August 17, 2013
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”- George Eliot
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”- George Eliot
Hello! It’s time for “Friday Fun”. Are you interested in books? Do you like a good quiz? AbeBooks has provided a quiz to determine what literary character you are. Just answer ten short questions and reveal your literary double. My best to you all,Megan
Hello!It’s time for “Writer Wednesday”, when I discuss another author and his or book. Paris 1919 grabbed me from the minute I saw it on the bookshelves. History, especially of international relations, has been my focus of study for a long time. When possible, I include story lines into my novels around such topics. In…
Hello! “So, where do you get your ideas from?” This is a question that I’m often asked. My answer is lots of places! Museums, galleries and historical sights to visit are all first hand inspiration. Reading about an interesting historical tidbit or fascinating literary figure can also fuel ideas. Documentaries and family stories are other…
“This ocean of felicity is so shoreless and bottomless that all the saints and angels cannot exhaust it.”Robert Boyle.
Hello! When I was thinking about what book to write about for today’s “Writer Wednesday”, the idea of hot dogs and summer came to mind and made me think of Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles. What have hot dogs got to do with Mars? You may be asking this question, if you’ve not read the…
Hello! Today for Museum Monday we’re exploring the Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. In 1927, Charles Lindberg flew “The Spirit of St. Louis” in the first nonstop trans-Atlantic flight. In 1947, Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 in the first flight to break the sound barrier. In 1962, John Glenn…
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”– Groucho Marx