Crib Notes-I Wish I'd Written That!

I’m going to let you in on a little secret, inside of every avid reader is a writer dying to get out! And trust me when I tell you they aren’t dreaming small, they are looking to publish the next epic novel. I accepted long ago that I didn’t have a book in me, but that doesn’t stop me from thinking…I could have written that!

THE STAND – Stephen King

If You Like…The Fireman, Lord Of The Rings

Trying to distill the scope of this novel to a snippet is like trying to fit the entire world on the head of a pin. So instead I will spew out some apt descriptors for you to ponder; epic, apocalyptic, ingenious, provocative, riveting, horrifying, hopeful, and in the end, masterfully written from start to finish. That distance being quite daunting at 1,200+ pages.

OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO – Dr. Seuss

If You Like…Shel Silverstein, Dennis Lee

Who wouldn’t want to have the capacity to delight, entertain and enlighten children of all ages across generations? Imagine that when read aloud, the words you have strung together become wondrous and whimsical magic. As the kids these days are saying…mic dropped!

THE F*CK BOOKS – Oh So Many People…

If You Like…I would say Google the F word but that’s a deep dark rabbit hole

It started with the likes of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck and then the onslaught was unleashed. Secrets of Not Giving A F*ck, How to Be F*cking Awesome, UnF*ck Yourself…and so on. If I’d known there was a market for this, I would have put pen to paper decades ago. To think I could have made a career out of my love of foul language!

READY PLAYER ONE – Ernest Cline

If You Like…Red Rising, Little Brother

World building? Pop culture? Geeks? Apparently the ingredients for a read everyone seemed to be waiting for without even knowing it. This nerdgasm of a book crossed both genres and generations to reach a huge audience. Plenty of action to go along with all that nostalgia.