Well, I was going to force myself to get some writing done before I blogged, but Tracey tagged me. In this little game, I'm supposed to tell 15 things about myself that are book-related. So here goes:

1. My dad taught me to read when I was four and from that minute on I have loved books!

2. When I was little my favorite thing to do was rake up the leaves or freshly-mown grass into a circular fort and get in the middle with a book and pretend I was invisible.

3. The first book I really really remember was a reader with balloons on it in first grade. I've searched for that book on ebay for years because I remember the series had blue books, red books, and green books. (and possibly yellow.) But I can't remember the name. I'd just like to hold it in my hand again, you know?

4. In Kevin's family, it's extremely rude to bring a book to the dinner table. In my family, it's rude NOT to. (Kind of an exaggeration, but we have been known to all take our books into a restaurant and companionably read and eat.)

5. When we went on camping trips once a year, my daddy would always threaten to never take us again if we didn't get our "noses out of those books and look at the beautiful scenery!"

6. I discovered Emilie Loring books when I was in fifth grade and for the rest of my adolescence I was hooked on romance.

7. There are a few childhood books that stand above the rest -- A Wrinkle In Time and all of the companion books by Madeleine L'Engle -- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis -- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott -- Half Magic by hmmm. . .somebody Eager?

8. My mom bought a set of World Books when I was seven and in the front of the dictionary they had challenge/vocabulary words for each grade level. I can remember trying to memorize them and test myself.

9. I hardly ever read non-fiction books.

10. My sisters and I used to sit around and come up with book plots. We'd dream about actually writing one. It's not official but I think two of my sisters and I are about to actually sell a series together.

11. My favorite books in adulthood are the same ones that were my favorites in childhood. I guess that means I never matured. :)

12. A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers changed me as a Christian. I read it at least once a year.

13. The most fun book I've ever written is a novella - My True Love Gave To Me - in SIMPLY CHRISTMAS. When Penny Lassiter's husband disrupts her carefully planned holiday season with a surprise trip, it makes me laugh.

14. I don't get to read near as many books since I write as I did before I started writing.

15. My friends have amazing books and I feel honored to read them in advance. Susie Mae Warren, Tracey Bateman, Rachel Hauck, and Susan Downs make me raise my own standard in writing every time I read something they've written.

Lynette Sowell, you've been tagged! I'll be checking up to see what 15 things you choose to say that are book-related. Peace out!