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  • To smell or not to smell …

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    I recently read an article that said that out of all the senses, smell is the one used least in books. People look and hear and touch and taste much more than they smell. Authors just don’t describe the way things smell a lot.

    To challenge myself to break the mold, I’ve decided in my next book (a paranormal chick-lit spy thriller) that my main character is going to smell. A lot. She’s going to have magic anyway. Why not give her an enhanced sense of smell? It’s so crazy it just might work.  

    What are some of your favorite smells? Cookies baking? Vanilla? Spices? I’m taking nominations for memorable aromas …

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    780 and counting …

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    I read somewhere that a person can only read about 3,000 books in her lifetime (on average). This depresses me. Only 3,000? I could probably find that many books I wanted to read in a year’s time. Good grief, every time I flip through Romantic Times I find at least 20 or so that sound interesting.

    After hearing this stat, I started a list of all the books that I’ve read. Right now, I’m up to 780 and hope to hit 800 by the end of the year. The number would probably be closer to 1,000 if you factored in all the Baby-Sitter Club, Sweet Valley High, and other books I read as a kid. But it’s just 780 since I started keeping track.

    Next on my to-be-read pile are some freebies I got from the RWA convention and a couple of fantasy books from the library.

    What about you? How many books do you think you’ve read? What are you reading right now? Inquiring minds want to know …