Michelle Zink's Blog, page 62
July 31, 2010
An Open Letter to My Son on His 18th Birthday
Dearest Kenneth -
Eighteen years ago today you changed my life by entering it. I knew in an instant that I would do anything for you, and I've spent every minute of my life since trying to be the mother you deserve. You were a beautiful baby with white-blond hair, a big laugh, and dimples that made everyone smile with you. Now, you're a beautiful man with a compassionate heart, more talent than I could ever imagine, and the strength to manage life's challenges with dignity.
Our road together h...
July 30, 2010
Friday Poll – Angelina Jolie or Hit Girl?
[image error]Since seeing the movie Salt today I can't stop thinking about Badasses.
I have to admit it; I'm a sucker for a badass. I want to be them when they're female and I want squeeze their biceps when they're male. I love the one-liner-spewing badass that John Travolta played in From Paris with Love. Jason Bourne was one of my first run-ins with a badass when I started reading Ludlum at the ripe old age of twelve (Matt Damon just gave me a better visual). Angeline Jolie is, in my opinion, THE...
July 29, 2010
Thursday Night Write – Open Mic
[image error]I'm finally back for Thursday Night Write! WOOT!
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As you can all see, this post is appearing in my new and improved website at www.michellezink.com. I'll leave the old WordPress site up for awhile, but all new updates will be made here, so please bookmark it! Ann at Booknerds did a WONDERFUL job on the website, and I want to send her big thank yous and *hugs*. I highly recommend Anna if you're looking to have a kick-ass site developed.
I was hoping to give you guys a prompt for TNW, but...
July 27, 2010
Tarnished Angel? Psh. Angel will do.
Awhile back I hosted a very conflicted teen as one of my Anonymous Teen Readers. At the time, one of my favorite bloggers, Cat, stepped in completely without prompting and offered some truly moving words of encouragement. Cat and I spoke about it, and she was generous enough to agree to write a guest blog post to my readers.
As most of you know, I don't usually have other people guest blog here. This place is sacred to me. A place for you and I to connect for real – and most importantly a...
July 26, 2010
Eloise, Hard Metal, and Being Human
I'm baaaack! And I missed you
We had a wonderful vacation (even if I did end up working) and I'm ready to celebrate next week's release of Guardian of the Gate with all of you. I'll be giving away more gorgeous bookplates (stay tuned for more info), but in the meantime, you can enter to win more incredible Prophecy swag at the Mundie Moms.
Tomorrow night my new website goes live at www.michellezink.com. This blog, all the other site information, and some awesome new features will...
July 20, 2010
A Dress Named Alice? How Fitting!
You guys!! How gorgeous is this dress?
And guess what? It's called Stupendously Alice!
Just taking a moment to share this gown with you in all it's lusciousness. It's custom made by the obviously brilliant designer/seamstress at Curiously Alice. She has tons more stunning gowns to drool over, I mean, look at. Go check it out!
July 19, 2010
Titanic, Germany, and A Good "Gay" Book
Meet High Flyer, this week's Anonymous Teen Reader. I love High Flyer because he is symbolic of so many teens today – a fascinating combination of intellect, insight, and the struggle to express who he really is. Which is not so different from the rest of us, come to think of it.ZZJUST THEInterview Code Name (you choose!); high
Current country of residence;
Male or female?ABOUT THE BOOKS
How many books, on average, do you read a month? about 8
Favorite kind of...
July 17, 2010
I'm Not Afraid
I know I've been on a big Eminem kick lately, but I hope you guys will forgive me one more. This is like my theme song right now.
P.S. LOADS of cursing. If you don't like it, don't listen. I've always been of the mind that music has to be authentic to be true. And sometimes authenticity is raw and makes us uncomfortable. In that context, I think it's necessary here, but I totally get it if you don't want to listen.
July 16, 2010
Friday Poll; Most Anticipated Movie of 2010
So everybody who knows me knows that I am DYING to see Christopher Nolan's new film, Inception. This is in part because it looks like an incredible story with a talented cast (including Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, and Joeseph Gordon-Levitt). But I have to be honest, the biggest reason is Nolan himself. With films like Memento and The Dark Knight under his belt, I just can't wait to see what he has up his sleeve next.
And not to tip the scales too far in his favor, but since it's Friday and ...
July 15, 2010
Thursday Night Write – Open Mic
Time for another edition of Open Mic!
Same rules apply; post your writing excerpt of 300 words or less for comment. It can be a piece of anything – a letter, a poem, a novel or short story.
Remember to ask for constructive criticism if you want it, because a lot of people (including me!) won't offer it unless it's solicited. And if you'd rather not, that's fine, too! We all have weeks with our writing when we're just not up to criticism and need simple encouragement instead.
Don't forget to...
