My Journey (and Occasional Stumble) Through the Woods
And work! We have moved my eldest back to college, youngling just started his last year of middle school, and at the end of July I went back to work part-time after nearly fourteen years of full-time mom life. It is surreal but amazing to be in a new season of life. After my older…
I slowed down a bit with this genre. Just as in prior years, I grabbed a library haul in October for spooky season, but it was smaller as I was behind on some social media bookish challenges. I also received several NetGalley ARCs of mysteries and thrillers throughout the year. But after leveraging audiobooks for…
Discovering new stories and tropes. Well, let’s make it official… I’m a romance reader! I’ve always listed “fantasy, sci-fi and mystery” as my main three genres, and I particularly enjoyed books that also had a romantic plotline. But over the last year or so, I’ve shifted to saying “SFF, mystery and romance” to better reflect…
And I added audiobooks into the mix. It has been another great year reading fantasy and science fiction! Here’s what I’ve been up to since last July: Contemporary Fantasy Fantasy Romance / Romantic Fantasy / Romantasy Historical Fantasy Cozy Fantasy Humorous Fantasy Fantasy / Sci-fi Fantasy / Horror Fantasy / Paranormal Romance Sci-fi / Romance…
This might be a writing slump. Last week I got sucked into Dreamkeeper (book 3 of the Dreamcatcher series) but… I’m really just rereading a story I love because this book shares so much about Lincoln. My editing here is not a big investment because my writing group has only just begun to critique it,…
Is better than nothing. I did some editing on Red Hour but I need to do more focused work on it and still need to edit the last few chapters of Dreamweaver. My writing group has started critiquing Dreamkeeper (Dreamcatcher book 3) and it is really fun to see them work their way through this…
But read queer all year. It’s more important than ever to read diverse voices, to spread love, empathy and inclusion throughout the world, and to drive action in allyship. In honor of Pride Month, here are my favorite queer books: SFF (Adult & YA) SFF / Mystery Historical Romance Mystery/Detective Romance Adult Fiction Young Adult…
And that’s ok. I haven’t jumped into edits for Red Hour but I did get some beta readers for Shadow Walker. I’m reading a lot and have spent time hiking, volunteering, and visiting with family and friends. I had a quick out-of-state trip to move my son out of his dorm. I want to start…
A new normal. I’m jumping into editing Red Hour and hoping for some beta readers for Shadow Walker. The canine writing assistant and I have been taking long walks in the neighborhood while I listen to audiobooks. Youngling has gotten into nature photography this past year and over the past several weeks, we have gone…
And reenergizing as I wake. My writing group is currently reading the final chapters of Dreamweaver, book two of the Dreamcatcher series. As I began to prep for the next critique meeting, I decided to read to the end of the book to catch any last-minute edits and prep all the final chapters for submission,…
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Beth Green