Reading

Ten books that will help you write

From writing craft to writing fears, a few books I’ve found helpful in the writing journey. A friend recently asked for the title of a book I’d mentioned on the craft of writing—it turned out to be 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes, by Jack Bickham. (Not 28, as I’d told her—turns out I was […] Read more…

E-book readers revisited

My previous blogpost examined some rather esoteric factors regarding e-book reading. Now I’ve come across an article that looks at the legibility of e-book readers in a more scientific way. As someone who pays a lot of attention to typography (I used to do desktop publishing, back when that word was young and exciting) I’ve […] Read more…

The intimacy of ebooks

Yesterday’s rain kept me indoors all day, curled up on the couch reading. But not with a paperback novel—I cuddled my iPad in my lap, propped up with a pillow, my dog at my feet. I was re-reading a favorite book, Susan E. Phillips First Lady. I’d read it many years ago when it first […] Read more…

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