katherine sutcliffe
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Miracle and Jessica
I finished Miracle. I developed a lot more respect for this book as I read it. Clayton received more development as a character, and I found his actions more believable than I did initially. I also believed in the love between Clayton and Miracle. I felt that Miracle was over-dramatic and rather self-centered, honestly not Continue reading
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Re-reading Miracle
This winter break I’ve been re-reading Miracle, by Katherine Sutcliffe. When I was in high school, she was my favorite author, next to Victoria Holt. I’m amazed by how much Miracle inspired my own story ideas. I remember in college trying to write like Katherine Sutcliffe, when I was trying seriously to publish a romance Continue reading
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Winter reading notes
Today I finished reading Mary, by Mary Wollstonecraft. To be honest I found it lacking. The ending was poignant but the whole novel felt somehow incomplete. I understand its significance in terms of the Age of Reason school of thought giving way to the Romantic, in which emotions take prevalence over order. I recall reading Continue reading
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Let’s go over the shopping … (this week)
JoAnn McCalls’ little red riding hood pattern McCalls’ flower fairy pattern cross stitch thread to finish my cardigan … blah jewelry fixings to do my jewelry … etc. brown rooster fabric, 3 yds St. Vincent dePaul vintage long brown skirt with black flowers, $3.50 an old and extremely dirty porcelain doll in a brown lace Continue reading
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Katherine Sutcliffe’s books
I have felt this great obsession lately with Katherine Sutcliffe’s books, with my fragmented, faded high school memories of all of her books. Her books have an intensity I long to study. I feel like maybe before I wasn’t ready to go deep with emotions the way she did. I couldn’t identify with those intense Continue reading
Sunlight-Colored Roses 