Overwhelmed

After yesterday's post it should not be the least bit surprising that I am overwhelmed by my reading list. Even now I feel guilty that I should be reading and not writing, even when the whole purpose of me reading is to get better at writing. It's ridiculous.

Today's book acquisition........ The Actor and the Housewife - Shannon Hale

I've been waiting for this book for a while and finally I got the e-mail this morning that it was waiting for me at the library. Why didn't I buy this book? Even I don't know the answer to this one. The book hooked me as soon as I saw the synopsis in a magazine 6 months ago. It's taken that long for my library to acquire it and then even longer for my turn on the library's waiting list.

This goes into the huge pile on my desk. I'm not kidding when I say that there are 5 stacks 8 books deep on my desk. It's just so much and I want to read it all, but really how much is too much reading? I'd say I'm right at 2-4 hours a day at least. I could easily spend 6-8 and on a really good weekend I can squeeze at least one six hour day. Now if only I could channel that same energy into writing.

Tomorrow's post will be all about magazine article writing and what little I know about it.