Monday, July 28, 2008

Book Clubs

I love book clubs. There's a resurgence of them these days - as well as things like knitting clubs. I met a fifteen year old girl who loved to knit.

Tonight I was honored to join a book club who'd read Sweet Caroline. It was fun to meet and talk about the book, hear how the reader interpreted relationships and scenarios. It put me in a whole different mind set of considering how different readers are, and their responses.

I can't write to that, I'd go crazy, but I can work to find unique angles. I love discussing a book after it's done. How it came about, why I made the decisions I made in writing or rewriting it.

This book club was a kind, smart group of women. Hopefully I'll have some pictures in a few days.

Labels: book clubs, fiction, reading, Sweet Caroline

posted by Rachel Hauck @ 9:35 PM  

5 Comments:

• At 9:46 AM,  Robin said…

  Our church women's ministries sponsors a summer book club every summer. We look forward to it all year long. There's just something amazing about a bunch of women sitting around discussing the latest book - very satisfying!
  
  I just finished Love Begins With Elle - and I enjoyed every word of it.

   

• At 9:47 AM,  Sharon Hayes said…

  Rachel, this is great - that would be so much fun talking w/readers that way. Whenever you come to Kville the ladies at church that have read your books wnt to meet you - so I'll have them over for "tea" or something.
  
  Love you much
  Mom

   

• At 2:34 PM,  Rachel said…

  I had a great time at the book club last night and really appreciated that you could join us!
  Thanks again, Rachel.

   

• At 4:15 PM,  Elizabeth said…

  Your pic is so cute Rachel!
  Looking forward to seeing you next week :-)
  
  ~Elizabeth

   

• At 11:41 PM,  D & J said…

  Thanks for coming and sharing your thoughts! Its always great to hear what was behind the writing and to learn more about the author!
  =)

   

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