A Drift of Quills: Welcomes P.S. Broaddus to the Team!
Welcome to another edition of A Drift of Quills, bringing you fact, fantasy, and… a brand new team member! We liked P.S. Broaddus’s style and his wonderful sense of humor so much that we…
So I’m Writing, Right? (Novel Excerpt)
It’s Blogday for me, and although I could write a post about grammar, painting and fancifying a wall, the book I’m (still) reading, or a short humor piece about a recent encounter with a doctor, I want to work on my book. I thought I’d share a little excerpt with you…
Spelunking for Fun and Research
As I was hitching my not-very-limber self over rocks and trying to avoid knocking myself out on the roof, I couldn’t help but think how Crow and Tanris felt as they made their way through the Ghost Walk…
Chocolate Fix: Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
I love when Chocolate Time rolls around… And guess what?? It’s time for some Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins! Tasty. Portable. Perfect!
A Drift of Quills: In Search of (Writing) Time
Writers, what do you do to find time—or to make time—to write? Readers, are you curious how the minds behind the books work some of their magic? See what “A Drift of Quills” has to say!
Teaser Tuesday: Tuck
So. Tuck, by Stephen R. Lawhead. Book three of the so-far amazing King Raven trilogy. It took far longer to finish book 2 than I planned—and then I remembered that I have to read a book a week to get through everything in my TBR stack. And, well, insomnia. At least it’s good for something! I think I enjoyed book 1 better, but only barely. I love the history, the setting, the very real situations, choices, and setbacks the characters face. There was a spot in Scarlet that had me surreptitiously teary… It’s funny, but when I’m all by myself […]
TBR Challenge Invitation
Ooh, the challenge of the TBR… Everyone knows what that little acronym means, right? TBR=To Be Read. Do you, dear readers, have a bunch of books on your shelf, your e-reader, or wish-list that you are just jonesing to read? I do. I always do! I popped over to ReadItForward to calculate how long it would take me to read all the books on my list (not even counting those on my bookshelf that I haven’t read yet!). And that’s: a) if I don’t acquire any more books, and b) if I read about one book per week. Clearly, I need […]
Teaser Tuesday: Scarlet
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books And A Beat. Scarlet, by Stephen R. Lawhead… You may recall that I talked about re-reading Hood (Book 1 of the King Raven Trilogy) not too long ago. Once again, I loved it. Lawhead sets the tale in Wales and in an earlier time period than our current translations—and gives a fantastic explanation of why he did so. He is one of the few writers who can wax lyrical without losing my interest. He writes beautifully: the people are fabulously characterized, the settings are beautiful. Rhapsodizing over one of the […]
A Visit from the Landscape Elves
Landscape Elves are awesome. They’ve been hard at work this year, adding a lovely new flowerbed and increasing curb appeal by a million percent!