Category: Books

Becoming A Novelist (featuring a salute to Nanowrimo)

by Sparks, posted in Books, Writing

I took a leave of absence from my teaching gig to write my first novel.  At the time I was burnt out on teaching, but at least when I was teaching I knew what I was doing.  I didn’t know how to write a novel, but I started writing anyway.  It took about five months … Continue reading Becoming A Novelist (featuring a salute to Nanowrimo)

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Good Summer Reads

by Sparks, posted in Books, Current Events, Writing

Marketers would have us believe that summer is the time for books that are light and frothy, suitable for beach or poolside reading.  But since I generally didn’t work for eight to ten weeks every summer I often used that time to tackle some massive classic.  Last summer I pushed myself through Doris Lessings’ The … Continue reading Good Summer Reads