A big thank you to Marcia at A Girl and Her Books for originating Mailbox Monday. This weekly meme is now on tour with a new host each month. June’s host is Bluestocking. It was a week of ebooks at my house. The first book to arrive was an ARC of The Egyptian by Layton… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – June 27th
Month: June 2011
A Round of Words in 80 Days
Earlier this year one of my twitter friends was using the #ROW80 hashtag. She was participating in A Round of Words in 80 Days and giving links to her update posts. In addition to blog posts she was tweeting about it. It was my plan to take part in the last round but I’m making… Continue reading A Round of Words in 80 Days
Mailbox Monday – June 13th
A big thank you to Marcia at A Girl and Her Books for originating Mailbox Monday. This weekly meme is now on tour with a new host each month. June’s host is Bluestocking. This week I added two new books to my to be read list. The first was Something Deadly This Way Comes by… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – June 13th
May 2011
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews and interviews are not included. Sales in May: 0 Rejections in May:Â 0 Submissions sent out in May:Â 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses:Â 1 May was a writing challenge month. At NaNoLJers we did Writo de Mayo, Joely Sue Burkhart’s MayNoWriMo, and Savvy Authors had… Continue reading May 2011
Regal Literary YA Summer Giveaway
Regal Literary Inc. is holding a giveaway. The May giveaway of Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard is over but it’s not too late to register for the other two books. They’re Possession by Elana Johnson and A Scary Scene in a Scary Movie by Matt Blackstone. Stop on by – you may find something good to… Continue reading Regal Literary YA Summer Giveaway
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Title: Water for Elephants Author: Sara Gruen Publisher: Algonquin Paperbacks Source: My personal library I’ve been interested in reading Sara Gruen’s books for years. In one of the first interviews I read of hers, she mentioned she wrote the first draft of this novel during NaNoWriMo and it’s now a habit. While I was off… Continue reading Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen