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Confidence is a tricky thing because you’ve got to have just the right amount of it.
If you’ve got too little, you’ll think you can’t learn. If you’ve got too much, you’ll think you don’t have to learn.
So, without the right balance of confidence either you’ll never write a novel, or you’ll never write a better novel.
Well, you’re not going to believe this. Reece Witherspoon and I picked the same book for our February book clubs. Sort of. Late last year, I came across THE MYSTERY OF MRS. CHRISTIE by Marie Benedict and was fascinated by the premise. Benedict writes historical fiction, much like Philippa Gregory,
This month, rather than recommend one book to read, I’m recommending the entire body of work of one author because Anne Rice, who passed away December 11, 2021, single-handedly revolutionized the role of vampires in literature. Yes, vampires. And the impact she’s had is more significant than you might realize.
If you’ve had it up to your eyes with holiday preparations and are looking for a light-hearted story to escape into, The Christmas Bookshop, by Jenny Colgan, might be just the ticket. The title is a bit misleading, in my opinion. Yes, there’s a bookstore. Yes, the plot unfolds in
