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Thanks for all the great suggestions. I just picked up "Dreadnought" by Cherie Priest. It looks very interesting - especially since I live in...
I'll have to add that to my list. I read a lot of YA since I write YA myself. :)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, one of the classics, but it didn't even cross my mind. Thanks for the suggestion.
I have read one "how-to" book on writing, and while there were some good points in it, I don't see it as a substitute for practice and listening...
I notice you mention you enjoy reading fantasy. I read a lot of YA fantasy, myself(since I'm trying to become a published YA novelist), but I read...
I'm close to finishing "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova. Not loving it. To be honest, it's a stuggle for me to get through this. So many...
The "cliffhanger ending" - bar none the most irritating way to end a novel. Ever. :mad: There are ways to leave a book open for a sequel, and...
I recently read my first steampunk novel - Phoenix Rising (A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel) - and really enjoyed it. I couldn't resist a...
I keep a reading list, but I'm a "read what I'm in the mood to read" person. I'm a member of GoodReads.com, which is great for keeping your books...
I didn't read for fun much when I was a teen(too busy with homework and school activities), so most of the books that stand out to me are from my...
24 -- unless they are counting each book, then it's 30, since "His Dark Materials" and "The Lord of the Rings" are both trilogies. I own a few...
You sound like you suffer from what I love to call "writer's ADD" - that's a good thing. I have it, too. :) Nice to meet someone with similar...
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