Banned Book Week Read Aloud: Twilight

Not one of my favorite banned books, but a fun one to read from I suppose. So here it is, the scene where Bella and Edward talk about the fact that Edward is indeed a vampire.  Ooooh.

Banned Book Week Read Aloud: The Scarlet Letter

So, today I'm reading an excerpt from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The novel was banned because it conflicted with values of the community. Okaaaaayyy. Pretty much the norm around some parts.

I really loved The Scarlet Letter. I read it in High School as required reading, but it was one of my favorite books I HAD to read. So there you have it, and now my reading.

Banned Book Week Read Aloud: The Hanmaid's Tale

Last year I read aloud from some of my favorite banned books. I know it's Wednesday, but better late than never, right? So here you go. An except of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

Liking What You Write

Doesn't it make you feel good? I took a couple days away from my novel after finishing, and now I'm at the point where I'm reading it aloud, and I must say, I like it.

I did a lot of research, which a lot of people would probably say I'm crazy, but I  like to get even the littlest details accurate. Of course this one took me on a google road trip from Jackson, MS to Abilene, TX, trying to find pit stops on the way. It was no easy task.

I also did a lot of football research. I mean, I know a lot about football, which is why I wrote a football story in the first place, but I didn't know names of passes, or anything about Powder Puff, or what a college coach does in the off season.

I like my characters voice, she's southern, but I don't use too much dialect to distract from the story. She's a bit feisty, she has kind of an attitude, which I hope doesn't make her unlikeable to others, but we'll see.

I already know there are things I have to add and cut, I figured many of those things out while rewriting the story. So I'm going to do my read, to revisions, then send it out to beta readers.

But really, so far I like it. It's always scary writing a book and wondering, is it good or is it crap.