I went to a reading of The Senator’s Wife by Sue Miller earlier this evening. It was a lot of fun. I’ll post more about it this week but wanted to mention it was a good time! She’s one class act.
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Lit Flicks Challenge Update
 Here is my initial list of novels for the challenge: The Good German Devil In a Blue Dress A Good Year The Name of The Rose Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen My updated list looks like this: The Good German Devil In a Blue Dress A Good Year Twilight Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen… Continue reading Lit Flicks Challenge Update
Fun Words and Phrases
Some words and phrases are more fun or interesting than others. Two of my favorite words are accoutrement and quotidian. I like the way they roll off my tongue though I don’t use them in conversation. They make me laugh. Several months ago I heard the phrase “green collar” and it made me giggle. An… Continue reading Fun Words and Phrases
The Good German by Joseph Kanon
One of my picks for the Lit Flicks Challenge hosted by Jessica at The Bluestocking Society was The Good German by Joseph Kanon. First I read the book and then several weeks later I watched the movie directed by Steven Soderbergh starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Tobey Maguire. I loved the book and hated the… Continue reading The Good German by Joseph Kanon
The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
After witnessing a portion of the release party for Breaking Dawn I had to read the books for myself to understand what the big fuss was all about. I mostly borrowed the books of a co-worker and I finished Breaking Dawn during the Labor Day weekend. (A lot of the time I read faster than… Continue reading The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
2008 Publications
Here is the list of my publications in 2008. This includes book reviews that have not appeared on this site. I had two writing goals for 2008. The first was to start my web site and the second was to get some more of my writing published. 2008 brought a lot of rejections my way… Continue reading 2008 Publications
Preditors and Editors Polls!
Voting has begun in the Preditors and Editors polls for 2008 and will continue through January 14th. Winners will be announced in February. The main voting page can be found here. You can even nominate a site or person that you think is missing! Just place your vote and enter your email address. They will send you… Continue reading Preditors and Editors Polls!
December 2008
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in December: 0 Rejections in December: 1 Submissions sent out in December: 3 Total stories/poems pending responses: 1 In December my review of The Lost Episodes of Beatie Scareli by Ginnetta Correli appeared in Niteblade, December 2008 Issue. I sent… Continue reading December 2008
Happy One Year Anniversary!
A year ago today was my first post welcoming all my visitors. In order to thank all my readers for stopping by this year I’d like to offer a present. Between now and 11pm Eastern on January 5th, 2009 just leave a comment on this post letting me know what you like best about my… Continue reading Happy One Year Anniversary!
Not a Villain – Just an Unlikable Character!
One thing I’ve been told repeatedly as a writer is to make the main character likable or provide something that makes the reader connect with the character. I recently reviewed a book in which the main character was unlikable. The character was so unpleasant I kept wanting to put the book down unfinished but didn’t. If… Continue reading Not a Villain – Just an Unlikable Character!