Current Reading

One would think with all my American Idol hoopla that I do nothing more than sit around and watch TV.

I actually do more than just that. I mean, sometimes I even do laundry.

All joking aside, I am always reading. Though, the last two books I've read haven't been YA, which is what I mostly read since that's what I write. But if I'm not reading YA, I'm usually reading a book to better craft my writing. In fact, I just finished reading Between the lines: Master the Subtle Elements of Fiction Writing by Jessica Page Morrell. It might just be me and my ever-needing-to-expand vocabulary, but while reading this book, I seriously needed a dictionary—as embarrassing as that is to admit. I'm currently reading Novelists Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes by Raymond Obstfeld. I'm enjoying this book. No dictionary needed. And by the titles of those two books, I should be a master in no time.

For novelist writers, my favorite books have been The Marshall Plan for Getting Your Novel Published: 90 Strategies and Techniques for Selling Your Fiction by John Wayne...just kidding, by Evan Marshall. And Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass. Those are the first two books I read when I started writing my novel. They offer so much great information and are fabulous, dahling. Fabulous!

By the way, did I mention American Idol is on tonight? I'm so excited.