Natasha Deen's Blog, page 85

Thursday Time: Unusual Gratitude

The "weird" things I'm thankful for:

Cleaning up pet litter because it means their bodies are working the way they should. Leftovers because I have an abundance of food. Too many emails because I have a social net. Crowded closets because I have clothes & shoes. A cupboard of expired medication because it means I've been healthy.

Wednesday Woe: Why Writing is a muscle

The summer's been really busy, so much so that I didn't get as much writing done as I'd hoped…and now that I do have time, I find that part of my brain has atrophied. Doesn't want to work.  Sigh. This is exactly why success as a writer is about consistency and why the lady (Nora Roberts, maybe) said, "I don't find time to write. I make time to write."

Tuesday Technique: Redundancies

**Squeak** Sorry, I seem to be confusing Tuesday with Sunday.

So, redundancies. This is where you write something, then overwrite it: "The water completely surrounded us." Well, yeah. "Surrounded" is a complete action.  Take out "complete" and you have a tighter sentence: "The water surrounded us."

Join me at Vanessa's

Where I answer all the questions you never thought to ask.

Thanks to the SPCA, Toby, & Charmaine Hammond

For letting me part of this amazing venture.

Reviews for Vegas & Sandals

Must be my lucky day—two reviews at once!

Vegas: "The perfect book to help you escape from everyday life." The full review is here.

Sandals: "Ms. Deen's clever spin on these traditional stories, combined with her laugh-out-loud humour, soon won me over…" For the full review, head here.

Top Shelf Interview

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Bags, Books, & Bon Jovi Reviews Vegas

What Happens in Vegas is, literally, LOL funny. I'm not usually a fan of humorous mysteries as the humor, sometimes, seems forced or "added in". This book was real in its humor and I appreciated it..Las Vegas is one of my favorite places and this novel captured it so well.

For the full review, head here.

Thursday Time: Reward Me

Just finished a super busy summer and to the total chagrin of my Type A side, am taking the next FOUR days off. Tomorrow: PJs all day!

Wednesday Whoa: Bossy Pants

Four Stars for Tina Fey's Bossy Pants: fun, smart, and the perfect read for a night of relaxing.