As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “The blood type was AB.” Adam Blai, the Catholic Guide to Miracles “And so the stigmata, while uncomfortable to look at, and even more so to experience, are in fact a beautifulContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Blai (2)”
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Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Fortunate Eagle (2)
As an English and Theater educator from South Dakota, I appreciated the focus on Indigenous Studies. Recently, I re-read Adam Fortunate Eagle’s novel Pipestone: My Life at an Indian Boarding School. Here are a few more great quotes: “Another thing I enjoy is the powwow smells—the smell of moose burgers, the smell of fried onions.Continue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Fortunate Eagle (2)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Joan, by Katherine J. Chen
I’ve only started this novel, but I LOVE the detailed description of the young Joan of Arc…Chen imagines what made this young French girl become a hero. Here are a few quotes that stood out so far: “It is impossible to cheat him. Try, and he will give you a fist of reasons not toContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Joan, by Katherine J. Chen”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Ben Aaronovitch (2)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “Somewhere someone was playing music with the bass turned up to health and safety violating levels. The melody, assuming there was one, wasn’t audible, but I could hear the bass line inContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Ben Aaronovitch (2)”
Cut! (20K words!?)
Literary Agents & Publishers are interested in YA fiction novels at about 80K words. What to do when your debut novel stretches to 100,400 words? Start cutting! What a fun challenge to revisit, determine what is most essential, and make cuts. Actually enjoying the process. 10K more words to go!
Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (5)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “My mother couldn’t rail directly at God and so she railed instead at my father.” William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace “In a small town nothing is private. Word spreads with the incomprehensibilityContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (5)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (4)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “She took up her crowbar and jammed the chiseled end under the big stone and using the smaller stone as the fulcrum of her lever she put the force of her wholeContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (4)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Blai (1)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “Our fascination with miracles is inextricably tied up with our fear of death. Miracles give us hope for preservation from suffering and, ultimately, an escape from death.” Adam Blai, the Catholic GuideContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Blai (1)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (3)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “My father had never struck us but he could speak in a way that made you feel as if you’d offended God himself..’” William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace “Thanks to Jake theContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (3)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Tina Connolly (2)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “Even in her imagination, the clock would not turn back far enough to put her father on the bench with them.” Tina Connolly, IronSkin “His hair was curled, his nose straight, hisContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Tina Connolly (2)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Lindsay Faye (2)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “Aggressively incompetent.” LINDSAY FAYE, THE GODS OF GOTHAM “That was about as comforting as a split basket of snakes.” Lindsay Faye, The Gods of Gotham “The once-delicate pink wallpaper was peeling inContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Lindsay Faye (2)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (2 of 4)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “He had red hair and freckles and freakish ears that stood out like the handles on a sugar bowl.” William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace “Oh when she sang she could make aContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (2 of 4)”