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Banned Books Week

Posted in Book Reviews, tagged on October 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »

This is officially my “YA on Saturday” post. I’m posting it early to celebrate Banned Books Week (Sept. 26th-Oct. 3rd), and because I’ll be busy all weekend. Many blogs and websites are supporting Banned Books Week. ALA celebrates our freedom to read. And thank you to all the librarians who save as many books from banning [...]

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The Last Olympian

Posted in Book Reviews, tagged , on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“The end of the world started when a pegasus landed on the hood of my car.” Thus begins THE LAST OLYMPIAN by Rick Riordan. He writes the best opening lines, in my opinion. If you’re hooked by that first line, go here to read more of the first chapter. And when you’re hooked by that [...]

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Review Frolics

Posted in Book Reviews, tagged , , on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the chance to read some stellar books. Two books in particular have jumped to my all-time favorite list:  THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak and THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins.  Before I talk about them, first I must explain how I review books in general. In my [...]

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Character Frolics

Posted in Book Reviews, Research, tagged , , , on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I just finished packing for a weekend trip to my parents’ house. My brother and his family got the chance to fly home for “Christmas” (only a month late! The holiday that never ends!). So tomorrow we’ll drive five hours south to converge upon my parents, eat obscene amounts of food, and watch the kids [...]

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Cold Frolics

Posted in Book Reviews, Editing, tagged , , , on January 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I updated the “Books” page with 2009 entries. Six books (all audiobooks) in two weeks. If I kept up this rate, I could read 132 books this year. Not to fear though; the numbers will eventually slack off, for various reasons (longer books, lack of audiobooks, no time).  Still, I’ve been very pleased with the [...]

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Book Lists

Posted in Book Reviews, tagged , on December 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Yesterday I added a new page to the site (the tab above labeled “Books”). I had several reasons for creating it: 1) I wanted an easy way of recommending books. 2) I need to keep track of the ones I read so I’ll know if I meet my goal of 65 books in 2009. 3) [...]

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Book Frolics

Posted in Book Reviews, Writing, tagged , , , on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This was a strange week. Better than last week, but still busy and kind of crazy. Maybe that’s just December. I did finally get some Christmas shopping done, and I sent out most of my Christmas cards. I’m feeling somewhat overwhelmed by weddings, birthdays, and people visiting—which are all wonderful things, of course. I finally [...]

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How Writers Read

Posted in Book Reviews, Editing, tagged , , on December 9, 2008 | 7 Comments »

I don’t remember exactly when it started… maybe two years ago, maybe more. But I wasn’t completely aware of it until this year, after I’d finished the first draft of my novel. And then I realized that reading books was no longer fun, but work.   Don’t get me wrong—I still love to read. I’d [...]

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Organizing Frolics

Posted in Book Reviews, Research, tagged , , on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

After Tuesday’s post, I felt motivated to get organized.  Wednesday night I rustled up every notebook and paper I could find involving music. I made a new spreadsheet containing every song for every chapter of the four planned books in my series. Only the Eyes of Lightning playlist is somewhat stable; other playlists will likely [...]

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Frolicking Home

Posted in Book Reviews, tagged , , on October 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »

We’re getting ready to embark on a five-hour (at least) car trip to visit my parents.  My mom has Columbus Day off, so I figured it would be a good time to take the trip I’ve been wanting to take for awhile.  No matter where I go, their house still feels like “home.”  I’m just [...]

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