What reading material is currently on your
nightstand?
By way of
full disclosure, I have no books on my nightstand. I never do, because I never
read in my bed or bedroom. I know that’s where a lot of reading happens, but
not for me. Why? By the time I hit the sack around 1am or 2am after my
night-shift writing time, my husband and dogs are fast asleep, so no reading
for me.
Also, since I
had a new book published this week, and I’m at the stressful
final-polishing-before-it-goes-to-my-agent stage of a manuscript, I haven’t the
mental capacity to read a book by another author at this point . . . I think my
head would explode! But on Friday I’ll email the manuscript, and I’ll be flying
to Vegas (it’s Superbowl weekend and Vegas is my preferred place to watch the
last game of the season before I sink into withdrawal from general NFL-ness) so
I’m looking forward to reading one of two Christmas gifts. Each Christmas my
husband and I buy each other a book – we don’t plan it that way, but we always do.
As you can see, I have a choice: Tom Jones’s autobiography “Over the Top and
Back” (yes, I’ve already looked at all the photos, and they have whetted my
appetite); Stephen King’s “Joyland” (yes, I feel bad that I haven’t read it
yet!). Tough choice!
Both books
will make the trip, both will return home with us. Maybe largely unread – it all
depends how Vegas-y our weekend becomes. The good thing is I know I’ll get to
read them both, soon – and I still have the chance to decide which to read
first.WOOT!
