I've been reading a lot, but not reviewing a lot. I hope to try to be better, but as of late, I haven't had it in me! And, mostly I've been reading a lot of Janet Evanovich and I figure there are plenty of Evanovich reviews out there so who needs another....
So, I'm starting a novel writing class at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and am really excited about that. Maybe someday people will be able to write reviews on something I've written. Unfortunately, I got my dates screwed up and missed the first class, but got caught up from my dear friend Kari and from the teacher so I'm excited to dive in next week!
For my homework this week, I am to read "The Lottery" (which, oddly enough, I just read for the first time in the last month so ago...) and I have to write a one page description of my childhood bedroom (this was in class assignment that I missed.... grrr... still kicking myself...) and I am to write down ten memories/moments/stories that have "stuck with me" or "got under my skin."
It's just really exciting to begin this endeavor with a group of people also committed to the world of literature and contributing to this great art.
I'm sure I'll have more to come soon on this! Maybe even a few sneak peeks of whatever I come up with for this project I'm calling "learning to write a novel" (Ok, I'm not calling that, that's the name of the class...)
That's all for now... Maybe I should write on this thing more often... It's good practice for developing ideas for a novel...
How fun! I find it hard to review these days too. I'm listening to a lot of books these days!
ReplyDeleteYeah, interestingly, this has been the first year I've really ventured into audio books myself. I've done "The Last Lecture" and two David Sedaris so far. I also listened to a couple on a road trip last year, which sort of kicked off "audio reading" for me. But it's great- I'm getting in books I'd otherwise not "read."
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