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Favorite First Lines

May 26, 2020

I play this game when I’m reading a book – I try to guess what the first paragraph the author wrote is. As a writer myself, I presume what becomes the opening line isn’t how the first draft began, but I always wonder where the original kernel is buried. These are some of my favorite (published) first sentences of books.

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Characters I’d Follow on Social Media

February 25, 2020

The best books make characters seem so real that we might expect to meet them around the corner or begin to imagine they really did live, once upon a time. These are the characters that I think would have highly entertaining social media feeds, should they ever make the leap to reality.

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Five Star Predictions

February 4, 2020

Over time, book reviewers (and dedicated readers) get better and better at guessing whether or not they will like a book. Descriptions, genres, author history, even cover art all play a factor in deciding if one should devote several hours to a book.

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Top Ten Tuesday: Season’s Readings

December 10, 2019

Some books just beg to be read by the fire or with a snow-filled window nearby. Here are a few of my favorite winter reads.

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Top Ten Tuesday: Thankful

November 26, 2019

Books and reading are such an important, and joyful, part of my life. I’m grateful for many things literary-related.

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