I’ll admit it: I’m chintzy with my book review stars. I save my 5-star recommendations for books that are perfect – the ones I stay up all night for, the ones I’d re-read immediately, the ones for which I’d grab … Continue reading
“Someone reading a book is a sign of . . . ” A few weeks ago, my writing professor put this quote by Mary Ruefle up on the computer. And since the giant guy between me and the projector screen … Continue reading
I’ve been saving links to blogs I really liked, some new and some old, and it’s sharing time! And not just blog links – there’s an ROW80 goal update at the bottom. Some heart-warming, life-affirming, thought-provoking, general feel-good stuff: Kids … Continue reading
I didn’t believe it. You’re not going to believe it. But I dare you to try! Matt Stopera over on BuzzFeed.com mentioned a study that proves* viewing pictures of baby animals increases productivity. And then follows it with some of … Continue reading
I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of Shrilugh, by Myndi Shafer this weekend. Not for the possibility of a book review (I only review books I like, and there was no guarantee I’d like it enough), but … Continue reading
For all you Phillipa Gregory fans (The Other Boleyn Girl, The Kingmaker’s Daughter, etc), she’ll be having a live video chat over on Goodreads on Wednesday (Aug 29) at 1:00 pm Eastern time. Here’s the Goodreads link to the invite. … Continue reading
I’m not usually a Stephen King fan. I think he’s a powerful writer, and I love his memoir/writing book, On Writing, but I’m just not into horror. I read Carrie long ago and that was quite enough for me – … Continue reading
What is literary citizenship? How do you promote it, and are you a good literary citizen? Some of my shower thoughts (best time for thinking, right?) kept tumbling around and then mixed with Cathy Day’s talk about literary citizenship at … Continue reading
The contest is over and we had a blast! Samantha Warren had a humdinger of a 30th birthday celebration, we all had fun visiting various blogs looking for answers and finding interesting new blogging voices, and by now some lucky … Continue reading
What a fun week it’s been. I had a few more blog readers, more comments, and more re-tweets than I expected! Thank you all – they were fun to read and I hope to see you back here again, now … Continue reading