A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. From now until the end of January 2009, Marcia is donating 50 cents to Book Wish Foundation’s holiday campaign for every link left for Mailbox Monday. Here are the books that came into my house last week, courtesy of holiday presents… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – December 28th
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Bloggiesta Is Coming Next Month!
The holidays aren’t over and I’ve realized Bloggiesta is sneaking up on us. What is Bloggiesta? It’s basic a blogging marathon for bloggers of all types. Last year I created a favicon for my site, created a review policy page, and added plugins – including one to backup the WordPress database! Natasha Maw at Maw Books Blog hosts… Continue reading Bloggiesta Is Coming Next Month!
Do Nothing But Read Day
I just found out tomorrow is Do Nothing But Read Day. Yes, you read that right. You have permission to stay in your pajamas all day!
NaNoWriMo 2009 Wrap-Up
Just after 11:30pm Eastern time on November 30th, I crossed the finish line at 50,088 words. To be honest, it wasn’t until near the end of the month that I thought I might make it. A challenge was thrown down and I took it. I was averaging about 1000 words a day and was well… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2009 Wrap-Up
Introduction to: Decoding The Lost Symbol by Simon Cox
Introduction by Simon Cox, Author of Decoding The Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Expert Guide to the Facts Behind the Fiction It was April 2009, and I was just arriving at the London Book Fair at the Earls Court Exhibition Halls. I was intending on catching up with friends, my UK publisher, and having a general look… Continue reading Introduction to: Decoding The Lost Symbol by Simon Cox
Nearly on the Downward Slope
I am still plugging away at my NaNo Project. At 24,020 words, my Excel spreadsheet estimates I will be done on December 11th. I will keep writing one word at a time to get to the finish line. My goal is still 50 thousand words before December 1st. Because I spent very little time getting… Continue reading Nearly on the Downward Slope
Preview of Children of Dust by Ali Eteraz
One of the things I am doing differently this November than the last few Novembers is reading other books while working on my project for National Novel Writing Month. Here is a preview (Chapter 1) of what I’ve been reading. It’s Children of the Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan by Ali Eteraz. FSB Associates has kindly… Continue reading Preview of Children of Dust by Ali Eteraz
Almost the Ides of November
Yes, it’s November and that means it is National Novel Writing Month. Writers of all kinds sit down and write. At this point, everyone that is on track to “win” should be at 23338 words. Tomorrow they will hit the 25,000 word mark. According to the official NaNoWriMo web site the participants have written 1,040,165,647 words… Continue reading Almost the Ides of November
Green Books Campaign – Review of The Cardinal Divide by Stephen Legault
This review is part of the Green Books campaign. Today 100 bloggers are reviewing 100 great books printed in an environmentally friendly way. Our goal is to encourage publishers to get greener and readers to take the environment into consideration when purchasing books. This campaign is organized by Eco-Libris, a a green company working to green up the book industry by… Continue reading Green Books Campaign – Review of The Cardinal Divide by Stephen Legault
Green Books Campaign – November 10th
Eco-Libris organized a day for reviewers to focus on green books.  The Green Books Campaign day is November 10th. Over 100 green books reviewed by over 100 bloggers all on the same day. It should be neat! Here’s a list of books and the bloggers participating in the Green Books Campaign. I will be reviewing The Cardinal… Continue reading Green Books Campaign – November 10th