Dawn Metcalf's Blog, page 55
March 11, 2010
Coming of Age
I remember exactly when I stopped being a tomboy.
I was with my pack of goofy guy friends and we were galumphing through an obstacle course at a big athletic park: large walls to vault over, climbing walls to scamper up and jump down, disjointed balance beams snaking through imaginary crocodiles, that sort of thing. One of the challenges was to have two people start at either end of a large drainpipe and shoot past each other in the middle, emerging at opposite ends in record time. When it wa...
I was with my pack of goofy guy friends and we were galumphing through an obstacle course at a big athletic park: large walls to vault over, climbing walls to scamper up and jump down, disjointed balance beams snaking through imaginary crocodiles, that sort of thing. One of the challenges was to have two people start at either end of a large drainpipe and shoot past each other in the middle, emerging at opposite ends in record time. When it wa...
March 8, 2010
My First Literary Crush
Two words: Peter Pan.
Peter Pan: When all the other girls want his attention, too, who am I to resist?
Peter Pan was my first die-hard literary crush who I found tucked beneath my comforter and two fluffy pillows, with my reading lamp on all night. He was mischievous, daring, a little bit clever, a little but naughty, a little bit sexy in that first-heart-flutter kind of way; a curious mix of devil-may-care confidence and wide-eyed innocence, wearing his heart on his sleeve for all to see. He w...
Peter Pan: When all the other girls want his attention, too, who am I to resist?
Peter Pan was my first die-hard literary crush who I found tucked beneath my comforter and two fluffy pillows, with my reading lamp on all night. He was mischievous, daring, a little bit clever, a little but naughty, a little bit sexy in that first-heart-flutter kind of way; a curious mix of devil-may-care confidence and wide-eyed innocence, wearing his heart on his sleeve for all to see. He w...
March 3, 2010
Shout Outs for the Delightfully Insane!
Okay, since I haven't much to say today, I'd thought I'd give a shout-out to the incredible antics of Victoria Schwab and the YA REBELS (which, in the interest of full disclosure, qualifies me for a contest drawing to win a copy of Rachel Hawkins' debut novel, HEX HALL! Bonus!)
Isn't she amazing?!?
Watch the video. Pass it on. Click the links. Enter the contest and/or buy the book! GO!
P.S. AND speaking of amazing, authors should go check out this incredible contest for a character photo shoot c...
Isn't she amazing?!?
Watch the video. Pass it on. Click the links. Enter the contest and/or buy the book! GO!
P.S. AND speaking of amazing, authors should go check out this incredible contest for a character photo shoot c...
March 1, 2010
Talk To Me: It's All In The Voice
I rarely listen to audio books, usually only when I'm taking a long trip by car, but one thing I think makes or breaks a recorded rendition is the voice; how the sound of it speaks to me and wears the words. Maybe it's me – I'm a sucker for liquid accents like Hungarian and Kiwi, the rich baritones and bases of James Earl Jones or Patrick Stewart, or the amazing character tucked in Jim Dale's genius or the cast of The Prairie Home Companion. I'd say this is doubly true of writing: when the vo...
February 26, 2010
Steam(Punk)y, Paranormal Romance
I know that I've been making my way through the pile of books that I got from ALA, but I had to set it all aside when I got the chance to read this:
I've been *waiting* to see what SOULLESS was all about. With the byline being, "A novel of vampires, werewolves and parasols" combined with a mechanized contraption in her hand and fancy goggles on her hat, I thought this might be up my alley. Reading Gail Carriger's author blurb sold me on the book.
Gail Carriger writes to cope with being raised i...
I've been *waiting* to see what SOULLESS was all about. With the byline being, "A novel of vampires, werewolves and parasols" combined with a mechanized contraption in her hand and fancy goggles on her hat, I thought this might be up my alley. Reading Gail Carriger's author blurb sold me on the book.
Gail Carriger writes to cope with being raised i...
February 24, 2010
Hooray!
Congrats to:
geeekygirl!
You are the winner of my Valentine's Day Contest & proud new owner of Very Valentine which shall be winging its way to you shortly!
geeekygirl!
You are the winner of my Valentine's Day Contest & proud new owner of Very Valentine which shall be winging its way to you shortly!
February 23, 2010
Little Black Dress
My brother is getting married this spring! YAY! My gorgeous new sister-in-law-to-be took pity on we bridesmaid-type-ladies and said that our roles are to hold some pretty flowers – in this case, calla lilies – and wear a black dress. "Great!" thought I, "I have a black dress. Hooray! No shopping! Done deal." (In case you didn't know, I loathe shopping.) I sat back and waited for the rest of the wedding kerfluffle to begin.
Well, I recently discovered this weekend that what my gorgeous new sist...
Well, I recently discovered this weekend that what my gorgeous new sist...
February 14, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day Contest! Have a Book.
Today Hallmark designates The Day of Love. ... Well, everyone loves a free book giveaway!
Described as Sex in the City meets Moonstruck, Adriana Trigiana's latest will be sure to please! (And, besides, who doesn't love a good love story filled with exquisite recipes like chocolate biscotti?)
The Angelini Shoe Company, one of the last family-owned businesses in Greenwich Village, has been making exquisite wedding shoes since 1903 but now teeters on the brink of financial collapse. To save their ...
Described as Sex in the City meets Moonstruck, Adriana Trigiana's latest will be sure to please! (And, besides, who doesn't love a good love story filled with exquisite recipes like chocolate biscotti?)
The Angelini Shoe Company, one of the last family-owned businesses in Greenwich Village, has been making exquisite wedding shoes since 1903 but now teeters on the brink of financial collapse. To save their ...
February 12, 2010
Not Quite A Valentine
Love. Everyone's minds are on hearts and red roses and chocolate (although when are people *not* thinking about chocolate, right?): Valentine's Day approacheth. And while I'm a deeply romantic person, I am also about the "shivery-delicious" aspect of love, the tinge of bittersweet, the chili fire of something a little darker.
I recently ran across something that I remembered from a fashion magazine I'd been reading in my bedroom back in Chicagoland. I recall being shocked, then awed at the pag...
I recently ran across something that I remembered from a fashion magazine I'd been reading in my bedroom back in Chicagoland. I recall being shocked, then awed at the pag...
