Reading Challenge 2023

Reading Challenge 2023

I’m jumping on reading challenge 2023 earlier this year to get as many books as possible in. I already have about 12 books on the waiting list and it’s only January. lol. As you can see, I buy books faster than I can read them but thus the life of a reader.  I launched my reading challenge in 2020 to …

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Reading Challenge 2022

Reading-Challenge-2022

Reading challenge 2022 took some time to get going but I finally got into the rhythm around mid-March.  Just by carving out 2 hours every night before going to bed, I have made a significant dent in my reading list for the year.  I began my reading challenge in 2020 to get myself back into the habit of reading at …

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Writing Life in the Time of Coronavirus

Today marks day 65 for me in quarantine. I still can’t believe I’ve been indoors for 2 months. I go out for grocery shopping and to pick up mail at the post office but I’m mostly in my room. Though I’m an introvert, the first two to three weeks of quarantine were tedious for me because my reading and writing …

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Is Reading Good for Writing?

Is reading good for writing? Can you be a good writer if you don’t read any books? Sometime last week, I had a conversation with someone who wanted to know how to get into writing and how to choose a genre. I asked her what kind of books she likes to read. She responded, “I don’t really like reading.” I …

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Reading Challenge & Goals for 2020

This reading challenge is aimed to help me conquer my humongous list of books waiting to be read. When I was a kid, I was a voracious reader. I read enormous amounts of books every week. I would show up at the library on Monday to borrow 12 books and return the next Monday to exchange them for new books. …

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