What's Up Wednesday

This week...

My current WIP (work in progress): I feel like I'm making real headway on the revisions. (Finally!) I think I'm on target to meet my goal of having them completed by the end of this month.

Quote of the Week: "When you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it." ~ Oprah Winfrey

What I'm reading: I'm just starting The Blind by Shelley Coriell. This is the third book in her Apostles series. I barely started The Spinster's Guide to Scandalous Behavior by Jennifer McQuiston but set it aside only because it's a library book and is due tomorrow. I didn't want to get too far into it and then not be able to finish it. I'm hoping I'll be able to renew it and have more time to read it.

Random things: It's been pretty warm in upstate NY. Temperatures have been in the mid 50's or higher for the past week or so which is about 20 degrees higher than normal. My tulips and hyacinths are starting to shoot up. No blossoms yet though. The bad news is it's supposed to snow this weekend. 

Random Photo of the Week:

                  Somebody helping get paper strips ready for a paper-mache project.

What to Read, What to Read

I just finished a good book, The Buried by Shelley Coriell, and am trying to decide what to read next. I probably have a good 75 books / short stories or more on my Kindle, about 10 paperback books I've purchased over the last month or so, and a list of books I want to borrow from the library that takes up a 70 page notebook and half of another notebook. And yet, I still find myself asking others for book recommendations.

I belong to Goodreads (Goodreads Link) mainly so I can peruse the book lists of others. I also get the RT Book Reviews magazine (online link - RT Book Reviews) which reviews a wide variety of genres from romance to mystery to science fiction, to erotica, to mainstream and more.

Do you find yourself looking for more books to read or new authors to discover even though you already have more than enough items to read? Or is it just me?

What's Up Wednesday

This week...

My current WIP (work in progress): No progress this week. We have relatives from out of town visiting so revisions have taken a backseat while family is visiting.

Quote of the week: "Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction." ~ Unknown

What I'm reading: The Buried by Shelley Coriell. I've only just started this book - I'm on page 34 out 364. Even though I'm barely into the book, I'm already enjoying it and want to read it constantly. If you like romantic suspense novels, check out Ms. Coriell.

Random things:  The rose bush I bought for my mom on Mother's Day doesn't seem to be doing well. We transplanted it into the garden, but it hasn't had any blossoms other than those that were there when I bought it. Also the leaves around the bottom of the bush are turning yellow and brown. I'm going to have to do some internet searching to see if I can find out if there's anything I can do to keep it healthy.

Random Photo of the Week:

                            Dash has adopted a stuffed lamb as his new litter mate.

What's Up Wednesday

This week...

My current WIP (work in progress): I finished the revisions on the first half of the book. Now it's on to the second half.

Quote of the week: "Do not watch the clock. Do what it does. Keep going." ~ Sam Levenson  This reminds me that every little bit I accomplish moves my writing forward.

What I'm reading: The Broken by Shelley Coriell. This is the first book in the Apostles series. It's a suspense driven romance with great twists and turns.

Random things: It reached fifty degrees last Friday. My co-worker and I spent part of our lunch hour outside enjoying the sunshine. Unfortunately, it's back to being in the mid-thirties for the short term, but at least spring is on the way.

Random Photo of the Week:

                      Even the cat has gone back to burrowing under his blanket at night.