I’m reading "Creating Characters: The Complete Guide to Populating Your Fiction," by the Editors of Readers Digest. It’s the kind of book that feels like a conversation with a group of experienced writers who know how to create unforgettable characters. Instead of just talking about character development in theory, it shares practical advice on making your characters feel real—from the moment they appear on the page to the final chapter. 

I am not currently reading anything, but I like to watch miniseries and movies on Pure Flix. I enjoy "Heartland" and "County Rescue." The movies are fantastic, too. They are family friendly and many of them are Christian-based. It is good, wholesome entertainment.

And as you know, I enjoy all things Dollywood and hiking for my other activities.  Anything involving the outdoors, I'm there for it!

My college student and I enjoy seeing musicals and movies together. Some are more her cup of tea, and others are mine, but we enjoy spending the time together and thoroughly discussing what we just watched.

We kicked off the summer with the Broadway musical, "Beauty and the Beast." We have seen several movies: "The Amazing Digital Circus," "Disclosure Day," and "Toy Story 5!"

We are looking forward to seeing "The Odyssey," "Hadestown" (the live pro-shot musical) and "Spiderman: Brand New Day" and one last live Broadway musical to end the summer with a play called "& Juliet!"

I listen to a lot of books on Audible or Libby (Sevier Co. Library System's app) while driving to/from work every day, and my list is eclectic: thrillers, science fiction, historical novels (WWII is my favorite period), romances, autobiographies. I read them all.

My favorite listen has to be Matthew McConaughey's "Greenlights," read by the author.

Currently, I'm listening to "Sold On A Monday" by Kristina McMorris. This novel is very different, inspired by the iconic 1948 photo of children on a porch with "4 Children for Sale; Inquire Within" scrawled on a sign. The story follows a fictional photographer and secretary "who set out to right a wrongdoing and mend a fractured family, at the risk of everything they value." 

I love to read books about bookshops. I love reading Ellery Adams because she always sets her novels in a bookstore and centers them on a murder mystery.
 
“The Tattered Cover” was the last book I read by her. Other titles I have read about bookshops by other authors include “The Lost Bookshop,” “The Second  Stony  Bookshop,” “The Bookshop for Troublesome Women,” and “The Boxcar Librarian.”

 In addition, I am currently reading “Systematic Theology.” I like reading Stuart Woods books and James Patterson’s Alex Cross series. I am also currently reading David Jeremiah’s book on Heaven.

As you can see, I am an eclectic reader. I like a lot of different books and read two or three at a time. I keep them in different rooms, so I always have a book to read, no matter which room I’m in. ?
 
I have several books on hold at the library so that I always have one I’m waiting on. I don’t want to be without a book!

P.S. I also play bridge two days a week.