Happy Sunday! My goal for Round 3 of A Round of Words in 80 Days is to write another 10,000 words on my unfinished fantasy manuscript. That averages to 125 words a day. I’ve written nothing new this month. There are about 7 weeks until the end of this round. I’m going to have to get my… Continue reading ROW80 Sunday Check-in with Random Thoughts
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ROW80 Midweek Check-in August 3rd and Procrastination
Happy Wednesday! My goal for Round 3 of A Round of Words in 80 Days is to write another 10,000 words on my unfinished fantasy manuscript. That averages to 125 words a day. I’ve written nothing new this month. Goal: 10,000 Words Words Written: 1204 Progress: Behind But Can Still Catch Up What are your… Continue reading ROW80 Midweek Check-in August 3rd and Procrastination
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
Title: The Invisible Bridge Author: Julie Orringer Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library I enjoyed Julie Orringer’s short story collection, How to Breathe Underwater, so thought I would enjoy her debut novel as well. The book flap described The Invisible Bridge as the epic tale of three brothers and for a long time… Continue reading The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
2010 EW Summer Books Challenge
 Booking Mama is hosting a 2010 EW Summer Books Challenge through Labor Day and I’ve decided to participate. Several of the books I’ve been looking forward to reading are on the Entertainment Weekly’s list of books they can’t wait to read this summer. Since I’m not doing a summer reading club this year I thought… Continue reading 2010 EW Summer Books Challenge
A Good Year by Peter Mayle
This was my final book for the Lit Flicks Challenge and I only had a few days to get it read. I can read some books rather quickly but the way this started didn’t give me much hope. It was an entertaining read, though. Previously, I’d read A Year in Provence by Mayle and was… Continue reading A Good Year by Peter Mayle
Lit Flicks Challenge Completed
I’ve now completed my first reading challenge. This helped me get some of my TBR books into my read pile which is always good. It was fun reading the reviews of books and movies I’d already read and seen. Even more fun was finding out about titles that were new to me. Here were the… Continue reading Lit Flicks Challenge Completed
Lit Flicks Challenge Update – Only a Few Days Left!
 I may be cutting it close! I have one book from my list left to read and there are only a few more days left in the month. The Good German Devil In a Blue Dress A Good Year Twilight Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (Bonus) The Jane Austen Book Club
Devil In A Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
For a long time I stayed away from this book. When it comes to series I am a completest – it doesn’t feel right to me to read a book out of order in a series and I mistakenly believed this was not the first Easy Rawlins book. The Lit Flicks challenge made me look… Continue reading Devil In A Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon
This book was made into a movie starring Lindsay Lohan, Alison Pill and Megan Fox. Though I did not watch the movie as part of the Lit Flicks Challenge I can see how the novel could easily be adapted. Many Young Adult novels follow a formula. In one, the main character gets into an impossible situation… Continue reading Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon
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