So I have to thank my buddy Jenny for this recco. She said it was good, and she was right, of course. She even let me borrow her library copy to read. And I’ll be getting it back to the library any day now, Jenny. Really.
Inspired by the set-up of Les Miserables, but with some fashionable gender-bending, Legend is a YA dystopian with well-drawn characters, lots of action, and a little requisite romance. (more…)
Welcome to the first post in an occasional series I’m calling Because I Said So, in which I will offer up novels for your reading consideration. I’m anticipating they will often be young adult titles, but I’m not ruling out other genres because, hey, I’m unpredictable like that. While I won’t provide a review of the books—I’m no critic, I just knows what I likes—trust that if I include it here it means I read and am fond of it.
I was perusing another author’s blog, and came across a post entitled, “Why do you write?” It’s not the first time I’ve seen that question posed. Usually writers assert that they “need” to write, that it’s not a choice at all, that their characters demand it. Or something along those lines.
Why do I write? Because it helps me clarify my thoughts. I’m not great at thinking on my feet. When I write my thoughts down, I can edit and revise them until they sparkle and shine. Or at least until they make some sense.
