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July 2, 2017
It’s Reading Report Time! (May and June 2017) | #amreading
Happy First Monday of July, everyone Also, happy (belated) Canada Day and (early) Independence Day! Since I was moving the first Monday in June, we’ll be covering what we read in both May and June today. Can’t wait to see what you’ve read and enjoyed over the past two months! It’s Reading Report Time! . […]
June 22, 2017
Writing-Series Review—Bad Guys: The Villains and Antagonists We Love to Hate | #amwriting
Originally published August 2009 With help from The Power of the Dark Side (Pamela Jaye Smith) and Bullies, Bastards & Bitches (Jessica Page Morrell), we’ll analyze the bad-guy characters in our writing and reading. And for those of you who aren’t writers, we’ll be looking at the antagonists in books and movies for examples. Bad […]
June 20, 2017
Writing-Series Review: Becoming a Writer | #amwriting
Published January/February 2009 How do you become a writer? Where do story ideas come from? How do you cultivate creativity, imagination, and inspiration? These and other questions are explored for those who are thinking about starting a journey in fiction writing—or who just need a reminder of why you started writing in the first place. […]
June 16, 2017
Fun Friday: Five Random Songs
Whether I’m working or playing, it’s rare that I don’t have some kind of music going. Because of that, I have a rather eclectic mix of music on all of my devices, whether my personalized streaming stations on Pandora, my Prime Music playlists on Amazon, or the USB drive I have in my car with […]
June 13, 2017
#Library Haul for the Week of 06/12/17 | #amreading
I don’t know about you, but when it’s time to check books out from the library, it’s kind of like a Lay’s potato chip thing—I can never “eat” just one. And since I never know for sure exactly what I’m going to feel like reading at any given moment, I always check out multiple options […]
May 29, 2017
Sounds Interesting: Oldest Books on my #Goodreads List | #amreading #books
A little more than a week ago, I shared a list of books I’ve recently added to my “Sounds Interesting” list on Goodreads. While I’ll do that monthly, I thought it would be fun to go through that (long and growing) list to share some other things at random. So here are the ten titles […]
May 28, 2017
Stand-In Groom: My “Baby” Book
As I’m cleaning out and packing up getting ready to move, I’m unearthing all kinds of fun stuff that I’d forgotten about or put out of my mind, as it’s been stored in a closet or on a high shelf for a decade or so. I’ve been sharing some on Instagram and my Facebook page, […]
May 27, 2017
Exciting News!
I just sat down to take a break from packing and realized that I’ve been sharing this privately on social media, but haven’t really shared much, if anything, publicly. So, without further ado . . . I Bought a House! I’m Moving! After 21+ years of being a renter, I’m becoming a first-time homeowner. My […]
May 18, 2017
Sounds Interesting: Books I Added to My #Goodreads List in March–April 2017 | #amreading #books
As you’ve probably guessed by the challenge thumbnails over on the right, I catalog and track all of the books I’ve read/am reading on Goodreads. I also use it to keep track of books that I might eventually want to read—those that Sound Interesting to me. Between seeing what my GR friends are reading, and […]
May 15, 2017
This Week’s #Library Haul! | #amreading
I don’t know about you, but when it’s time to check books out from the library, it’s kind of like a Lay’s potato chip thing—I can never “eat” just one. And since I never know for sure exactly what I’m going to feel like reading at any given moment, I always check out multiple options […]
