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Photo Contest Update….
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In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of Amber Benson. My brain…. ». April 25, 2011. Photo Contest Update…. I’m back from having my brain scanned for science. (Pictures forthcoming). And yesterday, I’d played with little Oot and unpacked my bag, I took a look at my planner. And it was strange. There was nothing on it. Nothing but a vast blankness stretching out in front of me. Some people complained that they only heard about contest until recently. While others pleaded that mi...
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The Fill in the Gaps: 100 project: Mariana by Monica Dickens
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The Fill in the Gaps: 100 project. Thursday, April 18, 2013. Mariana by Monica Dickens. This may be the loveliest opening to a novel that I have ever read. Mary sometimes heard people say: 'I can't bear to be alone." She could never understand this. All her life she had needed the benison of occasional solitude, and she needed it now more than ever. If she could not be with the man she loved, then she would rather be by herself.". She remembered her childhood, with a mother who had been widowed in the la...
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The Basics Challenge: October 2010
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A Self Designed Project for Writers and Readers. Friday, October 29, 2010. Dracula by Bram Stoker (audio version). I am Dracula, and I bid you welcome . . . An enduring classic with an extremely charming, truly evil, yet almost human monster. I suggest leaving the lights on. It is all told in letter format - epistolary or diary entries with each character well developed and interesting. Listening to the book in audio format, the telling is done via various voices and is close to perfect - old English...
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Nicola Reads YA: Book Haul | Book Mail Edition
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Book Haul Book Mail Edition. Thursday, 13 August 2015. I have been very lucky the past few weeks and had some amazing book mail! I've won a few giveaways, received a couple of ARCs and had some pre-order swag arrive. Reawkened by Colleen Houck. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey. Railhead by Philip Reeve. Hello, I Love You by Katie M. Stout. I won The Knife of Never Letting Go. And The Infinite Sea. From Anna at Enchanted by YA. I won the ARC of Railhead. 13 Au...
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The Basics Challenge: January 2010
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A Self Designed Project for Writers and Readers. Friday, January 8, 2010. Review by Shellie: The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox. Christina is a smart girl on the verge of being a teenager, but is essentially still a child. She is slightly awkward, wearing mismatched socks and a bit of an outcast at school. Her best friend is her rat, Raymond. For more information on The Magic Warble. And Victoria Simcox please see Layers of Thought’s Preview for the book. They have two healthy girls, one 8 and the other...
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Literary Girls Writing Group: March 2010
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Friday, March 19, 2010. Character Building 101: People, Not Names. Every writer knows that a story is not a story unless it's got good characters. Lovable (or unlovable. Characters that have personalities that are opposite of each other give your story some chemistry. Characters with opposite personalities can hate each other (like Philippe and the Countess) or they can get along perfectly (like Sophia and Del). Allow me to explain. Trick #4: Inner Conflict. Everybody has things going on in their lives t...
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Literary Girls Writing Group: August 2010
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Sunday, August 22, 2010. Guess That Character 2.0. I was inspired by the post Mary did a couple days ago about reading the blurb about a character with no physical description. And then guessing what they looked like so I decided to try it with one of my own characters. I chose to do Philippe because. Snore He turned. Del was asleep in her hammock. He smiled, stood, and picked up his candlestick. Journeying passed Del to the stairs, he slowly made his way up to the second floor. He gently...Guess as much...
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The Basics Challenge: February 2011
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A Self Designed Project for Writers and Readers. Saturday, February 19, 2011. Review: Shadow Bound by Erin Kellison. By Erin Kellison (reviewed by Shellie). A dark adult fairy story/urban fantasy that was fun, intelligent, has an element of paranormal romance, and a very creative premise. All based on a legend that includes a visit from an interesting version of death himself. 160; Not my usual choice of read having a tendency to veer away from genre books like this, I requested it on a whim from. Compl...
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Literary Girls Writing Group: October 2010
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Not Just Summer Reading. I can guarantee you that anytime between June and mid September you can go into any Barnes&Noble or Borders and there will be a table piled high with different books with a sign that says "Summer Reading". Okay. No problem there, but what about the other three seasons? Do people just suddenly stop reading as soon as the weather turns cold and not pick up a book until summer starts again? Posted by Tawnni Jensen. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Review: The Ho...
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Literary Girls Writing Group: October 2011
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011. October has arrived. Yes, October, the month of rain and colored leaves; a time when little children prepare costumes and count down the days until the night of sugary ecstasy, and the time of year I wander the aisles in my favorite little bookstore looking for anything that will scare me silly. After all, it wouldn't be October without true Halloween horror. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. By Robert Louis Stevenson. By Edgar Allen Poe. I Am Not a Serial Killer.
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