The first ever review of any of my writing. I'm simply ecstatic. Scroll to the bottom of the screen to read the review.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5074

Short, shorter, and shortest

It's a point of discussion in some parts of the writing world. Will today's texting change the course of reading? Will people opt for shorter stories in preference to the standard-length novel?

Based on that model, one writer believes that movie scripts may become the next written art form.

(http://cdeemer2007.blogspot.com/2010/01/is-writing-changing.html)

Me? I'm leaning toward what I call, short shorts. And worse than that, I'm basing my bias on nothing more substantial than my self-published writing experience.

I have three tomes published on various ebook sites through Smashwords.com. And what is my experience there? By far, my most read work is my short story, The Baying Witness. It has an astounding number of readers for an unknown writer like me. People like to download it. It far out distances the number of downloads I've experienced for the sample chapters of my novels. However, it's not a clear cut issue, as The Baying Witness is also a free read. How much that influences the outcome, I do not know.

Anyway, you may read the review here by scrolling to the bottom of the screen.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5074

Happy reading and even better writing,

Anna

Then & Now

If life is a journey, who thought life would carry me here? And so quickly?

My children are grown. My oldest granddaughter becomes a teenager this October. My daily partner on my path now is my cat. Don't knock that. He's a most special guy. He was feeling frisky today. Each time I leaned forward, he hopped up on my back. He's like that. He keeps me from becoming completely lost in my solitude.

God bless cats.

Of course there are still things to occupy or preoccupy my time. I can quilt. I can write. I can play bridge, or garden, or run errands. It's amazing since I've retired how many errands there are now to run. In fact they're so frequent I can hardly get anything else done.

And so it goes. Time slips quickly away. Hug your days. Cherish them. Even when retired.

Best wishes to all.