books

The Big Day!

After a challenging and emotional week, today arrived with fanfare! Ever since I was a little girl who fell in love with the written word, I wanted to be a published author. My dream has come true with the release of my first book today, and it feels like it’s just the beginning. I already […]

Starcat’s Ten Best Books of 2012

Here, as revealed on the most recent episode of the PawedCats Podcast, is my list of the ten best books I read in 2012. These are my favorites of all the books I read last year. Please note, these aren’t necessarily books that came out in 2012, just my favorites of the ones I read. […]

Starcat’s Favorites: In the Heart of Summer

Here we are in the heart of summer! We’ve been having a heat wave here in Maine, which I always enjoy. I suspect I might be the only one, though. Most folks were huddled up miserably with air conditioners and fans. I’m strange, I know, but I love being very warm! Some of my other […]

Giving Myself a Boost

My back is feeling much better, thanks for asking! The all-natural cure included time, gentle yoga, rest, Reiki, heat and cold, and swimming. ElvenTiger gave me a great massage, too. She’s got the healing touch, for certain. I’m really enjoying July thus far. I overdid it in June – I just had too much running […]

Book Work and Hiking

Today, thanks to a conversation with a friend who asked just the right question, I reserved the domain name for a new website. I was telling him about my book contract, and he wanted to know if I had a website for it yet. Aha! I didn’t, but I soon will. I reserved www.starcatscorner.com (don’t […]

It’s Manuscript Day

Today’s the day I’m finishing up my book manuscript (Starcat’s Corner: Essays on Pagan Living) and submitting it to my publisher. It’s my deadline, not theirs. The publisher said that whenever I get it to them, they’ll start there and get rolling on putting it into production. But I know myself, and if I don’t have some […]

Much Gratitude

As I write this, Merlin cat is snuggling on my lap and purring. He seems to be feeling much better, and is back to his normal schedule of spending lots of time outdoors, especially during the run of warmer weather we’ve been having. He does enjoy more snuggles and Reiki than he did prior to […]

Starcat’s Ten Best Books of 2011

As promised on this week’s episode of the PawedCats Podcast, here is my list of the ten best books I read in 2011. These are my favorites out of the 51 books I read last year. Please note, these aren’t necessarily books that came out in 2011, just my favorites of the ones I read. […]

Course of Study

I’m doing an impromptu course of study, mostly of Buddhism but also other systems of examining the mind and emotions. I’ve mentioned here how I enjoy reading epic fantasy and other types of fiction. But I usually also have some kind of non-fiction, usually spiritual, book going as well. The last three that I’ve read […]

Epic Fantasy for a Rainy Week

We’ve had a lot of rain this week, so I’ve had some extra reading time, which I just adore. I’m currently reading book three of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, and I’ve added it to the list of my all-time favorite epic fantasy series. Which made me think, hey, have I […]