Posting or Lack Thereof
If I go a day or two without posting, it usually means one of several things. I might be busy. ��It might be a holiday. ��More than likely, however, it means I have no idea what to blog about. ��Seriously, sometimes my life is not that interesting. ��And believe it or not, something I don’t have anything to say. ��Shocking, but true.
I really didn’t think too much had happened in the last few days, but the more I look back on them, the more I realize, hey yeah, a lot kind of did happen.
For one thing,��Cemetery Tours��and��Between Worlds��keep getting great reviews. ��I think on Amazon, CT is up to 52 while BW is at 22. ��I’d love to see more, obviously, but for indie books about ghosts, that’s pretty okay.
Twenty people have already marked��Boy Band��as To-Read on GoodReads and it won’t even be out until April 21!
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7260466.Jacqueline_E_Smith
I’m signed up to participate in two book events in the springtime – The North Texas Book Festival and AuthorFest in Dennison, TX. ��I’m trying to find a time also to visit a few independent bookstores around here as well as getting into urban exploration. ��That has nothing to do with books or anything, but I find it really interesting and I think I could get some pretty cool pictures. ��Photography, as you know, is my other great love besides writing.
I’ve also been reading a lot more than I got to near the end of 2014. ��I used all my Christmas money to buy a mountain of new books and I’ve been able to read them regularly. ��It’s been so great! ��I also bought a new summer candle to burn while I read, so it’s kind of like paradise in my living room.
The books I’ve read so far are:
As You Wish��by Cary Ewles. ��I loved this book. ��I love��The Princess Bride��(both the book and the movie) to begin with, so getting read about the filming experience from the point of view of The Man in Black himself was really great. ��It also really made me want to watch the movie again.
Alienated��by Melissa Landers. ��Fun and fast-paced Young Adult novel about a race of aliens who participate in a student exchange program with earth. ��I never thought I’d say this, but��Aelyx, the alien, was kind of dreamy.
Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway. ��My sister recommended this book to me and may I just say that it is laugh out loud hilarious and an all around great read. ��Imagine your ex-boyfriend writing a song about you and having it become an international hit.
Twenty Boy Summer��by Sarah Ockler. Oh boy. If you want to read a book that will break your heart and have you tearing up throughout the entire story, this is the one. ��Very rarely do I cry so easily at anything, books, songs, or movies, but I was fighting back tears the entire time.
Right now, I’m reading��Maybe One Day��by Melissa Kantor. ��It’s good so far, but again, it’s kind of sad. ��I’m really enjoying it though. ��I realize that as I approach the big 27, I’m getting more back into reading Young Adult than I was in college, which is kind of weird, but whatever. ��I’m really enjoying all my new books, and i’m especially enjoying them because I have my own YA book due out in a couple of months.
In other non-book related news, I was in my first Earthquake the other day. ��Well, technically, I’ve been in Earthquakes before, including that enormous one out in California, but I slept through them so they really don’t count. ��Being in an Earthquake is really weird. ��It’s like a giant gust of wind traveling through the foundation of a building. ��I saw the walls shake and everything. ��Crazy.
Finally, I’m just really looking forward to celebrating my birthday this weekend (even though it’s not till the 14th) before my sister has to go back to school. We’ve had a great holiday and i’m going to miss her like crazy, but I’m pretty sure the next few months will fly. ��There’s just so much going on!
Later, gators.
