List three books that have had an impact on you. Why?
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston – this is my all-time favorite book. I needed three credits in English so I took a summer course at my university and was introduced to the Harlem Renaissance. It’s not an exaggeration to say it changed my life. There was something magical about Ms. Hurston’s use of language. It envelopes and evokes. I still have the copy of the book for that class tucked away safely on my bookshelf. I do not let anyone borrow it.
2. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon – this is my second all-time favorite book. I had no idea what I was getting into when I started this book and series. I sent an email to the author when I finished this book and she replied. I printed it out and tucked it into the paperback, which has been read so many times it’s earmarked with love. Yes, I have the rest of the books too. Yes, I waited for what felt like 65 years for the show to be created. Yes, I’m waiting on season eight during the usual Droughtlander. But, I should say upfront the books are nothing like the series because the books are typically 1000 pages of genius storytelling, and though the series is based on the books, it in no way comes close to the original. This book is impactful due to its ability for the reader to step through the stones, as it were. It’s a place to get lost in if you’re looking to get lost. 
3. Love Match by yours truly
Yes, it might sound a little strange to say this book impacted me a great deal, but if you’ve written a book, you know what I’m talking about. It doesn’t matter if your book was published or not, if you have written a book and it is yours, it has changed your life. If you tell other people, and they read your book, it changes you even more. When people start to have opinions about your words, that is probably the greatest impact. It takes a lot of courage to write and have other people read what you’ve written. One could even call a blog a type of book. It’s a book that keeps writing itself each day. It’s something that means something to the writer, but also it’s something that the reader takes part in. And it takes courage from the author to post their words. Words on a blog can be equally if not more impactful than an entire bound book. But that’s a different subject for a different day.
Incidentally, when I was looking for an image of my own book to post here, I found out my book is being sold on eBay for $29.08. Just a suggestion: my book isn’t that expensive brand new. I’m not sure that the seller is going to make any profit after shipping – unless of course, they found a brand new copy of my book. But another question then begs to be asked: where is my royalty check?
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Outlander is a good show, but not surprisingly that you say that it’s far away from the books. That’s the usual story unfortunately. I might read the series too someday. Thanks for sharing!
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You definitely should read the books! They are a time investment, but if you have time, I highly recommend them.
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Adore the first and was so excited to read the second, because some of my favorite people are also as enamored with it as yourself, but I couldn’t submerge. It was likely timing, so I hope to pick the series up again down the line. Did I know you WROTE a book? I don’t think so.
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It’s a very big time investment to read outlander. And there’s a lot of information coming out at you. Sometimes people just don’t like it, and that’s okay. But if you’re willing to try again, I would recommend it. 😊
I have indeed written a book! 😊
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Lol Amy! About a royalty cheque! What is the title of your book? I’ll buy it!
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Thanks, Carol Anne! There is a photo right there of the book 😊
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