Can you guess what I’ve achieved this week? Sweet f*** all. (I bet you guessed right, even if not in so many words.)
I’ve been ding some reading – partially spurred on by having signed on to Goodreads [External Link]. Not only so I have a profile but it’s an author profile: [External Link]. (After having sorted myself out from several other Jo Thomases. I swear there are times when I think you could throw a stone from anywhere and hit one of us.)
I have got up some of the books I’ve read and on my to-be-read pile but not loads. I’m also not much of a reviewer, so I’m not sure I’m really functioning in the intended spirit of Goodreads, but never mind. And, of course, a lot of the “read” ratings I’m putting up are from memory of anything up to fifteen years ago. Memory fails and tastes change, so there’s nothing to say I will continue to stand by the current rating.
I’m actually doing a re-read of Piers ANTHONY’s Incarnations of Immortality series that I remember enjoying a lot as a teen and reading through several times. I believe I’ve, er, evolved somewhat since than and I’m having a lot of difficulty getting through it. I still enjoy the memories of it but the actual books? They’re pretty dated, is probably the best way of putting it.
A repeat of what is becoming the standard notice: Outlaw Bodies. The blog carnival [External Link] is still going. Please let us know if you have a review up that isn’t mentioned or you’ve seen one. There’s also a Goodreads page if you’re that way inclined: [External Link].
As I’ve mentioned a few times, if you look up the EPUB or mobi format copies of the anthology on Wizard Tower Books [External Link], my story (being the first in the book) is the taster. And if you want to talk about that story, there’s room in the comments on the background post.
PS Where did this year go? I swear it was all in front of me not five minutes ago and now it’s mid November?