Weekend/On My Nightstand
On My Nightstand: I have two stacks this week. The first is my writer’s reference books I’m reading. The second is the fiction stack.
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauer – I’m about half way through this. At first I didn’t want to keep reading, but now I’m glad I did. It’s a little, teeny, tiny bit too sentimental, but I’ll keep going.
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver– I was on the wait list at the library forever for this one. Now that I have it, I’m not itching to read it, but will because it has a wait list so I can’t renew it and have to turn it in in about 10 days.
Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells– I borrowed this from my SIL, so probably won’t read it in a hurry as I have other books with due dates.
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson– Bought this at the thrift store after seeing on FB that an author I love – Marisa de los Santos is reading this author.
The Nautical Chart by Arturo Perez-Reverte — I adore this author and snatched this up at the thrift store. Also in a holding pattern until the library books and book club books are read. I can’t complain — I love having TOO MANY good books waiting beside my bedside to read! I am going to bring this with me on my vacation to California in a few weeks.
I love those skirts on you. How do you make black look so cool and summery?
I’ve read The Forest for the Trees. I also have the revisions book, but haven’t read it. I don’t think about it until it’s too late, and I’m in the midst of revision hell.
Thanks Phyllis, I took a lot of notes on the revisions book, but I still haven’t read the one you suggested. (more than that first chapter.) Now, I’m thinking that I should just read it before my first draft is done. I got soo much out of reading this other book. One thing I did was chop the ENTIRE first chapter out of my novel and start with the second chapter and it has made a world of difference. At first I saved the first chapter thinking I would add it somewhere else in the book, but then realized the entire first chapter was extraneous — I don’t need it — or miss it — at all!
Both these outfits are lovely on you Kristi. You have such great legs! And arms too, slender and shapely. The first outfit is very glamorous and the second chicly laid-back.
I agree with Fiona and Phyllis! It’s amazing how the grey and white blouses change the look so dramatically. Speaks to the power of”dinner table dressing” (changing up the tops more than the bottoms), no?
P.S. How do you cook Yellow Tail? Broil? Sounds like a delicious fish!
Fiona and Jeanne,
Thank you.
The skirts are actually a bit different. One is lined and the other cotton jersey. One was for mass, the other for a bbq.
I usually do all my fish the same way — I put it in a baking dish or baking sheet with sides and then put some olive oil and sea salt on top and broil. It usally is enough and tastes delicious.
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I always get so much inspiration from your reading lists!
I love Marisa de los Santos, too!
I’ve already ditched the Barbara Kingsolver novel … maybe it was just my mood but I could not get into it at all …
However, I am loving the Gods of Alabama! OMG!!!! It makes me totally, completely intimidated to go back to writing my own novel. She is soo good!!!!! It just shows how far I have to go as a writer.
Whoops! I should explain — I made another library run yesterday and picked up Joshlyn Jackson’s Gods of Alabama so after I fnished the School of Essential Ingredients (good but a little too formulaic feel good fiction), I began The Lacuna, ditched it and moved onto Gods of Alabama, which I LOVE.
b. Glad to see your blog again! I went to your page once and it said by invitation only … I’ll have to add you back on my inspiration list! Love the name Flo for your bike!