My goal for 2020 was to read at least a book a week. I did brilliantly in January. And then didn’t read a thing in February. Ahh well. I’m going to try to catch up since I’m in between WIPs.
So, here’s what I’ve been reading lately.
1. Lavender Blue by Laura Childs – I have mixed feelings about this one but overall I enjoyed it.
2. Thicker than Water by Becca Seymour – Adored this. 5 stars!
3. Follow My Lead by Louisa Masters – Also adored this one.
4. Julia Chase’s Kitty Couture series for a second time. Such a fun cozy series.
I’m currently writing Cosplay Killer an MM Cosy Mystery featuring two men who are into video games, music, and musical theatre.
In doing research, I had to brush up on some Broadway stuff. I’m not massively into plays. It’s never been my thing, though I have a lot of friends who are. I knew a little about Hamilton from friends and also because I think Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius of a wordsmith.
So, I found this video of him performing Alexander Hamilton at the White House.
I watched it twenty times. I was mesmerized. History has always been an obsession of mine and I was entranced by his performance.
Now, I’m autistic. I frequently fall down rabbit holes into new obsessions. And I haven’t had a new ‘special interest’ in a good while.
And I certainly didn’t intend to find one while researching a new cosy mystery series.
But there I was, going from one video to quite literally watching every Hamilton thing I could find on Youtube. Now I’ve listened to the soundtrack of the original cast a hundred times at this point.
Christopher Jackson and Lin-Manuel Miranda performing One Last Time are particularly brilliant.
