tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post115982152607506336..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Surprise and Delight MeWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1159958478216713492006-10-04T06:41:00.000-04:002006-10-04T06:41:00.000-04:00I'm currently reading Rebecca Drake, of course! I...I'm currently reading Rebecca Drake, of course! I usually read a book or two a week, whatever I pick up, mostly mysteries, plus a lot of magazines. Not Vogue. (Those who've seen me in person know I tend to dress from the K-Mart sale rack.) The magazines I get and read cover to cover include Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, American Archeology, Archeology, Biblical Archeology Review, Bottom Line Health, Fate, National Geographic, Vegetarian Times, Writers Digest, and Yoga Journal. If nothing else is at hand, I'll read the ingredients listed on the ketchup bottle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1159923131313937022006-10-03T20:52:00.000-04:002006-10-03T20:52:00.000-04:00I'm reading a historical fiction, The Secret Book ...I'm reading a historical fiction, The Secret Book of Grazia Dei Rossi, which is so dense, I usually collapse around 10 at night and go in search of something mindless -- a good paranormal (so I know what my friends are talking about) or romance. Stuff I ordinarily save for ... well, times like this.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1159911865190418202006-10-03T17:44:00.000-04:002006-10-03T17:44:00.000-04:00Nancy,Vogue is NOT a guilty pleasure. It is as ne...Nancy,<BR/><BR/>Vogue is NOT a guilty pleasure. It is as neccessary as oxygen. Everyone should read it and absorb it and not feel guilty about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1159886840182662012006-10-03T10:47:00.000-04:002006-10-03T10:47:00.000-04:00Tory, I think you win the prize for the most chall...Tory, I think you win the prize for the most challenging reading!<BR/><BR/>Judith, my sister just sold a non-fic piece to More magazine about the trip she took to the Galapagos after her husband's death. It's a good one. Watch for it next spring, I think.<BR/><BR/>Joyce, it takes a really great writer to pull me out of analytical mode into the realm of pleasure reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1159883134069854552006-10-03T09:45:00.000-04:002006-10-03T09:45:00.000-04:00Ooh, I like being introduced to new mags. Never he...Ooh, I like being introduced to new mags. Never heard of Bust, I'll have to look for it.<BR/><BR/>Wired is so fun! Even if I don't understand the more techie articles, I can always drool over the latest gadgets.<BR/><BR/>I just finished Red Leaves by Thomas Cook and am about to finish End in Tears, the latest Wexford novel by Ruth Rendell. Also reading Rusty Nail the latest Jack Daniels book by JA Konrath and I'm one behind in the Lee Child Reacher series, having just finished One Shot. <BR/><BR/>I love to read the NYT Sunday Magazine, plus the entire Sunday paper has enough fodder to keep me in ideas forever...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1159881645077241402006-10-03T09:20:00.000-04:002006-10-03T09:20:00.000-04:00It's amazing that we get any writing done with eve...It's amazing that we get any writing done with everything else we have to do to keep on top of things!<BR/><BR/>Right now, I'm reading Faithless by Karin Slaughter. It's very good. I'm especially impressed with how accurately her detectives are portrayed. Not a cliche among them. Her police procedures are correct, too. If a writer messes those things up, I usually throw the book against the wall!<BR/><BR/>I've found that reading as much as possible recharges me and makes me a better writer. When the well goes dry, I pick up a book and read. <BR/><BR/>On the down side, it's hard for me to just read for pleasure. I have to analyze everything and pick it apart. Why did the author do this? Or, why does this character have a POV? Stuff like that. I even make notes on placement of clues, etc. Anyone else do that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1159881277968033412006-10-03T09:14:00.000-04:002006-10-03T09:14:00.000-04:00Oh. Of course I also read Pittsburgh Magazine. :...Oh. Of course I also read Pittsburgh Magazine. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1159881124756813502006-10-03T09:12:00.000-04:002006-10-03T09:12:00.000-04:00My reading tends to veer to pop culture a lot late...My reading tends to veer to pop culture a lot lately. I love Wired Magazine and MORE, along with Scientific American and Newsweek. Real life seems to be stranger than fiction these days. <BR/><BR/>And I confess to one terrible reader sin. I always read the end of the book before the beginning. It's a guilty pleasure being able to see how the writer plots the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1159879614633052312006-10-03T08:46:00.000-04:002006-10-03T08:46:00.000-04:00My big excitement these days is that, with the new...My big excitement these days is that, with the new job, I actually have bus rides to and from work to read fiction. Not a book a week, though. That takes some doing!<BR/><BR/>And, of course, I get to read lots of the deadly non-fiction at work. My favorite sentence of the week? "Respecting Choices is a comprehensive advance care planning program that advocates professional training, consumer education and organizational systems." I guess you need to advocate organization systems, because otherwise you might end up with systemless organizations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com