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August 16, 2019
Friday Writing Question: Who?
An interesting question and a thought-provoking post over on Story Empire today >>>
Hey SE Readers. Joan with you today. It’s time for another writing question. All of us have people who have impacted our lives. Most of the time, we think of people who have had a positive influenc…
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Friday Finds #writetips #humor #qotd
Check out Staci Troilo’s Friday post, which has lots of great writing-related links >>>
Ciao, amici! How was your week? Mine was a little bumpy, but that seems to be the case for many of my friends. Like my grandma would say, there must be something in the water. I hope your week was …
Housework won’t kill you, but why take a chance?
Check out a few funny memes over on thestoryreadingape’s blog … I’m definitely that one in the kitchen, lol >>>
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August 15, 2019
Smorgasbord Laughter Lines – Misleading, Misdirection and minding your own business, and more one liners…
These are so hilarious, I even emailed the link to hubby, lol … well worth a look over at Sally’s place today >>>
Now time for those one liners.. as usual please place your groans rated 1-10 in the comments! Love may be blind but marriage is a real eye-opener. If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidenc…
Sci-Fi Thursday: AATIP
Great post today … do you believe Aliens exist? >>>
Ciao, amici. This is the last of the new blog features. Since I’m writing science fiction, I thought it was only right to talk about it. Today, my inaugural topic is the Advanced Aerospace Th…
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Is Reading Still Popular?
I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t live without books >>>
Anybody remember the phrase ‘Reading is Fundamental’? First, I didn’t realize it was a nonprofit child literacy organization founded in 1966. Thought it was saying used in Publi…
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FALLOUT
Fallout is getting lots of love today over at Stephen Geez’s blog … and he’s made me a lovely banner!
August 14, 2019
#BookReview: The Passage
by Justin Cronin
About the Book
Deep in the jungles of eastern Colombia, Professor Jonas Lear has finally found what he’s been searching for – and wishes to God he hadn’t.
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In Memphis, Tennessee, a six-year-old girl called Amy is left at the convent of the Sisters of Mercy and wonders why her mother has abandoned her.
In a maximum security jail in Nevada a convicted murderer called Giles Babcock has the same strange nightmare, over and over again, while he waits for a lethal injection.
In a remote community in the California mountains, a young man called Peter waits for his beloved brother to return home – so he can kill him.
Bound together in ways they cannot comprehend, for each of them a door is about to open into a future they could not have imagined. And a journey is about to begin. An epic journey that will take them through a world transformed by man’s darkest dreams, to the very heart of what it means to be human.
My Review:
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I was inspired to read this book after watching the TV series of the same name. I read the whole 766 pages in just ten days and only stopped reading because life intruded, lol. It was that good. So fantastic, in fact, that I’ve gone straight onto book 2 (The Twelve).
The characters are realistic and sympathetic and make you root for them. The world building is excellent too, and the narrative provides plenty of twists and turns.
The begins with the apocalyptic event(s) and then moves into the post-apocalyptic aftermath. We get to see how humanity manages to survive in small pockets while not knowing if they’ll live to see another day. Who knew bright lights could become so important … and keeping them running.
If you want a gripping read of epic proportions, then this book is for you. It’s gets a resounding five stars from me.
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NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.
5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended.
4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book.
3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it.
2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines.
1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.
How To Use Inversion In English To Improve Your Writing
Great post on some of the technical side of writing >>>
What is inversion in English? It is when you move the verb before the subject. We use it in questions, but also in many sentences that are not questions.
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Smorgasbord Laughter Lines – Things are not as they might seem.. and a few more one liners…
The way my brain is this week, I can definitely relate … here are a few funnies to start your day >>>
And now a few one liners…..please add your level of groans in the comment section rated between 1 -10…. Politics: Poli, a Latin word meaning ‘Many’. and Tics, meaning ‘…
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