Book Post Mar 2-8

This Week's Reading:

Wolf Hunting by Jane Lindskold

She has really hit her stride with this series! We get to see more of her incredible world-building and learn more about the magic system of her world as well as follow most of our favorite characters from past books into a new adventure! And at the end it is set-up for long story arc of new adventures with plenty of directions for the series to take.

Tombstone Courage by JA Jance

The second book in this series follows newly elected Sheriff Joanna Brady on her first days on the job with a fresh murder and a major mystery. The book was well written, though I had guessed the major plot point early on, it was still enjoyable to find out how it would be revealed and what else was going on with the major players in the mystery.

Shoot Don't Shoot by JA Jance

The third book in the series follows Joanna Brady to a Law Enforcement Training Class outside her jurisdiction with a local case to look into as a favor to a friend. This book was fun to read and kept me guessing. The characters were easy to connect with and make me want to read more. It was disappointing to me that the next book wasn't on my shelf, especially since the one after was.

Mind Snare by Gayle Greeno

This one was a re-read of a book that I had read several years ago. Glenn and his mother, Jerelynn, are the star actors in a traveling Acting troupe on the Satellites on Earth. Glenn is the secret child of Jerelynn's affair with a well-respected religious ma. Because of the affair, the man's wife tries to murder Jerelynn and only fails because Glenn and a friend preserve Jerelynn's mind in an illegal "brain box" when it is clear that her body is dying. During my first read of the story, I didn't really notice the presence and the implications of the Brain Box but this time I could really appreciate the horror of it. They took an active woman known for her grace and physical abilities and cut her existence down to life as just a brain. Trapped, utterly reliant on other people... Aside from scientific horrors, this story is full of action, intrigue, and betrayal. It was definitely worth a second read to really get the nuances.

Currently Reading:
Songmaster by Orson Scott Card
I had forgotten how beautiful his writing and worldbuilding is. That is all.

Other Current Distractions
Story Lottery on LJ is currently posting! I wasn't doing enough writing to justify signing up but I've been lurking and commenting. There have been some great stories in fandoms that I don't watch carefully.

Big Damn Rewatch on LJ - because everyone should watch Firefly over and over like I do! First episode was this past weekend.

Book Post Feb 2-8

 A bit late, but not that it matters since this probably is the world's most pathetic book post.

There Will Be Dragons by John Ringo

A fascinating look at a future society terribly dependent on technology and what happens when a political struggle ties up all the energy that powers that technology.  The future of human civilization is in the hands of historical re-enactors and anyone with enough strength to grab the power.  I loved the conflict and struggle within the plot and the characters.  One of the most poignant moments is when one of the main viewpoint characters realizes that even though he would readily go back to the way things were, he would miss the new world because of the new passion that he had discovered for life through the hard work.

That's it for this week.

My big disappointment of the week was that I bought a new book from a favorite author that I thought was the first of a series- that's what it means when the book is first in the list of books in the series right?  Apparently not since I settled in to read my new book and the first part was a recap for not one but two books.  Seriously?

Then I got distracted by fandom: the reveals for  went up this week and I started reading everything in sight.  I'm lazy and like to wait for master lists with all the fics in one post...

January 2010 Writing Stats

Even though I didn't write as much as I would have liked this month, here's a summary of this month's writing.  Hopefully this will encourage me to do better next month!

Fandom:
Anita Blake:
Petty Observations (Crossover with BTVS) Any Age, Dawn Summers, Willie McCoy (118 Words)

BTVS:
Inevitable (Crossover with Trueblood) Any Age, Xander Harris, Eric Northman, Pam, (874 Words)
Petty Observations (Crossover with Anita Blake) Any Age, Dawn Summers, Willie McCoy (118 Words)
Starlight Musings (Crossover with Stargate SG1) Any Age, Dawn Summers, Clone!Jack (200 Words)

Stargate SG1:
Starlight Musings (Crossover with BTVS) Any Age, Dawn Summers, Clone!Jack (200 Words)

Trueblood:
Inevitable (Crossover with BTVS) Any Age, Xander Harris, Eric Northman, Pam, (874 Words)

Number of Fics: 3
Words Written: 1192
Fandoms: 4

Original Fiction:
January Word Count : 1475
Total Words Written So Far: 7803

Chelsea’s ride home in the Public Hover Transport system was quiet and uninterrupted. It gave her time to think about the situation with the soon-to-be decommissioned Old Fashioned Library and the citizens protesting its destruction. The gathering had stayed small and non-violent much to the displeasure of the local businesses who would have been pleased to have an excuse for the Peacekeeping Forces to remove the crowd. She had left a message, similar to the one she had received, for the Beta Shift Senior Technician including the dozens of complaints that had now been submitted. Why are these people so opposed to progress? Books and libraries have no place in a modern society. I highly doubt that the Library Employees saw more than one or two people a week much less enough people to keep the historical building paying for its own upkeep. The Old Fashioned Library was built on was has now become a very valuable business location. A VR Center should have no troubles making a profit, much less supporting itself. Plus, surely the books themselves will be taken care of better be the private collectors? It’s not like the proposal was to destroy the books. Even though the matter seemed settled in her head, some small unidentified concern still bothered Chelsea about the issue in some back corner of her mind. She went through the motions of the rest of her evening; answering messages, chatting over the Net with friends and eating a simple dinner still thinking about the Old Library.

Summary:
January Combined Word Count: 2267
Fics Written: 3
Fandoms Represented: 4