I haz knitting fever
by | Posted in Book Recommendations, Nothing To Do With Romance Novels 1 Comment »NaNoWriMo? Pftttttbbbbbbbbbb! The weather turned dark and stormy (as it is wont to do in Seattle in the winter), and I came down with a bad case of the knitting bug. As I rock the baby to sleep, I browse cute baby patterns on Ravelry. As I nurse, I browse cute mama patterns on Ravelry.
Yes, yes, I’m still writing. I’m just in the brainstorm/plotting section of my new project. NaNo is a little too early for me.
And I’ve been READING. WOOT! Steampunk. It’s where it’s at. I hate that phrase. I recommend LEVIATHAN by Scott Westerfield and BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE by Annette Curtis Klause. The latter is not Steampunk and is nothing like the disappointing movie loosely based on it–thank you writing gods. It predates the YA craze, and has the rich prose and kick ass heroines that I’d like to see more of in today’s Bella-centric tomes.
What’s on your needles?
November 22nd, 2010 at 10:36 am
I wish I knew how to knit!!! I’m going to teach myself one of these days, though… I promise myself.
I read BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE years ago and loved it! You should also check out the author’s other book, SILVER KISS. It is also very good, but a little sad.
I have been on a Karen Marie Moning kick. I re-read DARKFEVER and then read BLOODFEVER. Now I’m reading her Highlander series –only on book one so far– before continuing with FAEFEVER and DREAMFEVER. The last Fever books comes out in January, so I’m joining the bandwagon and getting up to speed.
Cheers!