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INCEPTION review by Movie Diva - Monique

What do you get when you mix some of the elements of some of the best sci-fi movies (The Matrix, Blade Runner, etc.) ever ? You get a completely original take on the dreamscape idea in the form of Inception. Let me break it down: the plot is about a heist man Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) who has to do one last job in order to come home to his family. His employer, Saito (Ken Watanabe) wants him

JOHN KUDRICK, Editor - PARTY GUEST

Please welcome John, who's an awesome editor that was a guest Editor at the Maryland Writer's Association (MWA)John David Kudrick is an editor and wordsmith who offers a full scope of services to authors, from manuscript evaluations and developmental editing to copyediting and book proposal development. With more than a decade of editorial/writing experience and a master's degree in writing, John

U NEED A CHEERLEADER!

WHY U NEED A CHEERLEADERI've been meaning to write this post for a long time. I've realized the importance of cheerleaders. My daughter's were cheerleaders for awhile and I never understood how it all started. I figure it started since we were born. Ideally our parents act as our cheerleaders. Then hey, it migrated to sports which is all about having a 'can win' attitude.GOLD IN A CHAMPIONWhen

SUSAN KAYE QUINN - Spotlight Party Guest

Please welcome my spotlight guest, and check out her book!How are you diggin the party?I've been popping in and out, marveling at all you have going on, lady! Nice!Tell me about yourself?I write middle grade and young adult books, and I'm a mom of three boys, ex-engineer, rocket scientist, and elected official. But mostly I write stories for kids and love every minute of it. My first published

How to survive a Zombie attack - By Raushawn

Please welcome a guest post from my son, a Boy Teen Star Guest, Raushawn.In almost every zombie movie ever created there are always the few situations that usually end up getting people killed, or even eaten. It seems like in every situation it is always the same thing--being un-aware. When a zombie first attacks its host it is always sympathetic curious as to why the once living person comes at

TAGGED and CAMP CONFIDENTIAL SERIES Review by Nyia

Please welcome our Teen Guest Star YA Reviewer, Nyia. She just finished up TAGGED that I got from the ALA conference and another CAMP CONFIDENTIAL book. She loves that series.TAGGED, by Mara Purnhagen The book Tagged was an interesting romance/ mystery, which is why it was a great read. The story was fun to read, because you couldn't figure out the mystery until the very end. Drama builds up in

WHY HAVE BETA READERS

Many new writers I've met are extremely shy about sharing their work. If they don't learn to do so, they miss out on a valuable part of a manuscript review process.One of the most important parts of my writing process is to find beta readers. Oh, there's different types of beta readers and all of which I use for different reasons. They are indispensable in the process of getting your writing in

MY LATEST BOOK SIGNING ADVENTURE

I love book signings. My signing was for my debut middle-grade novel, EXPLORER X-ALPHA. I had a signing at Barnes and Nobles in Fairfax, VA. Everything was well planned. The flyers were sent ahead of my event and I lucked out to be invited there during a school book festival day –which meant tons of young people were expected to flood the store.WHEN MURPHY'S LAW IS IN THE HOUSE On my way to my

MOVIE DIVA MONIQUE Spotlight Party Guest

Hello all, please say hello to Monique, our Movie Diva. She has a Movie and Entertainment blog that is a MUST SEE. Check her out daily before you venture out to the movies or out on the town to the video store. Here's her link www. Moniqueblog.netHow are you diggin the party? Great! Tell me about yourself? I'm Monique Jones, an entertainment blogger. My site, Moniqueblog.net, primarily focuses on

WHY BOYS LOVE THE GAME CALL OF DUTY

BY: R. Preston, Teen Guy Guest BloggerPlease welcome my son who’s offered to give a boy’s prospective on my blog. Since I write Young Adult SciFi for boys and girls in mind, I’m excited that he has agreed to post weekly this summer. For some strange reason the new video game “Call of Duty” [COD:] has caught the eye of almost every teenage boy who has ever picked up a game controller. Why