“Deadlines refine the mind. They remove variables like exotic materials and processes that take too long. The closer the deadline, the more likely you’ll start thinking waaay outside the box.” Adam Savage I have found this quote to be accurate. Right now I’m on a hard deadline for Stagecoach to Liberty, book three of the … Continue reading Deadlines Refine the Mind →

I’m a bit rushed with Cheyenne Sunrise releasing tomorrow, so I decided to let another author express a thought about reading this month. (Wish I’d written this.) “Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” ― Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life Reader … Continue reading Books are Travel →

Call me crazy, but I love winter. That’s when the cold subdues weeds in the yard, a snow storm might require me to stay home with my family, and books wait to be cherished. There’s nothing better than settling in beside a cozy fire beside someone you love for a long  reading session. This low-tech … Continue reading Prime Reading Time →

I’ll confess to a love affair with pages over pixels. There’s something magical about settling down in a quiet nook where the only devices I’m left to are my own. While other readers remove print copies from their homes, I celebrate the books in mine, as the image above illustrates.   Reader News  Here’s the … Continue reading Celebrating the Books in my Home →

  There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry – This traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of toll – How frugal is the chariot That bears the human soul.    Emily Dickinson Dickinson’s poem captures everything I love about reading … Continue reading No Frigate Like a Book →