Reading slumps are a fairly rare occurrence for me, but they do indeed occasionally happen. It is possible to have too much of a good thing, and although it does take A LOT for me to not feel like picking up a book, I do have a few ‘triggers’ that I try to avoid at […]

I don’t think that I have EVER dated a man who’s loved novels as much as I do, and although my husband does pick up the occasional book (namely, whenever a new installment in THE IRON DRUID CHRONICLES comes out—my doing!) I wouldn’t go so far as to call him a reader. Diving between the […]

For many this would seem like a natural progression, I like books, and I write on average four posts a week, so why not combine my two hobbies, and step into the publishing world, right? I know of many bloggers who have done just that, and I have given the idea some serious thought over […]

Pre-blogging I probably would have been more open to this idea because if the ‘surprise’ turned out to be an unpleasant one—no big loss. Or, if this idea would have come to me back when I was a student, and I had TONS of free time, why not!? However, now that I’m a responsible adult […]

I think that the key to a good book title is saying a lot in few words, and having it also fit the story. So, how do you sum up thirty two years of life experience into five words of less? Julie turned to her husband to help with her answer to this week’s question, […]

I’m a series addict, and as much as I look forward to reading an author’s next installment, there’s just something extra special about discovering a fictional world and the characters who inhabit it for the very first time. And, I don’t mean “Yeah, that was good, I’ll check out the next one” but rather “OMG! […]

In a word . . . YES. I do. I have yet to get in on the ground floor of a long-running series. It was just a few weeks ago that I discovered I’ve only been reading UF for around seven years, so maybe in another ten years . . . I’ll still have the same answer. […]

Here’s the thing . . . I don’t really have a “someday” pile. When I started blogging, I had a kindle that I kept meticulously organized. I had my favorite books that I’d already read divided into a dozen(ish) collections, and I had books I was definitely planning on reading at some point in “unread” […]

Julie (YMaKAC) has been on vacation for the last couple of weeks, so it’s easy to see where her inspiration for this week’s question came from. *winks* I am, however, in a less common circumstance, and that circumstance is that I don’t have a regular 9 – 5 job, or even an irregular, but 40(ish) […]

So here’s the deal . . . I think everyone knows that I read YA. I’m pretty sure most people know that I like romance in my books as well. Generally speaking, there are distinct differences between what is allowed in YA and in adult books . . . b/c come on . . . […]

We all have preferred genres. Yes, we love to read in general, but certain subjects, certain scenarios, are particularly attractive to us, and when given the choice between that type of book and another, we will almost always pick the book with those preferred elements. But why? Which one is your favorite, and what book […]