Cynthia Harrison
Novelist
Tag: reading
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Lost My Crown & Other Lines
Isn’t this cover photo lovely? What a gorgeous veil. Like a crown. And gorgeous like Alice Hoffman’s writing. She writes like velvet. See, I write that sentence and it lays there. She would write. “Her words are pinned like bright stars on a deep blue velvet sky.” Why can’t I write like that? Oh, wait.…
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Ardent Desire
“You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” These are Mr. Darcy’s first words of an unsuccessful (but not due to these particular words) proposal to Lizzie in Pride and Prejudice, from Jane Austen, my favorite author. Writ by heart, no less, because my books are in chaos and…
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Sweet Love
I don’t read a lot of romance these days, but this one by Helen Pollard reminds me what I’ve been missing. I talk about her sweet (that means no sex before love! how refreshing!) romance on A Women’s Wisdom today.
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Scouting Out a Scottish Star
Rosemary Gemmell makes me want to plan a trip to Scotland and follow in the fascinating footsteps of her wonderful heroine Eilidh. Read my full review of this terrific novel right here at A Woman’s Wisdom.
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Something(s) New!
I’m so excited about my writing life right now. Bubbling over, actually. Vacation helped me wipe the slate clean as I transition from teaching college to doing other things. Mostly writing things. I’ve got plans in the works and have made a new page listing my writing-related public and social media appearances, all which have…