by amiemccracken | May 1, 2010 | blogfest, books, reading, writing
I’m participating in The Last Line Blogfest with Lilah. Click on that link to visit her last lines and other writer’s who are participating.Quick rabbit trail: I’m an official writer now! I’m working for Suite101 writing articles. Yay!...
by amiemccracken | Mar 7, 2010 | about me, books, Germany, reading, writing
When I said last Sunday was a book-reading day I should have waited until this week. It snowed again yesterday and because of the German world being closed on Sundays, I am on the couch with tea and some books. Let’s see, Albert and I just finished The Hobbit,...
by amiemccracken | Feb 28, 2010 | about me, book review, books, reading, story, writing
More books from my 2009 reading list:The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir – 3Not as good as her straight history books, but this novel about Queen Elizabeth when she’s a child and teenager is rich with color and history.The Lost Art by Simon Morden –...
by amiemccracken | Feb 17, 2010 | about me, books, reading, story, writing
The Language of God by Francis S Collins – 4A very good book about the mix of God and science.The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James – 3I’m rating it a three just because I have a lot of respect for people who have the guts and the patience...
by amiemccracken | Feb 4, 2010 | about me, books, story
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott – 4A classic for any writer or writer-wanna-be.Brisingr by Christopher Paolini – 2He’s a good writer, but he made his trilogy into four books, and he tends to have ideas that sound just like other fantasy writers.Business...