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A Year in the Life, Week 31 – Your Perfect Opposite | LL Word

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Every journey begins with a single Word. A Year in the Life, Week 31 – Your Perfect Opposite. This week’s prompt referenced the Griffin and Sabine books. A Vending Machine Ring – to symbolize that happiness does not have to come with a hefty price tag. A thermometer with a probe cover – because it’s important to protect yourself before you go into a heated situation. A roll of duct tape – because sometimes keeping it together requires strong adhesiveness and a tough backing. Thermometer with probe cover.

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Are You a Success? By Whose Standards? | LL Word

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Every journey begins with a single Word. Are You a Success? I’m still a little bleary-eyed and disjointed from odd train schedules and driving throughout the night — I just got back from the annual Call To Action conference. Where I came up with ideas for at least two blog posts for Young Adult Catholics. Which I’ll review here by next week. Source: Flickr: Jim Henson’s Fantastic World. On the drive home this morning, I was listening to the new biography on Jim Henson. Then write for a wider audience.

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Book Review: Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones | LL Word

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Every journey begins with a single Word. Book Review: Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones. Since The Dark Crystal. Has been occupying so much of my creative space these last couple months, it seemed worth sharing my review of the new Jim Henson biography here. As a creative person, I found the biography to be inspiring on many levels — in its reassurance that even cultural icons faced drawbacks and rejection. Just so you’re prepared, Jim Henson dies at the end. This entry was posted on Sunday, N...

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Have Books, Will Read, Need Time | LL Word

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Every journey begins with a single Word. Have Books, Will Read, Need Time. Recently, I’ve had the good luck to acquire a nice stack of new (or new-to-me) writing books. They are …. Publishing E-books for Dummies by Ali Luke. 8211; This is fairly technical reading, but after checking it out from the library, I really wanted my own copy as a reference. I’m about halfway through and plan to use it as my Bible for formatting and publishing. The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide by Angela Ackerman. So OSC i...

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Dark Crystal Authorquest – The Final Stretch | LL Word

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Every journey begins with a single Word. Dark Crystal Authorquest – The Final Stretch. I’m entering the final stretch of the Dark Crystal Authorquest. And much as in the frenzy of NaNoWriMo. I’m starting to feel as though I hardly have any words to spare for non-Authorquest writing endeavors. I did manage to write last week’s. Post while in the car on the way to Rapid City for Thanksgiving, and I got half of an entry written from A Year in the Life. On Saturday, along with a few short journal entries.

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Insights on Writing | LL Word

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Every journey begins with a single Word. I started this page because I always hated passing on copies of writing books or magazines without extracting a couple lines that really resonated with me. Now I have a place to keep those insights and I can pass their sources on to another writer. From Writers Digest, September 2011, interview with Donald Miller. From the same issue, an interview with ZZ Packer. From an unknown issue of FundsForWriters. And I read neither author! 8220;When I write a book, I write...

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Jenna | Underwater Reading

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8220;Punk Rock Catfish”: Q and A with Brenna Ehrlich, author of PLACID GIRL. Asymp; Leave a comment. Brenna Ehrlich’s YA debut. Came out today, and I had mentioned that it was one of the August books I’m psyched for. I whipped through this fast-paced read like lightning out of Asgard! This book blew me away and Brenna was kind enough to spend some time answering my silly questions about. Music, and her writing. It’s my very first author interview, folks! Oh, I love TONS of smaller bands. That’s...8212; H...

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So … I’ve been thinking of starting a blog | Underwater Reading

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So … I’ve been thinking of starting a blog. Asymp; 2 Comments. I knew I’d come up with a name that was uniquely mine. I registered the blog name as soon as I could. And that’s how my blog Mermaid Pants. Came into the world. I also started using the name all across social media. In 2011 (which still gets occasional hits from people doing Google searches about Andersen’s sexuality) or this post from 2010 called The 5 Best YA Novels You’ve (Probably) Never Read. The Road to Oz. I really, really didn’t...

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July | 2015 | Underwater Reading

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5 August Releases I’m Psyched For. Asymp; 3 Comments. August is less than a week away and there are a few new releases that I’m pretty eager for. I’m even lucky enough to have read a few of them in advance! I may be drowning in student debt, but at least my status as a library worker and MLIS candidate has perks of free books before they even come out! I devoured Felicia Day’s book. You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). I’ve been anxiously awaiting. Slasher Girls and Monster Boys. The plot centers...