I do believe in the old adage that a good writer must write a lot...and also read a lot. But here's the truth: I haven't been doing nearly enough of either of those lately. Especially the reading part. Oh, I REREAD plenty of my old favorites, but lately when I try to peek into something new I end up walking away pretty quickly. I've been unable to read much of anything for the whole of 2017, but I'm hoping it's going to change.

Correction: IT IS GOING TO CHANGE.

So I went on a book-buying binge...