Kate Dyer-Seeley  

Just in time for summer vacation, I’m reading again.  I’ve found that while I’m writing or editing I can’t read, not even pure mind candy.  It’s interesting because I’m sure the cumulative works I’ve read over the past thirty-five years have all shaped and influenced my own writing style.  But while in the midst of crossing out words and scanning my Thesaurus I’m leery of reading anyone else.  I don’t want to be tainted by even Luke’s Berenstain Bear books.   

After letting my manuscript sit and ferment for a few months, I recently finished a new round of edits.  Edits isn’t exactly an appropriate description.  It was more of a layering and fine tuning.  I’m happy with the end result, but am eager to tackle the ever growing stack of books on my shelf.  Especially since I’m still waiting to hear back from a number of agents reading my full manuscript.   

I’m currently reading The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, which just might turn out to be the perfect summer read.  It should be paired with an iced lemonade in my hammock, but in the Northwest we’re experiencing June-uary, complete with wind, horizontal rain, and temps in the forties.  I’ve been asked by an author friend to write a review of his recently published novel.  I’ll be sure to post once I complete my review, and otherwise I’m going to devour my summer reads despite the weather.          

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