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December 27, 2017
Writing Update, 12/27
How’s It Going? I’ve been working slowly and steadily on a rewrite of One Ahead #3. Some of the situations were a little plain, and I shifted the intent of one of my characters. Still haven’t quite figured out an ending. Research Topic of the Fortnight The History of Cigarette Productions Obviously, doing sleight of … 
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December 25, 2017
It’s Monday, What Are You… (12/25)
…Reading? I’m well on my way to finishing 40 books this year (which was my goal). The only wrinkle in my planned TBR list for December is a reread of Fangirl. The residence hall where I lived and worked for the majority of my time at UNL, which is also where Cath lives in … 
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December 23, 2017
Deal Me In, Week 51 ~ “Afternoon in Linen”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Afternoon in Linen” by Shirley Jackson Card picked: 7♥ From: The Lottery, and other stories The Story I’m finishing up the year with a couple Shirley Jackson stories. This is the first of two remaining hearts in my Deal Me In deck. (Psst — Signup for … 
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December 22, 2017
Review ~ Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before; of the intense relationship between the gypsy foundling … 
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December 18, 2017
Down the TBR Hole #7
This is a meme started by Lia at Lost in a Story. The “rules” are: Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf. Order on ascending date added. Take the first 5 (or 10 (or even more!) if you’re feeling adventurous) books. Of course, if you do this weekly, you start where you left off the last … 
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December 16, 2017
Deal Me In, Week 50 ~ “Gentlemen”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Gentlemen” by Craig Spector and John Skipp Card picked: 10♠ From: The Architecture of Fear, edited by Kathryn Cramer The Story Generally, this anthology has been a little light on stories that centered on architecture—actual buildings. Maybe I had an out-sized expectation of how the hauntings would … 
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December 14, 2017
Review ~ The Prestige
The Prestige by Christopher Priest In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent seance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as they vie to outwit and expose one another. Their rivalry will take them to the peaks of their careers, but … 
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December 13, 2017
Writing Update, 12/13
What Am I Working On? Spent time last week going back over my research notes and realized that an event occurred much earlier in 1915 than I remembered. Therefore, One Ahead #3 needs to be rejiggered. That’s okay; I haven’t been super happy with it anyway. I plan on having a conversation with Eric about … 
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December 11, 2017
It’s Monday, What Are You… 12/11
…Reading? I’m clawing my way to my 40 book goal. I should finish The Prestige this week, with intent to post some thoughts about it on Thursday/Friday. I’m reading a couple of chapters of Wuthering Heights each day for Roof Beam Reader’s Classic Book-a-Month, but honestly, I’m not sure that’s the best way to read … 
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December 4, 2017
Down the TBR Hole #6
#NonFicNov is over.
