I’ve been toying with the idea of reading the book Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter since I first heard of the movie earlier this year. Unlike my coworker, who thought that it was horrible and disrespectful, I thought it sounded like an…
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Review of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
Tagged with: abraham lincoln biography, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, books, grahame smith, Jane Austen, Lincoln, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith, Twilight, Vampire
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Posted in Book review, Excellent
What’s on my bookshelf? 7-10-12
Unfortunately, posting hasn’t been a priority for about a month now. I decided to start the second half of the year of my posts with a fun bookshelf post about my enjoyment of Jasper Fforde. I love what’s known as British…
Tagged with: Big Over Easy, books, british humor, dry wit, Eyre Affair, Fforde, First Among Sequels, Goodreads, Jasper Fforde, Piers Anthony, Something Rotten, Thursday Next, Well of Lost Plots, xanth novels
Posted in On My Bookshelf
Posted in On My Bookshelf
One year ago …
When I was in high school, I was introduced to romance novels through a friend, and I read them in between the harder reads required in my English class and the more in-depth classics and popular novels that I sought…
Tagged with: anniversary, Marriage, Relationships, Romance novel, South Dakota
Posted in My Favorite Things
Posted in My Favorite Things
Review: Words Spoken True by Ann H. Gabhart
When I read the synopsis of Words Spoken True, I thought that it sounded interesting, especially to me, as someone with a newspaper background who enjoys learning about how things were in earlier newspaper offices and presses. This book doesn’t…
Tagged with: Ann H. Gabhart, books, Christian, Fiction, Newspaper, Romance novel
Posted in Book review, Good
Posted in Book review, Good
The Hobbit: Better than the Lord of the Rings?
I got The Hobbit when I was pretty young. I don’t remember who got it for me, whether it was my parents or another family member, but it will be one I keep with me for a very long time. I…
Tagged with: books, fantastic story, Goodreads, Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, lord of the rings trilogy, rich descriptions
Posted in Book review, Excellent, On My Bookshelf
Posted in Book review, Excellent, On My Bookshelf
Writing when you’re uninspired
I saw a tweet the other day that said, “Best writing advice ever: only write when you’re inspired.” I stared at it for a second, shook my head and got back to work. I’m just going to say it: if…
Tagged with: Artistic inspiration, books, tweet, Writers Resources, writing, Writing Exercises
Posted in Intrigues
Posted in Intrigues
Books for boys
I was asked once to recommend a series or two of books for boys in the middle school to young adult age group. The woman was a librarian, who helped the English teachers to select books that her middle school…
Tagged with: Alex Rider, alex rider series, Anthony Horowitz, Artemis Fowl, books, D.J. MacHale, DJ MacHale, Eoin Colfer, Farmer Boy, Grey King, Hobbit, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Middle school, Newbery Medal, series, Susan Cooper, The Dark Is Rising, Where the Red Fern Grows, Young-adult fiction
Posted in Lists, Reading
Posted in Lists, Reading
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