What better way to relax over the summer than to read a good book?
What I Finished:
Half Bad by Sally Green
One phrase description: So strange.
Quote:
…every breath has to be precious and worth it and something important.
My general thoughts: I’m still confused and somewhat unsatisfied after finishing it. That’s probably why there’s a sequel. I seem to have read-the-first-book-in-a-series-and-not-the-second-or-third syndrome. So we’ll see if I get around to picking up the other novels.
The Rule of Three by Eric Walters
One phrase description: So Canadian.
Quote:
I just know that it’s better to have something and not need it than to need it and not have it.
My general thoughts: It felt like I was imagining a movie in my mind. A part of me feels like Walters should’ve turned this story into a screenplay instead. Even though I wasn’t the biggest fan of the dialogue, I still
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
One phrase description: So relatable.
Quote:
If you find that you start a number of stories or pieces that you don’t ever bother finishing, that you lose interest or faith in them along the way, it may be that there is nothing at their center about which you care passionately.
My general thoughts: Lamott gives great advice. But it’s one thing to read. It’s another thing entirely to apply that advice to your writing.
What I Want To Read Next Month:
Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld
Why: Because I want to. And I didn’t feel like reading anything else on my shelves.
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These books sound interesting, and it’s such a great summer activity. I personally enjoy cracking open a book outdoors.
For sure. Summer is a great time to read.
Ooh I just read Zeroes last month. i enjoyed it, hope you do too.
I’m enjoying it so far!
I find myself not reading series either. I always plan on reading the next books and then don’t.
Ah, that’s me too. I should buy all the books at once and make myself finish the series.
I try to do that sometimes, lol.
But I worry I won’t like the first book.
Exactly.
Sigh…what a problem to have. 😛
Hmm, I like cinematic fiction. Maybe I’d like the Rule of Three. I promise writing novels is way more effective to get your story out there than writing screenplays lol, or else all of mine would just be screenplays. My hope is that I get movie optioned, and then the stories can hit their true medium XD
Hmm. Maybe I subconsciously knew that. I don’t write very many screenplays. You could teach me your ways. 😛 One day it will happen.