Sunday, January 1, 2017
Learning to read is so important, lol
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Second, First Blog Post of 2017
Well I started writing about my slacking on updating this blog and how I will try harder in 2017 and that I had started reading The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick for my paperback and Expiration Date by Mikaela Bender on Wattpad.
Now Wattpad is a great app. People write their stories, you can critique, or even right your own. Now I plan to write something one day on there. But I will need to plan something. Probably my failed to get off the ground story from 2016's NaNoWriMo.
My new Goodreads.com goal this year will be for 60 books. I struggled with 30 so I will need to focus this year.
I will take today to make a plan for 2017. I may have a huge transition coming up so planning will be 'open'.
Good luck to you in your new year. I know I will need it.
Friday, October 21, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
So While I Was Trying To Organize
I decided to create a listing of books from my favorite authors so I could hang it and let it stare at me and guilt me into reading faster. I decided to start with Anne Rice. From her website, I saw that she has ANOTHER vampire book out, Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis. Now I am excited about this one, but to be honest, I haven't read any Anne Rice in years, so I need to catch up. So maybe come November, I may pre order this and add to my TBR pile...
Another author I really enjoy and haven't read enough of is Octavia Butler. She is SCI-FI and this genre is just one of many that I don't read enough of either. They are not releasing any new work from her, but instead there will be a graphic novel version of her book, Kindred.
Of course there are sooo many books coming, and unfortunately immortality is still only a fictional idea, but, gotta read 'em all!
Over the weekend. I did become a vegetable and just lay in bed. Between watching t.v., browsing the internet, and playing games on my tablet, not much reading got done. Towards evening time though, some NaNoWriMo energy passed through me. I found some writing prompts on pintrest. I found 9 possibilities and one idea of my own. I have narrowed down my options to 2. This year I want a bit of structure to my novel. I know the idea is to write the first thing that comes to mind and just keep writing, and I did that, but I think an outline won't hurt this year. It's not like what I wrote will ever get published, I just want to do a better job.
To those of you stuck about what to read next, just think, have you read all the books in the series you started (last year?) or have you actually read all of your favorite authors books yet? Might be a good place to start.
And don't forget NaNoWriMo. I think once November hits they will have an actual page for NaNoWriMo, anyway, Camp NaNoWriMo is a great way to knock out a novel now, and then in November, write another one!
NaNoWriMo wants to you to write 50,000 words (of course you could do more!) That means 1,667 words a day!
Another author I really enjoy and haven't read enough of is Octavia Butler. She is SCI-FI and this genre is just one of many that I don't read enough of either. They are not releasing any new work from her, but instead there will be a graphic novel version of her book, Kindred.
Of course there are sooo many books coming, and unfortunately immortality is still only a fictional idea, but, gotta read 'em all!
Over the weekend. I did become a vegetable and just lay in bed. Between watching t.v., browsing the internet, and playing games on my tablet, not much reading got done. Towards evening time though, some NaNoWriMo energy passed through me. I found some writing prompts on pintrest. I found 9 possibilities and one idea of my own. I have narrowed down my options to 2. This year I want a bit of structure to my novel. I know the idea is to write the first thing that comes to mind and just keep writing, and I did that, but I think an outline won't hurt this year. It's not like what I wrote will ever get published, I just want to do a better job.
To those of you stuck about what to read next, just think, have you read all the books in the series you started (last year?) or have you actually read all of your favorite authors books yet? Might be a good place to start.
And don't forget NaNoWriMo. I think once November hits they will have an actual page for NaNoWriMo, anyway, Camp NaNoWriMo is a great way to knock out a novel now, and then in November, write another one!
NaNoWriMo wants to you to write 50,000 words (of course you could do more!) That means 1,667 words a day!
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Soon It Will Be Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BANNED BOOKS WEEK!!!!
Really it does seem like this week pops up all the time and it is a good thing it does! I really should take some time to just concentrate on reading a bunch of these books at one...maybe in the future.
While on my twitter, I read a tweet goodreads.com posted from a Washington Post article how D.C. is hiding previously banned books around the city. Great idea I think and what a great way to influence/encourage maybe one person to read a new book!
Check out ala.org for information about banned books and other information on censorship.
Here is a video on the most challenged books from 2015.
Business Insider says There are 27 Movies We Have To See...
There are of course book to movies in this list. I need to check up on a few!
http://www.businessinsider.com/best-movies-fall-2016-9/#the-light-between-oceans-out-now-1
Have fun reading before the movie comes out!
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