Worderella Writes

Happy Holidays, Haitus

I realize I’m sort of copping out for this entry, but I’m taking some much-needed down time until after the new year. I recently converted the blog to Wordpress (finally, I know), so let me know if things still aren’t working correctly.

Happy holidays, everyone.

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Books Writers Should Read

This past quarter, I read books on the side between my crazy class schedule, work, and the magazine. I should write my typical Worderella review on them, but instead I’m going to list these books and give a little blurb about why you should add them to your To Be Read list. If you’ve read these books, let me know what you thought about them.

Includes Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King, On Writing Romance by Leigh Michaels, and A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation by Noah Lukeman.

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Announcement: Feed Update

This is just to let everyone know that later today (4pm Eastern American time) the feed URL will switch* to http://blog.worderella.com/feed/. Please update your readers accordingly. An actual post will follow the feed transition. Thanks for your patience!

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Book: Bath Tangle

The Earl of Spenborough has just died, and his only child, daughter Serena Carlow, is devastated. The reading of Lord Spenborough’s will, however, holds a few surprises for stubborn Serena, namely that her inheritance is to be held by a trustee until she marries. But that’s not the worst of it! The trustee is none other than the Marquis of Rotherham, the man she jilted… days before their marriage!

The voice is quick and sparkling, easy to read. Serena and Rotherham are hilariously clever, stubborn, and have cutting wits. They literally argue for pages; rather than seeming a gross wordiness from Heyer, the tension between the characters is tangible. Both Serena and Rotherham are used to getting their way, to being in charge, which is great.

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