Author creativity vs. reader’s annoyance

Out of the last four books I’ve read, make that three, because I only got to page 31 in the fourth, only one was a straight forward novel. The first one was an adult mystery with recipes tucked in throughout the chapters. The second one was a YA with...

THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER by Sarah Dessen

When I was in NYC a few year ago I discovered that I was out of books to read while I traveled, so I went to a bookstore to remedy the situation. NYC is expensive, and while I’m not cheap, I was on a budget, so when I saw that I could get two Sarah Dessen novels...

Vacation?

Well, I finished my manuscript and sent it to my agent last night. Now what? Vacation? I am feeling the urge to cook, so maybe we’ll eat really well for a while, which would be a nice change to pasta and pesto at 10pm because I’ve been writing all day. I...