A good day

Today was a lot of fun! I signed at my home B&N;, which is always a treat. Of course I saw lots of friends, writing and otherwise (including my barista pals Tom, Larry and Lamar, who moseyed over and bought books). And as I always do at these events, I even got to make some new ones! The picture at right is of Jo Virgil, Community Relations Manager extraordinaire, and yours truly, by the way.

Didn’t get a whole lot done writingwise, but it’s Saturday, so that’s okay. I did, however, realize that I’m going to have to redo a scene I wrote last week — and thanks to my hubby Eric, I think I know what to do to fix it.

While I was at the store, I did pick up two more books in Robin Hobb’s excellent fantasy series; although sometimes I have a hard time getting past the covers of fantasy novels (I know, I know, you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but all those maidens with sultry eyes and barely concealed bosoms do get a little old), I’ve been trying to read more of it, since some of the work I’m doing involves what’s called ‘world-building’. And it’s always helpful to see how other writers do things.

But it’s a happy coincidence that I picked up one of Ms. Hobb’s Tawny Man books a couple of months ago, because her characters are moving and absolutely convincing. She’s a powerful writer, and her characterizations are so strong I think of them as real. I made the mistake of reading the last trilogy of the series first, but I’m going back to the beginning now, and she’s beguiled me again (although I can see the progression in her writing).

But they’re books I’m relishing, and I will be sad to read the last of them. Hope she’s writing more; but they’re doorstoppers.

It’s fun reading widely and keeping an open mind; you never know what you’ll encounter next!