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"Heart-Shaped Box" by Joe Hill was an excellent start to reading horror. A lovely telling of a haunting with a brutal twist, and exhilarating ending.With book 1 of 20 is done I'll be moving back to cozy fantasy. The sequel "A Pirate's Life For Tea" by Rebecca Thorne is book 2 for the year.

Welcome 2025.
I see this year as a fantastic opportunity to remove brain rot videos from my retinue and read even more than last year. 20 books is the goal this year. Today I am starting with "Heart-Shaped Box" by Joe Hill. Maybe starting with horror will help make the year not horror.

I am glad I started reading again. 2024 had its hurdles and the printed word helped the days pass without much tribulation. I finished "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro today, which enthralled me with a spastic recollection of someone's past, character interaction, and an impending end.

It has been a while, hasn't it?
Updates:
I got better from illness.
I have been working too much.
And, I DNF'd Ocean's Godori for now. I am however going to start reading Never Let Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro
Happy holidays to all!

Well, I rewrote what I wrote five days ago. I like the new direction the story took. I am glad I found the urge to write again. It is so freeing.

Words written: 938

Another day of recovery but I had enough brain to do some reading.
Ocean's Godori: 81/327

Sorry about not posting for a couple days. Haven't been at 100% health. But I'm back with a little more from Ocean's Godori

62/327

Apologies for not posting yesterday, time got away from me. I have found some inspiration for writing. I had some time to get some words down. Ocean's Godori has a fun start and I am excited to continue it.

Ocean's Godori: 42/327
Words written: 700ish

The Hollow went quickly. I would say that it was pleasant. The twist is effective and the ending soliloquy beautiful. Might need more Poirot in the future. The wheel spun again. How my reading leads me to a take of Sci-fi with Ocean's Godori, by Elaine U. Cho. I heard it is like Korean Firefly.

I separated the non-fantasy novels from my tbr. I spun the wheel to find which one is next and came up with The Hollow, by Agatha Christie. I love a good 'Who Dunnit'. Christie knows how to write characters.

The Hollow: 173/299

The Rage of Dragons was fabulous. A lovely plot of revenge, deception, and loss. I am glad I read it. Tomorrow will be another book.

Fun day of Christmas shopping. Some reading was done, no writing again. Will try tomorrow.

The Rage of Dragons: 385/523

More work and reading today. I think I'm going to try and use some writing prompts tomorrow for short stories.

The Rage of Dragons: 362/523
Written words: Tomorrow

More work and more reading. I'm guessing that the writing part of these posts is on pause until I find the discipline for it.
The Rage of Dragons: 335/523
Written words: an amount?

I got a decent chunk of reading done today. Also, if we count audiobooks as reading, then I have a few chapters in a project I am working on. No writing today. Seems like I need to budget my time more wisely

The Rage of Dragons: 300/523
Words written: 1100/10000

I did not realize how much work I had to do today. Unfortunately, I was unable to do any reading or writing. Maybe that is a good thing—too many threads in my head for plots. A day to sort things might be what I needed

I was stuck writing the same opening repeatedly tonight. I don't understand if it was the genre of my writing or a simple lack of inspiration. Well, tomorrow promises more opportunities.
The Rage of Dragons: 251/523 pages
Words written: 1100/10000

Didn't get much reading done with work today. I got at least one chapter done. Thankfully though I was able to get some writing done. Ready to do more tomorrow.
The Rage of Dragons: 206/523
Words written: 867/10000

Had a party to set up and take down. Reading was done but no writing. Ready to begin my adventure with vigor tomorrow.
The Rage of Dragons: 200/523
Words written: 0/10000

Not much was done today.
Overtime at work and hanging out with friends cut into my time. I will get back to the literature tomorrow. I hope everyone had a lovely day.

The Rage of Dragons: 164/523
Word written: 0/10000

Happy Halloween!!!
I have just realized I might not be able to get any writing done for the first 2 days of November. Unfortunate. But I still plan on writing when I can.
The Rage of Dragons: 160/523
Estimated finish date: 11/05
Written words:0/10000

Day 1 Update:
It is hard to find a rhythm in writing. I spend the day at my primary job dreaming of scenes for my work. I am participating in the NaNoWriMo event to help jumpstart my ideas. I have some practice in my work already.

Pages of Rage of Dragons read: 78/523.
Estimated finish date: 11/03

Coming back into reading late this year I have not finished many books. Surprisingly, I have finished three over two months. Those being:
The Silent Patient
Heavenbreaker
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

I am currently reading The Rage of Dragons, by Evan Winter.

I recently got back into reading after a decade-long hiatus. To keep myself honest and on track with my current plans involving literature I will use this as my helping hand. This account will include stats on my writing, reading progress, and updates on finished novels (written and read).