Comments on: Reading not Writing

By: STILL Reading | Marybeth Smith

STILL Reading | Marybeth Smith — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:14:20 +0000

[...] Marybeth on Sep.18, 2009, under My Blog So I mentioned back in July in this Post that I was going to take a break and do some reading….and I can’t seem to stop reading [...]

By: Marybeth

Marybeth — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:39:37 +0000

I am going to need a MAJOR trip to the Library. Thanks for all the great ideas. I don’t even know where to start.

Glad you guys like the site. We’ve worked really hard on it. Hopefully by the end of the week we will have the updates on here. I am SUPER excited about them.

Keep an eye out for them I promise you’ll be impressed!

By: Susan James

Susan James — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:09:49 +0000

MaryBeth, just read your comment at Nathan’s blog. You are lucky to have a techie husband- site looks great.

Reading rec for writers- How to Read Like a Writer by Francine Prose. (not 100% on the authors name- think i remembered it right. She’s the author of Blue Angel)

By: Danyelle

Danyelle — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:45:53 +0000

I second the Giver and the two other books in the series. I also love Patricia McKillip (Riddle-Master, Forgotten Beasts of Eld), Sherwood Smith (Crown Duel, Wren Series)

By: Hilary Heskett Shapiro

Hilary Heskett Shapiro — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:28:55 +0000

For Young Adult –
The Named Series, beginning with Ratha’s Creature – Clare Bell
Tuck Everlasting – Babbitt
Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr – Paolini

Adult –
Pillars of the Earth – Follett
Story of Forgetting – Block
Historian – Kostova
House at Riverton – Morton
Labyrinth – Mosse
Gone With The Wind – Mitchell

Craft –
Plot & Structure – Bell
On Writing – King

Love the new site!
HHS

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:58:44 +0000

Hmmm, no, no ideas. I’m horrible with craft books. *cringe*

By: Jessica M.

Jessica M. — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:54:28 +0000

Here are some more awesome ideas….

The Wednesday Letters, by Jason F. Wright
Unwind, by Neal Shusterman
The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevin (been wanting to tell you about this one for a long time!)
Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Host: A Novel, by Stephenie Meyer
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel, by Diane Setterfield
Like Water For Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel
A Mango-Shaped Space, by Wendy Mass
Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld
The Handmaid’s Tale: A Novel, by Margaret Atwood
The Brief History of the Dead, by Kevin Brockmeier
The Book of Lost Things: A Novel, by John Connolly
Middlesex: A Novel, by Jeffrey Eugenides

Sorry for so many. I’m not bored, just trying to keep my mind off something. Enjoy!!

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:12:56 +0000

right now I’m reading Home Another Way by Christa Parrish. It’s phenomenal!

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:35:03 +0000

Geesh, you’re demanding sometimes! Not only do I follow your other blog, now you insist I follow this blog. Ah, the sacrifices I (gladly) make for my followers! ; )

I do the whole boycott thing every now and then. Sometimes, I just need to read.

I just finished Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovich. If you want a good laugh, read any of her Stephanie Plum novels. They absolutely make me LOL!

I’m also nearing the end of The Return of the King by Tolkien . . . for the gazillionth time. I’ve been reading the books and watching the movies as I near the end of each book. Definitely a fascinating experience. It’s really amazing how much dialog from the books Peter Jackson incorporated into the movies. It’s also interesting to see the interweaving of the tales, since Tolkien separated the tales into separate sections. The interweaving makes for a much more enjoyable experience, btw.

So, take a break from writing, read to your heart’s content, and then dig back in!

By: Jessica M.

Jessica M. — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:04:57 +0000

If you grab The Giver (amazing book) you might as well pick up Gathering Blue and Messenger at the same time. They’re a loose sort of trilogy. All the books can be read separately, but form important bonds and connections together as well. They’re fantastic. Got one of my students hooked on them…before I got her started on Twilight LOL