Yes, it's Wednesday, and....

I'm up again for the Mid-Week Motivation on Writer...Interrupted. If you have time, stop by for a visit. Leave a comment, and you'll be entered for a chance to win......my undying affection:)

Sometimes...

...it takes a while to walk a mile. That rhymed, didn't it? That is just about exactly how cheesy I have felt with the whole "novel" thing lately -- I don't even know why. I look at my ms and I think about it, and half of me decides to like it. And I guess I'm feeling silly writing something only half of me likes.

So, I've been reading a lot and letting my brain relax until a whole me can start up with the editing and the second ms I have been working on, which actually 2/3 of me likes. Which is an improvement. It might be awhile before we get to another mile marker, though, and I did promise to keep you posted.

BTW, what I've been reading:

Wuthering Heights -- really great, right, with a couple of very dynamic characters that live in the grey space between "good" and "bad." I still can't decide why Heathcliffe married Isabella in the first place, or vice versa, but it develops the plot nicely.

A Farewell to Arms -- also very good and "classicy," but in the Hemingway sense, which isn't snobbish and heady, but just well-written. I love me some Ernest.

The King of Torts -- I have two categories for Grisham, now: movie worthy and un-movie worthy. I'm sure he doesn't care, but I think this falls in the movie worthy category. And I have to like Grisham, because, well, he's Grisham.

Digital Fortress -- I have to say I think Dan Brown had a one hit wonder in The DaVinci Code, but I thought I would give this one a try. Not impressed so far.

That's it for now. Have you read any of the above? While we're waiting for the rest of me to come around you could toss out your thoughts and this might prove to be an interesting post...