author: Nikki Erlick Publisher: William Morrow Copyright: 2022 Life changed for everyone the day the boxes arrived. The world awoke to a wooden box with a single string inside. Before long, the phenomenon of the strings and their purpose became clear–each string is a measure of the amount of life that remains for each person.Continue reading “The Measure: A Book Review”
Night Road: A Book Review
Title: Night Road Author: Kristin Hannah Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Copyright: 2011 Jude knows what is to be raised by parents who were never present. Most of her childhood was spent reminding her career-drive mother of her own existence. Which is why she decided to be the most involved and approachable mother to her twins, Zach and Mia.Continue reading “Night Road: A Book Review”
Index Cards and Calling Around
This Saturday I’m multi-tasking. My husband is away at a coach’s training for our daughter’s first basketball season and I’m working on writing while heating up a healthy breakfast and entertaining my Christmas-anxious daughter. Saturday mornings are my favorite. I pour myself a few cups of coffee and sit at the kitchen table where theContinue reading “Index Cards and Calling Around”
Character-Brain, Plot-Brain: The Irresistible Novel
Venturing into week 22 of The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke requires a couple of short lessons on brain chemistry. In order to write a novel that is irresistible for readers one must understand the basic way a reader’s brain functions. In order to write this portion of his book, Gerke enlisted the advice andContinue reading “Character-Brain, Plot-Brain: The Irresistible Novel”
The Ameri Brit Mom 