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We’ve all heard of March Madness. I don’t associate the term with basketball as much as going crazy from cabin fever. Winters are long in Maine, and by February everyone I know is pretty much nuts.  As great as the cold weather is for keeping me inside to write, I’m ready for some sun. 

So on the warmest day in recent memory–a whopping 45 degrees—I sat on my slushy driveway in a patch of sunshine (without a coat!) and plotted my next book. The hero and heroine are going to meet in a blizzard. And I got to thinking, what if someone reads this book in the midst of a heat wave? Won’t they long for the crisp air and swirling snow I’ll write about that I’m so sick of living through? Books have amazing power to transport us, but I’ll want to write my couple into spring ASAP, LOL.

Besides writing a lot this winter, I’ve also become completely addicted to my nook. I bought it last April, but what with one thing and another (a bad battery and no time), did not get into it until recently. I’ve always claimed to be an old-fashioned paperback girl, but how I’ve changed. Instant gratification is what it’s all about. If someone recommends a book, I can order it before I forget the title. In my quest for sun, we’ve planned a vacation next month, and my nook will come along with 40+ books I haven’t read yet. My suitcase is thanking me already. In fact, I gave my original nook to my husband and splurged on a nookcolor so we won’t have to fight over it by the pool.

How have you been spending your February? Will you be mad by March? Do you have an e-reader you love or do you need the real book in your hand?