February 2012
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400 Free Online Courses from Top Universities →
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“What seem to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.”
– The Importance of Being Earnest
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“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does....”
– The Importance of Being Earnest
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“The amount of women in London who flirt with their own husbands is perfectly...”
– The Importance of Being Earnest
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“I really don’t see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to...”
– The Importance of Being Earnest
Promotion:
New book blog:
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Ugh I just had to read spoilers online about the Vampire Diaries! I hope the TV series will be different from the books…
I don’t think I’ll end up watching the show as much now.
Edit:
The thing about books is that they don’t go on a 1 month hiatus. I think I’m going to stop watching tv series based on books… reading is always better and you don’t...
10 Tips on Writing Well from David Ogilvy →
nevver:
Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.
Write the way you talk. Naturally.
Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs.
Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.
Never write more than two pages on any subject.
Check your quotations.
Never send a letter or a...
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January 2012
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For future reference, if I say "Please do not...
I just have a fear of anything I write being copied or not credited to the right person. This can be seen with photographs and people claiming it as their own. I had to put this work I wrote on private because someone didn’t read my request. I am not angry; I don’t want someone to be numb to the idea of copy right just because they see something going around the internet several times....
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The Second Quarter
Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman (2011)
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (2011)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2012)
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2012)
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
(The italicized words indicate that the book is currently being read.)
Click for the First Quarter.
December 2011
26 posts
List of Book Blogs →
noseinabook:
If you run a book blog that is not on this list, message me and I’ll add you ASAP. If you ever want to check this list again, it’s in my FAQ.
Wow, this list is LONG.
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Writing Realistic Injuries →
Characters climbing cliffs with broken arms or getting knocked out for an hour or so and then running around like nothing happened, bug me. It doesn’t take much longer to get it right, and I’ve found that getting doing the research to get it right can often lead to whole new story possibilities I hadn’t thought of before.
I’m not any sort of medical expert - research for this...
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Before there was Tumblr, I actually read avidly....
It’s like being 5 all over again when I had picture books.
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1. What book are you reading now? Into to the Wild and the Hunger Games
2. What are your favourite books? As Simple as Snow by Gregory Galloway and The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
3. How did you learn to read? There is this thing called public education and my mom made me go to school since I was like 5.
4. What foreign languages do you read? I can read bits of Spanish, but hardly.
5. What’s...
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Bookish Gifts For the Lover of Everything... →
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So my boyfriend said he almost bought me the...
I don’t understand how this is possible. I mean, he could have just bought me the whole American edition. I’m pretty sure the British edition is only available in, well, Britain. Now that he told me, I’m not sure if what he actually got me will beat what he almost got me.
I think it might be the Gilmore Girls DVD series… but if gets me that, it will be anti-climatic...
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I am writing a story about a girl whose parents try to raise her as a boy but she rebels. I made a goal to start writing a book, but only the “skeleton” of the story is in the works. I haven’t got much meat yet.
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The BBC's Top 100 Books →
In April 2003 the BBC’s Big Read began the search for the nation’s best-loved novel, and we asked you to nominate your favourite books.
Wow! I forgot about this list!
The Top 10 are:
The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,...
The first step of getting a new book.
mohrsecode:
AMEN
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Just donated like 5 books I didn’t want to this bookstore. Apparently, I could have done an exchange but they remembered that they weren’t doing anymore until after Christmas. Good to know though.
Winners!
The winners of the book giveaway are:
1st Prize Winner: gingerforthesoul who won a pre-college book of my choosing.
And runner-up: therockettdream who won a Christmas card and/or $5 gift card to Barnes and Noble.
They will be contacted shortly for further information.
Happy Holidays! And make sure to do some winter break reading!
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Calling all pre-collegiates!
On my personal blog, a senior in high school messaged me and asked me, “Does it really get better?” She was stressed with taking AP classes and worried about her grades even though I could tell she was pretty studious. I gave her my bit of advice and she seemed a lot more relieved.
I’m a second year student in college. If my school had some sort of Big Sister, Little Sister...
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Dear Millionaires, if you don’t have a bookshelf...
Who thinks The Hunger Games should be/can be...
My friend says that he sees a lot of people dismissing it’s popularity due to the Twilight craze and thinking it’s just another fad. What do you all think?
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Book Confessions
1. To mark your page you: use a bookmark, bend the page corner, leave the book open face down?
I use a bookmark, but if I lost my bookmark as I usually do, I will leave it face down.
2. Do you lend your books?
I no longer lend my books after allowing two of my friends to borrow them and than having them returned in a less than favorable condition.
3. You find an interesting passage: you...
November 2011
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“I was tired and crazy and rushed, and every time I boarded a plane, I wanted the...”
– Fight Club