Month: December 2020

There’s been a story going around lately in the news and on social media about Jolabokaflod, a gift-giving tradition in Iceland, where people give each other gifts of books on Christmas Eve and everyone spends the night snuggled down with a good read. This “Christmas book flood” is illustrative of the strength of reading in […]

Immersed in editing a historical fiction novel, I’ve had occasion lately to reflect on the different feelings that come with different kinds of writing. The first draft experience, fueled by pre-dawn caffeine, was energizing, even a little addictive. There were piles of reference books ringing my desk chair, a pack of post-it notes in my […]