“The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.”—Samuel Johnson

Do you ever feel guilty for needing time alone?

I love nothing more than to read a good book or blog entry, or watch a movie, now that my kids are grown. And the more I read or  listen to how others tell their stories, the better mine become. Here are my top ten from past twelve months.

Books

 

WHAT REMAINS by Carol Radziwill
I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK by Nora Ephron
(I feel bad about losing Nora Ephron recently)
ABOUT WRITING by Stephen King
TOWNIE by Andre DeBus
HALF A LIFE by Darin Strauss
CARIBOU ISLAND by David Vann

THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES by Gary Chapman

LOVE AT THE SPEED OF EMAIL by Lisa McKay


Blogs
The Traveling Writer by Alexis Grant   www.alexisgrant.com
The Simple Dollar byTrent Hamm      www.thesimpledollar.com
Zenhabits by Leo Babauta                zenhabits.net        
49 Writers              49writers.blogspot.com
Milk and Midnight by Terezia Toth http://milkundmidnight.tumblr.com
The Badass Project  by Jon Morrowthebadassproject.com/blog/
Make a Living Writing by Carol Tice www.makealivingwriting.com


Dr. Oz Web Blog     http://www.drozweb.com/category/dr-oz-blog
Gluten Free Girl        http://glutenfreegirl.com/
Alaska Writer by Susan Sommer   www.akwriter.com  (see my interview with Susan at https://lizbeth.wpengine.com/2012/04/web-of-friendship.html)



Movies
Carnage 
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Project Nim
Undefeated
Rum Diaries
50/50
The Double Hour
The Descendants
Crazy, Stupid Love

Being Flynn

What’s on your list of recent favorites?

Stay tuned for my interview with author Lisa McKay in a few weeks.

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