I haven't done this (blogging) for a long time and maybe it is silly. Where did the inspiration come from? Amanda Keene: a friend and former roommate. She started a blog, Seize the Week, and each week she does something new and blogs about it. I love it and I love the idea. Thank you Amanda!
So I decided I would do something: Read. Sounds boring, but I hardly read anything anymore and I think this will be a GREAT way for me to get back in the habit. So, each week ... or two ... I will read a new book and blog about it - my findings, challenges, joys and criticism.
I don't know if anyone will follow this blog or not, really, I don't care. Well, maybe I do a little bit. In any case it will be a good challenge for me to read, to journal while working on my writing skills and to stay committed to something. I'm horrible at self-discipline.
What will I be reading?
I've got my first one figured out ... The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I'm starting tomorrow. The rest? I don't know yet but I would like your help. Spiritual, biographies, fiction, classic novels ... I ask for your suggestions. I'd like to get a running start on this.
In the next 12 months my goal is to read 35 books. That's pretty intense considering I haven't read 35 books in the past 10 years!
So .... here it goes! Stay tuned!
