Natasha Deen's Blog, page 82

Let's Book It loves Grime!

"Do you like smart, fast paced, fun, dialog? Well developed characters? Action and a little romance? You will find them all in 'True Grime'...The part that worried me before I started to read was that I am not a huge fantasy fan...I was wrong. I loved Pepper and Harley...their take on the human world made me laugh...I know the teenage group will enjoy this novel but I enjoyed it just as much! As a reader I connected so strongly with the characters and the story that I am already missing...

Happy Weekend

I'm reading A.J. Jacobs' The Year of Living Biblically (alternately funny and endearing and enlightening), and he's talking about getting into this experiment of living for a year, adhering to the bible's commandments (literally—no trimming the beard, etc)., and how he consulted priests & rabbis. I had to share this excerpt because—religious beliefs aside—I think it's just such a great story about risk and trying:

(This is the Rabbi Andy Bachman): "We all think of the scene in The Ten...

The Kindness of Strangers

We walked the boys at the off-leash park of Pat Heights, and I just want to thank the stranger who warned us of two porcupines in the ditch. When we rounded the corner, one adorable (and chubby!) little guy was waddling across the trail. If the lady hadn't warned us, the boys wouldn't have been put on their leash, and they could have been seriously hurt.

Thank you, whoever you are, for helping us to protect our little guys.

EnterTeenment Loves Grime!

TOTALLY SQUEAL WORTHY: From EnterTeenment News - Our Review: "Mixing fairy mythology with human elements like love, respect, and resiliance, "True Grime" is all about never giving up. Despite circumstances, despite confusion, and despite odds being less in her favor, Pepper never once wavers in her desire to save humanity, herself, and her partner Harley. The story immediately draws you in, and slowly evolves into something more than just overcoming odds to save the day. Natasha Deen has a...

Interview with SHAR

Sit Here & Read Interviews Me About Grime: http://www.sithereandread.com/2011/10/true-grime-by-natasha-deen-interview.html#more

For the Love of Reading Interview

http://niinas-reading-and-reviewing.blogspot.com/2011/10/author-interview-natasha-deen.html

A Month of Failure

NY Times Best-Seller, Anne Perry, had over 30 rejections before selling her first book.

A Month of Rejections

Lord of the Flies was called "an absurd and uninteresting fantasy."

A Month of Failure

A San Francisco's Examiner editor told author Rudyard Kipling,"You don't know how to use the English language."

A Month of Failure

Michael Buble sang for 12 years before meeting David Foster and convincing him to produce his album…Foster made Buble pay for the process ($500 000) and only returned the money after Paul Anka told him the kid would be a success…the album went on to be multi-platinum in several countries.