Shimmerdogs by Dianne Linden

by | Dec 31, 2008 | Need to Read

This is a really interesting book in that the hero is only 7-8 years old, but it’s definitely a book for older readers. It doesn’t say how old, but I’m thinking maybe Grade 5 or 6 and up. And if you’re an adult, you can appreciate all the...

8 For 2008

by | Dec 31, 2008 | Daily Writings

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. – Ivy Baker Priest I love this quote because it is good for the new year, but also it is just like any good book. Taking a page out of Janet Reid’s book, or blog:...

The Path of Least Resistance

by | Dec 30, 2008 | Daily Writings

It’s funny how when things get complicated you try and try and try to make them work and yet the path of least resistance is almost always to let things go.* What I had to let go was the idea of keeping the cat out of my office and off my desk. We have lived...

When your book is toooooo mysterious…

by | Dec 27, 2008 | Daily Writings

Today I read about sixty pages of an ARC that shall remain nameless. Fifty pages is usually my limit and about the time I started seriously contemplating quitting, I looked down and saw I was on page 50. I finished the chapter anyway and closed the book. Here’s...