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October 18, 2009
- I have an interesting topic I'd like to discuss, and would love to know what others think. First, a few words on what I am reading right now. A great blog called Writers Read asked me this a few weeks ago and they have just posted my answer today - and you might be surprised that it's not all short stories, or even fiction! And, to shock you even more, dear blog readers, sometimes.... I just ...
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October 18, 2009
- Author’s Book Recommendation – DecemberTitle: DecemberAuthor: Elizabeth H. WinthropPaperback: 384 pagesPublisher: Sceptre (26 Dec 2008)Language EnglishISBN-10: 0340961430ISBN-13: 978-0340961438Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.8 cmProduct DescriptionEleven-year-old Isabelle hasn’t spoken in nine months, and as December begins the situation is getting desperate. Her mother has stopped ...
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October 17, 2009
- I don't generally read this kind of thing, but it was given away free by a very nice lady on the L. Ron Hubbard stand at the London Book Fair earlier this year. I don't like to write anything off without having read it first, so I thought I'd give it a try.The writing was not bad, and the plot moved along quickly, with lots of twists and turns. The only problem was that the characters did not ...
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October 17, 2009
- Diary Cows by Ronald Koertge Got up early, waited for the farmer He hooked us all to the machines as usual. Typical trip to the pasture, typical day grazing and ruminating. About 5:00 back to the machines. What relief! Listened to the radio during dinner. Lights out at 7:00. More tomorrow. (many many thanks and deep bows to Ron Koertge for letting me use this.) ...
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October 17, 2009
- Author’s Book Recommendation – The Last OlympianTitle: The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)Author: Rick RiordanHardcover: 400 pagesPublisher: Hyperion Books (5 May 2009)Language EnglishISBN-10: 1423101472ISBN-13: 978-1423101475Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 3.6 cmProduct DescriptionAll year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the ...
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October 16, 2009
- Author’s Book Recommendation – Out Stealing HorsesTitle: Out Stealing HorsesAuthor: Per Petterson and Anne BornPaperback: 256 pagesPublisher: Picador USA; Reprint edition (29 April 2008)Language EnglishISBN-10: 0312427085ISBN-13: 978-0312427085Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14 x 2 cmthe PublisherA moving tale about feelings of isolation and of the painful loss of innocence and of traditional ...
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October 15, 2009
- Author’s Book Recommendation – Winter StudyTitle: Winter Study: An Anna Pigeon Novel (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)Author: by Nevada BarrPaperback: 496 pagesPublisher: Berkley; Reprint edition (7 April 2009)Language EnglishISBN-10: 0425226956ISBN-13: 978-0425226957Product Dimensions: 19 x 10.7 x 2.8 cmProduct DescriptionSoon after Anna Pigeon joins the famed wolf study team of Isle Royale ...
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October 14, 2009
- Yes, it may seem as though the title to this blog implies that if you give up your day job, many freebies will come your way, but that's deliberately designed to mislead, just so you'll come and read this post. Sorry! So: just a quick roundup:I was asked by fellow writer and blogger Michelle Teasdale to talk about what it was like to give up my "day job" and become a full time writer, ...
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October 14, 2009
- Author’s Book Recommendation – Book of the PeopleTitle:People of the BookAuthor: Geraldine BrooksPaperback: 400 pagesPublisher: HarperPerennial (1 Oct 2008)Language EnglishISBN-10: 0007177429ISBN-13: 978-0007177424Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.8 cmBook Description‘Even more compelling than the detective plot is the novel’s portrayal of the harrowing lives of its historical ...
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October 14, 2009
- Amid luscious backdrops, colourful costumes, and historic tales of long ago, Chinese opera gives the audience a view into the past. Emperors who rose to power only to quickly fall are given an audience that will hear their story with unabashed rapture. Concubines and women will, no doubt, receive the same respect, for they too had a story to tell that was entwined in the history of ...
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