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"If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that."

Okay, so no pressure or anything, but Stephen King clearly has a point.  And yet no matter what I do, my ‘to read’ pile invariably looks like this.  In fact, at the moment, the fiction side of it looks exactly like this.  I buy books faster than I can read them, and then feel guilty about the way they are piling up around our ears.

So recently, when we were in the middle of moving house, I made yet another resolution about my reading habits.  I decided to make some new rules for once the dust from the move had settled, and this time I’d stick to them (I know, I know, but just humour me for a minute, will you?)

The New Rules (which are suprisingly similar to the old ones...)

1. (i)Find a book group to join (thanks to my friend Kaye, this rule has already worked and I’ve found a great group)
   

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2. (ii)Alternate one book in English and one book in French, as much as possible.
   

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3. (iii)Life is too short to stick with a book I’m not enjoying just because I should read it.
   

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4. (iv)Keep a reading journal so that reading can be a tool as well as a joy.
   

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5. (v)Remember that adding books to my Amazon wishlist feels a lot like buying them.
   

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6. (vi)Use Roman numerals so it’s less obvious how few rules there actually are on my list.