BedTimeStories: The Short, Long and Tall Tales of a Sleepwriter by Barbara WortonDo you ever experience nights when you’re ready for a deep, restful sleep but find yourself tossing and turning and your mind running? So did writer Barbara Worton, and one day she decided to act on it. In BedTimeStories: The Short, Long and Tall Tales of a Sleepwriter, Worton takes her readers on an adventure through a compilation of nightly thoughts that develop into short stories as she processes them in her mind, searching for clarity and a good night’s sleep. Each night at bedtime, Worton grabs a pen and paper, listens to her neurotic mind, and writes freely of the stories it tells her. But don’t let the title fool you; with each passage equaling roughly one page and a few being two to three pages in length, Worton’s stories are full of the honesty, insecurity, and humor that will have readers wide-eyed, intrigued, and wanting more with each story.
In “Enough,” the author shares her deep desire to be complete—physically and mentally—for the one she adores. In “Merci,” readers get insight into Worton’s deep desire to hear from a lost loved one. And in “My Dinner with Barbara,” the writer sits down to a lovely dinner with two other writers who have more in common with her than a love for the well-written word.
BedTimeStories: The Short, Long and Tall Tales of a Sleepwriter will not only take readers on a whimsical journey through the author’s nocturnal thoughts, but will also inspire them to get out their own pen and paper, release their creative writing talents, and explore what their minds are telling them. As I did find the book uniquely entertaining, I do think the suggested $14.95 price tag is a bit high for the small paperback. The book is scheduled for release in October 2007.
Review by Jennifer Fields, Indigo Editing, LLC
BedTimeStories: The Short, Long and Tall Tales of a Sleepwriter
Publisher: Great Little Books
ISBN: 978-0-97-906610-8
Paperback, $14.95
Hi, This is Barbara Worton, the author. Thanks for the great review. Just wanted to clarify, that the book is in hardcover, 128 pages. My publicist sent you the galleys. Thanks again, Barbara
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