I own lots of books. Of all the things I like to buy for myself, books rank number one on the list, and they’re the one thing of which I can never have enough. I love going to the library and checking out books, but there’s just something about owning a book and knowing I [...]
The one thing I love about reading is all the different worlds I get to read about, all the worlds I can escape to when SoCal is just too boring to be in. That’s what’s so great about reading sci-fi and fantasy books – there’s nothing real about them, right down to where the stories [...]
I don’t believe in ghosts. When I was younger, I think I liked to believe that ghosts really did hang around certain areas…i.e. basements, attics, campgrounds, abandoned barns, etc. But the older I got, the more skeptical I became. All those shows on TV about ghost-hunting and real-life hauntings? I think they’re crap. But that [...]
With all the media coverage surrounding Hurricane Irene, I was inspired to read a book about storms. I’m slightly obsessed with storms, and try to fit in a good storm whenever I’m writing a story. But then I soon realized that I couldn’t even think of one book I’ve read that featured a good storm [...]
The world has a love/hate relationship with Twilight. Half the world loves it, the other half hates it. And I guess there are some people who are indifferent to the whole vampire phenomenon, like my parents. I, of course, have read all the books. I love young adult books, especially when they fall under the [...]
