I don’t wanna use this blog to teach you the craft of writing.
I don’t wanna use this blog as a platform to promote self-publishing. Except to say what works for me may or may not work for you.
Frankly what I wanna do is write and this broken finger is cramping my style.
What am I doing in media terms? Reading voraciously.
Just finished:
Black Light (A Bob Lee Swagger novel), by Stephen Hunter
In the Land of Invisible Women, A Female Doctor’s Journey in the Saudi Kingdom, by Qanta A. Ahmed, MD
Reading:
Time To Hunt (A Bob Lee Swagger novel), by Stephen Hunter
The Hidden Dimension, by Edward T. Hall
Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics, by Charles Krauthammer
In the queue:
Finn McCool Rises (Part 1), by Mark MacNicol (time travel)
Painted Faces, by L.H. Cosway (weird ass romance)
The Pagan Lord (Saxon Tales), by Bernard Cromwell (historical fiction)
Hunger, by Knut Hamson (published in 1890, he’s sort of the Norwegian version of Dostoevsky or Upton Sinclair)
When Prophecy Fails, by Leon Festinger, Stanley Schachter and Henry W. Reicken (published in 1956- social psychology- how do people react when the doomsday prophecies in which they totally believe don’t come to pass. cool, huh.)
Next…
Wow, that’s one hell of a diverse reading list!! ‘When Prophecy Fails’ sounds as if it will be extremely interesting.
I love those Stephen Hunter books.
Totally hooked, Ray. But I’m kinda mad at Julie in Time to Hunt because she is not acting like herself.
I’ll let you know, Tessie. Sounds super interesting to me too!
That’s quite a list. Heavy ready there. I’m afraid I’m mostly reading fluff for now.
Oh, well, I like heavy stuff. Especially if I’m considering writing fluff, Anny.
Okay, When Prophecy Fails definitely intrigued me. Adding this to my list.
Yes, sounds interesting, Amber. I’m so behind in my reading I can’t remember where I heard of this book.
You are a fast reader. I am slow…by design. I love to linger over a well written book. Which I am doing now thanks to a lovely lady we both know.
That’s a lingerer book, Roberta. I’m lingering as well!
I think you’re going to be fascinated with WHEN PROPHECY FAILS, Julia.
We stumbled on to a televised panel presentation by college professors in psychology, theology, media analysis, sociology, and political science. They were male, female, retired and current staff professors from universities in several parts of the country, and you’d think their presentations and discussions would be dry, but they were colorful and vivid! Their starting point-and much of the thread throughout-was the 50′s of WHEN PROPHECY FAILS as compared with the 70-90s. They read excerpts, compared them to general reactions and criticisms, and then two of the speakers also took the conclusions and projected them onto current predicted prophecies. It was excellent!
Ooh, can’t wait to read it, Marylin!