Elizabeth Lynn Casey's Blog, page 130

Go Back, Go Back

Time machine time.

If you could go back to a moment in your life and do it all over again (just to relive/not redo), what would you choose and why?

Bonus question: If you could go back specifically to your childhood, what would you love to be able to do once more time (right now)?

~Elizabeth

You Talk, I Listen

Woke up this morning feeling rather curious about readers (mine and in general). As a result, I’ve got some questions for all of you and I’m hoping you’ll take a moment to have your say…

1) When you walk into a book store, when do you officially start browsing (is there a particular section)?

2) Is there a time of day or season of the year when you tend to do more reading?

3) What’s your feeling on audio books? Do you listen? Why/why not?

4) If you had to put a percentage on your buying habits, w...

Books of Old and New

When I have time to wander through a book store, Ialways walk through the kids’ section. It’s a happy place filled with new worlds, adventures, and colorful covers.And, invariably, I pass a display with a few of the books I loved as a kid, myself (Cat In The Hat, Giving Tree,Cordoroy, etc). Or books I read with my girls (Mr. Brown Can Moo,How About You?,The BestNest,I Love You More, andthe list goes on…).

You know, books that instantly transport me back to a happy time.A peaceful, contented ti...

The Seeds of A Story

Over the weekend, Jenna Kernan–my friend and fellow author–and I gave a talk on promotion via the internet. We talked about Facebook, Goodreads, Twitter, About Me, and our personal websites.

While Jenna was talking about her website, she showed us a page where she shares a little behind-the-scenes aspect of each book she’s written (where the idea came from, research, that sort of thing). As both a writer and a reader, I found that fascinating.

As a writer, stories start in the oddest of places....

Glory Days

Today’s Bits & Pieces has us going back…

To high school.

1) Did you get a class ring? Do you know where it is?

2) A schoolactivity you were involved in (either athletic or otherwise)?

3) Class you despised the most and why?

4) Most beloved class?

5) A major history event that occured while you were in high school?

~Elizabeth

One Man’s Trash

Writing exercise time!

Anyone game?

Here’s what you do: I give you three simple facts. You spit them out in an opening paragraph that can be a) funny, b) scary, c) deep.

Ready?

1) Tim

2) 16 years old

3) Due to a recent accident, Tim is unable to walk.

~Elizabeth

Memories

I love making memories. In fact, if given the choice between a new “thing” and a new “experience,” I’ll chose the latter every single time.

I suppose the reason for that is simple enough. A “thing” only has luster for a short time. Within a few days, it’s no longer new. Yet an experience is something you carry with you for years…giving you memories and, sometimes, shaping a little part of you forevermore.

Like the time my new blended family went to Branson together–fabulous bonding/fabulous mem...

Love You More

What would you do for your child? And if you had to choose between your child and your spouse, which one would you choose? Who do you love more?

In this thriller (LOVE YOU MORE), Lisa Gardner examines the lives of two women. DD Warren – the detective who thinks she’s pregnant at forty with her first child and Tessa Leoni who finally found family and is now accused of killing her husband and child.

As the author, Ms. Gardner leads us through the evidence, all the while, the reader is hoping the...

Best Word Ever

I love Mother’s Day. I love spending the whole day with the kids and not having to worry about errands or chores or who needs to be where/when.

I remember my first Mother’s Day with Dear Daughter # 1 (she was just 4 months old) and then with Dear Daughter # 2 (she was 7 1/2 months) like it was yesterday. And bits and pieces of each and every Mother’s Day since then is tucked away in my heart. Sometimes, I pull those memories out when I’m feeling blue or facing a test at the doctor’s or whatev...

Spring

Despite the fact that we’re caught in a weather pattern that seems to be resisting spring more than not, I’m ready. So I’m going to live my needed spring vicariously through today’s Bits & Pieces…

1) When spring first arrives to wherever you live, what’s one of the first things you always want to do?

2) Favorite spring flower?

3) Is there a food you equate with springtime?

4) Favorite bird?

~Elizabeth