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Jen Jen said: "I thought reading a lot of stories would be good prep for writing a good story, but it turns out there are RULES in writing."
 
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Jen Jen said: "I have five days to write a short story, and it has to be a comedy. I don't know how to do comedy. Hopefully skimming this will help. I wanted a mystery!!"
 
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"The autopsy description is GROSS. it's a blessing and a curse that GGM can write smells." Jan 16, 2012 08:53pm
 

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Jen gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green
read in February, 2012
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True story. I'm one degree of separation from David Levithan. So I wrote that I "met the author." Because my boss is dating him! (or something). I asked to be invited to the wedding. My boss's face turned red. I think that means he likes him.

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What's your feeling about hardcover dust jackets?

she voted for I like them; they protect the book
Jen gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Vermont Curiosities by Robert F. Wilson
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This one is a little quirkier than the "off the beaten path" book, and I appreciate that. I wish I'd realized when I bought the two books that they were by the same author, but, alas.
Jen gave 2 of 5 stars to:
Vermont Off the Beaten Path, 8th by Robert F. Wilson
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There's actually some good stuff in here, but I disagree that most of it is "off the beaten path." For example, one of the Burlington restaurants mentioned is SO busy and so popular - not off the path at all. Maybe because it's a block away from the ...more
Jen gave 3 of 5 stars to:
The Confession by John Grisham
The Confession
by John Grisham
read in February, 2012
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Aside from the utterly frustrating anachronisms at the beginning of the book (cell phones may have been around in 1998, but texting teenagers and blogging certainly weren't the norm), I got sucked in by Grisham's storytelling from the get go.

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Jen gave 4 of 5 stars to:
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Language of Flowers
by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (Goodreads Author)
read in January, 2012
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I've always wanted to be a foster parent - it's something I've felt strongly about since I was a teen myself and had really important adults in my life who weren't "family." My recent journey through losses put fostering again front and center, but m...more
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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
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Hell's Secrets by F.R. Jameson
Hell's Secrets
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James Mollison by James Mollison
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"This list of books you added amused me. AJ's 16 now? Man, time flies."
More of Jen's books…
Steve Martin
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
Steve Martin

Maya Angelou
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”
Maya Angelou

Dr. Seuss
“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
Dr. Seuss

Charlotte Brontë
“Reader, I married him.”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Mark Twain
“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
Mark Twain

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2012 Reading Challenge
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Jen has read 7 books toward her goal of 75 books.
 
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