This week I'm starting off the start of summer with my wonderful critic buddies doing a blog hop. This is my first blog hop but not my last. Joselyn Vaughn, Tess Grant and JQ Rose know my worst mistakes, my greatest fears and my best writing moments. If you like my books, check out theirs. I love them. The are teh best. I mean both the authors and their books) Add them to your summer reading list.
Summer: It should bring images of hot, lazy days at the beach, long bike rides and kayaking across lakes. It should be a slowing of activities, communing with nature and enjoying ice cream, lots of it…I mean all three. That doesn’t seem to happen in my life. If anything with longer hours of daylight, I try and pack in more.
My dream day would be watching the sun rise and walking along the beach and then a late morning nap with a warm breeze. The afternoon would be spent reading a great book and then getting dressed for dinner with the love of my life. I doubt I’m going to get my dream day but what I am going to make a point of doing this summer is getting in some reading time. It is hard for me to read for pleasure when I’m writing. I analyze the books instead of getting lost in the story. That is the one thing I don’t like about being a writer is that reading books has now become work. Kind of like the reading you had to do in your high school English classes. Took all the fun out of the story when you had to figure out the character’s motivation and what setting added to the plot.
So I am going to give myself permission to read, just jump in and read. On my list for reading is my favorite author, Catherine Coulter’s latest in her FBI series, “Split Second” and “Back Fire.” (I’m a little behind in the series.) A new favorite author is also on my to-be-read pile, Julie Hyzy’s latest in her White House Chef series, “Affairs of Steak.” If I get those three done, I may read some classics that my daughter has to read for school so we can discuss them. I will be happy if I can get my fun three done but I am determined even if I only get in five pages a day.
What about you? What books are on your list for this summer?
Let me know your reading plans and you will be entered for a chance to win one of my books, your choice. Check out these blogs for other great giveaways:
My critic buddies' blogs:
JQ Rose: http://jqroseauthor.blogspot.com/
Tess Grant: http://tessgrant.wordpress.com/
Joselyn Vaughn: http://joselynvaughn.wordpress.com/
Hey Crit Buddy, your perfect summer day sounds wonderful. With the sun not setting until well after 10 pm in MI, the days are longer with opportunity to pack more in! I enjoyed Julie Hyzy's books and am happy to learn there's a new one out. I'll check that out too. Enjoy your reading!
ReplyDeleteMy reading plans are to make a big enough dent in the list on my Kindle that I don't feel bad downloading more. :-) (Like that will ever happen, but I'll still download more.)Some of the titles are over at my blog.
ReplyDeleteI have to second Joselyn on that. My Kindle is loaded with "been waiting to read" books, including Ciara Knight and Ruth Hartman. Guess I'll start there...
ReplyDeleteI have more books to read than you can shake a stick out, the majority of them fellow authors from Turquoise Morning Press (waves at Tess). Right now though, I'm reading a print copy of Afterlight by Elle Jasper and then intend to read the other two books that follow in that trilogy and I'm looking forward to Yasmine Galenorn's July release of Night Seeker which is part of her Indigo Court series.
ReplyDeleteI plan, like every summer, to re-visit some of the old books I read ages ago like from Hemingway, Pearl S. Buck, Mark Twain. I wonder how reading it at this age will color the experience of reading as a teen. In Buck's The Good Earth now I know what a concubine is--a new word to me at 15.
ReplyDeleteHey guys: Thanks for the comments. I went to everyone's blog today but mine. What was I thinking! I hear you about the books on my kindle. Good thing they don't add a lot of weight!
ReplyDeleteTaryn: Thanks for stopping by. I'm just discovering more Turquoise Morning authors.
Wendy
As I have been doing a lot of promo for my newly released novel, I'm discovering several excellent authors that are newly published for the first time and I'm betting you're one of them! I'll be reading some mysteries and YA fantasies and oh, my, such fun!
ReplyDeleteConda: Thank you I hope you enjoy my books. I have a short story in an anthology that will be free this weekend if you want to check it out. It's called The Corner Cafe - tasty treats. The book is an experiement to see if an anthology will help sell books. We all are keeping track of stats, etc. If you want to look at some different authors, check this out on Saturday and Sunday. http://www.amzn.to/CornerCafe
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W.S. Gager on Writing
My summer reading goal is to read books written by people I know! The Grand Rapids group is quite prolific, plus there are online friends, other authors at Astraea Press. I have over two dozen books downloaded, just waiting to be read. Good luck with your TBR pile!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know that Patty was the winner of the free book. Thank you all for stopping by. Have great fun reading your summer wish lists. I will!
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