by Christie Meierz | Mar 31, 2025 | Books Read, Writer's Life
12 The Dabare Snake Launcher, by Joelle Presby 13 Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird, by Henry Lien 14 A Gentleman in Search of a Wife, by Grace Burrowes 15 Thousand Autummns: Qian Qiu (Vol. 3), by Meng Xi Shi
by Christie Meierz | Mar 31, 2025 | Books Read, Writer's Life
Oops! Didn’t post this last month. 07 Oathbringer, by Brandon Sanderson 08 A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times, by Grace Burrowes 09 A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation, by Grace Burrowes 10 A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances, by Grace Burrowes 11 A Gentleman...
by Christie Meierz | Feb 18, 2025 | Writer's Life, Writing
Well, actually, she’s been writing book 7 of the Tales of Tolari Space, The Song of Lynadria. You’ll get to meet a few new characters, hang out with some old ones, and learn a little about the ancient history of Tolar. The next book, for which I’m...
by Christie Meierz | Feb 18, 2025 | Books Read, Writer's Life
1 Outcaste, by Christie Meierz (administrative reread) 2 Diviner’s Bow e-ARC, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller 3 Splinter Universe Presents: Might-have-beens and first thoughts from the Liaden Universe®, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller 4 Write Your Own Cake, A...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 31, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
At the beginning of the year, I was finishing up a full reread of Lee & Miller’s Liaden Universe® novels after getting Outcaste, Book 6 of the Tales of Tolari Space, in shape for my publisher. Toward the end, I was reading much longer works (Sanderson,...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 1, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
A family member encouraged me to pick up the Sanderson again, and this time I finished it. It’s a doorstop, though, and took me the month. 52 Words of Radiance, by Brandon Sanderson 53 Edgedancer, by Brandon Sanderson
by Christie Meierz | Nov 2, 2024 | Writer's Life
One of the hazards of researching for a novel — at least for me — is that the subject I’m researching can, under certain conditions, become an obsession. The story behind this particular obsession is complicated. I don’t know why my father, a...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 1, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
46 Daughter of Fire, by Sofia Robleda 47 The Magpie Lord, by KJ Charles (reread) 48 China in Ten Words, by Yu Hua 49 A Case of Possession, by KJ Charles (reread) I may pick up Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson again and give it another try — after I finish...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 5, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
Yes, just one novel in September. (sigh) I spent most of my time working on Tolari Space #7, The Song of Lynadria. I spent my reading time trying to get through Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson, but I took a strong dislike to one of the characters and...
by Christie Meierz | Sep 2, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
Okay, yes. Only 3 books this month. But do note that the second title below is a 1,137 page Brandon Sanderson novel that took me 3 weeks to read. I want to read the next book in that series, but I’m hesitating because it’s only 100pp or so shorter. 42 The...