by Margaret | Feb 12, 2018 | reading, writing life
As an author, I take it as a given that I should be reading, widely and deeply. This is a rather convenient ‘should.’ This is in addition to the Must Read command my brain gives me a dozen times a day, whether to sate curiosity, escape worrying about a...
by Margaret | Feb 5, 2018 | reading, reviews
Reading Round-up How many of you have made reading goals for 2018? I am continuing my tradition of increasing my book-reading goal–although since I was close to not making it last year (!), I’m only increasing it by one book: 102. Improvement is...
by Margaret | Oct 16, 2017 | events, process, reading, writing life
***LAUNCH PARTY DETAILS BELOW*** It is one week since I resolved the last edit for The Grasping Root, folks, & since I am the The Last Word on these things, that means it’s… FINISHED! How did I get from my last post to this one, you ask? I’ll...
by Margaret | Nov 14, 2016 | reading, reviews
I published an article on Taste Life Twice and Medium today. It’s political. If you’d like to read it, click here. Otherwise, read the nice roundup of What I’m Reading below. I’m doing NaNo, yes. But I don’t stop reading while I’m...
by Margaret | Sep 5, 2016 | creativity, reading, Titbits, writing life
In every happy, sane person’s life, there is a balance of the three C’s: Consuming–Creating–Connecting I stumbled across this lesson a while ago, and recently have tried to connect one of my Consumptions with one of my Connections: Reading +...
by Margaret | Aug 15, 2016 | reading, Titbits
I’ve been reading. If we’re friends on Goodreads, you’ve probably noticed I read a lot. Which is a good habit for writers. I recently read What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew, a reference for the general period I write about: the 19th...
