What author would you most like to have over for a holiday dinner?
November 18, 2005
November 18, 2005
I love traveling for business or pleasure, but often find that hotels can make me insane. I write, even email, best when I am comfortable. Sure, I dash out notes on my Blackberry even on street corners, but for serious writing, comfort works. I am at the Miami Book Fair this weekend staying at the Four Seasons. I got a deal, which I am sure was inspired by the recent hurricane, that is making this experience affordable. Since I am not dealing with the annoyances that accompany most hotel experiences, like Wi-Fi that is No-Fi and noise and linens that make me cringe (I have been known to throw bedspreads in closets lest my imagination run wild about what happened on them), I am productive. I am writing up a storm and am reading non-stop. Let's just say that this was a great investment!
November 2005The holiday season is fast arriving and that means it's time to give thanks for good friends, good family and good books. The weather is perfect to hunker down and read by the fire, or to grab a friend for a night at the movies (check out our Books into Movies feature to learn all about November's film adaptations of your favorite books). This month Teenreads.com is stuffed with new features and cool stuff --- all you need to fill yourself up, in case the pumpkin pie just isn't enough. November 11, 2005This morning when I looked out of my home office, I saw a palette with lots of brown and just a few hints of yellow. There are crumpled leaves on the lawn, the trees are barren and I can see we are probably a week or so away from ardent leaf blowing and raking. The morning air has a kick of cold in it that's announcing that winter is on the way. Every year this is the week that the weather snaps...what's the Paul Simon line that sums it up? "The leaves that are green, turn to brown..."
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