Alex asked me to write about my writing process for today’s blog. As she so well knows, I’ve struggled enormously with fitting my interminable array of arms, legs, tentacles, mandibles, and various unmentionables into this diabolical box they call (gasp!) The Outline.

Well, bugger that.

Not surprisingly, as a writer one of things I Love most are books. I love reading them, holding them, sniffing them, looking at them, and letting them surround me as I’m swallowed up in yet another story.

One of the greatest parts of being a writer is my “homework” is to read as much as I can and everything I can. How wonderful is that? So to end this month of Love, I’d like to list books I’ve read over the last few months that left an impact on me. Each of them has a unique charm and message.

February, despite its gray, cloud-fill days, and perhaps because of its cold nights, brings thoughts and remembrances of love. Valentine’s Day plays no small part in this. As if a brazen precursor to Spring, we’re reminded of hope, and whispered promises, and love.

Poetry, through its minimal yet precise use of words, is the perfect vehicle for expressing something so intangible.

I’ve read, although can’t vouch for it first hand, that while there’s only one word for love in English, in Arabic there are over forty. Whichever language, nuances exist for this most mercurial of emotions.

Catch my interview about *Pinterest Power* on Nerd Stalker with co-author Jason. Click on the link!

First sales numbers from the publisher are looking good and we’re number one in Amazon Hot New Releases in the Marketing for Small Businesses Category. Whew!