LK Hunsaker's Blog: News and Ponderances, page 7

Today is World Book Day and I love seeing all of the posts about what people are reading and how much they love to read. What am I reading? I’m in the middle of Creation by Gore Vidal, an intense long complicated book set way back in the time of the Persian empire. I’m also working on Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin, a very thick lit fic that’s so beautifully written I could be jealous if allowed

Yes, I like to play with the numbers in dates. Strange, I suppose, since math class always made me cringe. But there you go – not everything makes sense. I’ve started journaling this year for the first time in far too many years. I did make an attempt a couple of years ago, but then my “wait, I write all the time, anyway, so what’s the point” attitude kicked in and I stopped. I still

My grandson turned a year old yesterday. On his birthday, his cousin who is 3 months younger decided to take her first steps. These babies, although they live several states apart and have seen each other for a total of 2 weeks, are pretty synergistic, or so it seems. How many 9 month olds will notice his 6 month old cousin can’t get around as well as he can and bring her toys to play with or

When I couldn’t find those little baby mittens with a string that keeps them hooked onto their coat, I decided to get creative. With the plethora of fuzzy socks available lately, it’s easy to find some in the colors you want. My first thought was to use the toes since they’re already stitched together and that would be great for bigger hands (or if you find them in small sock sizes). I

A quick tidbit about me: I hate white walls. I mean I seriously hate white walls, particularly when they are done in a matte paint you cannot clean. More especially when those matte white un-cleanable walls are in a kitchen. Whenever I move, which has been often, I paint to make it my own. (With the exception of military housing and its white matte un-cleanable un-changeable walls,

This is a counter-post to my author friend Linda Acaster’s post today: #Nanowrimo is Live – But is it for you? I love Linda’s fiction and I respect her accomplishments, so this is all in good sport. No worries. I’ve heard every negative thing there is to hear about writing 50,000 words of a new novel in 30 days: everything from “writing should be spontaneous and not

This writer hates the cold. I mean I hate the cold with a lingering unforgiving passion. Still, I found myself shrugging at the people who think they’re tough because they dumped a bucket of ice water over their heads. Eh. I went to swimming lessons every summer as a kid at 7 am and jumped in that near-freezing cold water and stayed in it until I was too numb to know how freaking COLD it was. And

I’ve remained mostly quiet about the issue between Amazon and Hachette, although this is NOT only between the two companies; this involves all book companies and all authors. Since they decided to email directly and ask me to email Hachette to side with them against the publisher, gloves are off. Fine. Here’s my response, which I will also email to both companies at the addresses provided. You

The final character interview based on the beginning of the Rehearsal Series. Find the other two under the BOOKS heading. SUSIE BROOKS From the novel series Rehearsal by LK Hunsaker, as of March 1974 1. WHERE IS ONE OF YOUR SCARS AND HOW DID YOU GET IT? I don’t have scars. 2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Lavender paint, a photo collage from my childhood

Back in 2007, I did one of those surveys going around, but not for myself – for my Rehearsal characters. While organizing my blog a couple of days ago, I found that I posted one and left the other two hanging. Fair is fair. Time to remedy that! Evan Scott from the novel series Rehearsal by LK Hunsaker as of March 1974: 1. WHERE IS ONE OF YOUR SCARS