Admittedly, I’m not a fan of the horror genre, be it books, movies, or tv. I can’t handle gratuitous violence and gore, or torture and suffering. Yet I am a fan of Stephen King and his extraordinary catalog of work. As I’ve said before, there’s […]
*Warning, this post may contain some spoilers for IT by Stephen King Last year, my husband finally read The Stand at my relentless urging. Of course he loved it, because it’s an incredibly literary work, and now he can’t get his hands on enough King […]
It’s been almost five years since I left a two decade career in veterinary medicine to pursue a more creative lifestyle. While I was passionate about my work for a long time, I realized I was suffering from compassion fatigue, and it was time to […]
I recently came home from the store with a sourdough baguette, much to the confusion of my husband. “You don’t even like sourdough,” he observed while peering into the grocery bag. “Well yeah,” I replied. “But I just read that book about sourdough bread. […]
Not all readers are writers. All of the writers I know are readers. Just as it’s impossible to be a writer without practicing one’s craft, it’s also impossible to be a (decent) writer without taking in and processing large samples of writing. As a […]
“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King When I tell people I read 100+ books in a year, I often get a response somewhere along the lines […]
