{"id":6571,"date":"2022-11-18T16:09:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T23:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/?p=6571"},"modified":"2022-11-23T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T21:48:14","slug":"the-monthly-book-post-and-a-great-tool-for-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2022\/11\/18\/the-monthly-book-post-and-a-great-tool-for-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"The monthly book post–and a great tool for readers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’re talking books this week–what I’ve been reading, a nifty tool that lets you revisit your Kindle highlights, and of course the usual meme-y silliness. Oh, and weather bragging. We must have weather bragging. With apologies to those of you who live where winter exists: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Feel free to gloat in June when it’ll be approximately 872F here in Satan’s Anus. Right now it’s my turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that I have the weather bragging out of my system: Welcome to the Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by Natalie the Explorer<\/a>, and the What’s On Your Bookshelf challenge, hosted by Sue<\/a>,\u00a0Donna<\/a>,\u00a0Jo<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Deb<\/a>. Grab a treat, have a seat, and let’s get to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Christmas horror story is done!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’ve whined off and on this year about how I’m struggling to get writing done. That’s still true, but I did finish a story last weekend (finally!). It’s called “The Fine Print,” and it’s a ~9200-word Christmas horror story about a grieving father who picks the wrong man to bare his soul to. I submitted it for the annual Deathlehem anthology and I’m now checking my Gmail every 1.9 seconds for a response. Because that’s a perfectly normal, mentally healthy thing to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We writers are known for our healthy habits and constructive coping devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what I’ve read since my last What’s On Your Bookshelf post<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n