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October 27, 2014
Review: We Can Remember It For You Wholesale
We Can Remember it For You Whole Sale
By Phillip K. Dick
My Summary:
Douglas Quail Dreams of Mars. Rekal, Incorporated can give
him the memory of a trip he’d never be able to afford. But what do they do when
the memory he wants is already there?
My Review:
I read this the other day when it finally hit me that I’d
never gotten around to it. Total Recall was one of those movies I
By Phillip K. Dick
My Summary:
Douglas Quail Dreams of Mars. Rekal, Incorporated can give
him the memory of a trip he’d never be able to afford. But what do they do when
the memory he wants is already there?
My Review:
I read this the other day when it finally hit me that I’d
never gotten around to it. Total Recall was one of those movies I
October 24, 2014
October Ghoul Fest: Golems
Every Friday this month is dedicated to the Ghoulish aspect
of literature. I’m going to talk specifically about the monsters that haunt
pages and share my thoughts on the creatures that have captured the curious and
often terrified corners of our minds.
A part of Jewish folklore, a golem is a creature created of
inanimate material and magic. Usually, the Golem is made of clay (or
of literature. I’m going to talk specifically about the monsters that haunt
pages and share my thoughts on the creatures that have captured the curious and
often terrified corners of our minds.
A part of Jewish folklore, a golem is a creature created of
inanimate material and magic. Usually, the Golem is made of clay (or
October 23, 2014
Author Calling Cards: H. P. Lovecraft
So.... I doodled some calling cards and I've decided to share them with you from time to time.....
The first is for H.P. Lovecraft as you can tell. Complete with a depiction of Cthulhu.
The first is for H.P. Lovecraft as you can tell. Complete with a depiction of Cthulhu.
October 22, 2014
Review: Enclave
Enclave
by Anne Aguirre
Book 1 Razorland
My Summary:
In post-apocalyptic New York, Deuce lives in an underground society where you have a purpose, or your left to the freaks that are slowly hunting humanity to extinction. When she becomes a Huntress and is paired with Fade, she begins to see the darker side of the world she's grown up in. The freaks aren't the only ones she needs to
by Anne Aguirre
Book 1 Razorland
My Summary:
In post-apocalyptic New York, Deuce lives in an underground society where you have a purpose, or your left to the freaks that are slowly hunting humanity to extinction. When she becomes a Huntress and is paired with Fade, she begins to see the darker side of the world she's grown up in. The freaks aren't the only ones she needs to
October 21, 2014
10 Prep Tips For NaNoWriMo
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October 17, 2014
October Ghoul Fest: Ghosts
Every Friday this month is dedicated to the Ghoulish aspect
of literature. I’m going to talk specifically about the monsters that haunt
pages and share my thoughts on the creatures that have captured the curious and
often terrified corners of our minds.
Ghosts are the non-corporeal afterlife representation of a
person’s soul or spirit. Often the theory that accompanies them deals with
of literature. I’m going to talk specifically about the monsters that haunt
pages and share my thoughts on the creatures that have captured the curious and
often terrified corners of our minds.
Ghosts are the non-corporeal afterlife representation of a
person’s soul or spirit. Often the theory that accompanies them deals with
October 16, 2014
Review: Shadow & Bone
Shadow and Bone
by Liegh Bardugo
Book 1 The Grisha
As an orphan who's only use to the Ravka army is her ability to draw, Alina is comfortable in her role as apprentice cartographer. But when her first trip across the Shadow fold - an expanse of total darkness filled with monsters - reveals a secret she's kept hidden from childhood, she could be her country's only hope.
Things
October 15, 2014
Movie Review: The World's End
Gary King wants to relive the high point of his life. To do so, he has to convince four of his high school friends to join him in their home town to complete the pub crawl they started twenty years earlier. Gary is the only thing that hasn’t changed in the last twenty years… and the guys are about to find out just how different their home town is and why.
Some thoughts I had:
Not what
Some thoughts I had:
Not what
October 14, 2014
Two Ideas for Book-Inspired Halloween
Jane Eyre
Where does this staircase lead?Hopefully not to a crazy first wife....
What is more perfect for Halloween than a Gothic manner? I've always felt like Jane's story was a quarter inch from being horror...
Thoughts:
Skip the Orange & purple
Candles, scrolling candelabras, and old books
Go for an overall feel of desolate isolation
Harry Potter
Isn't this floating candles display
Where does this staircase lead?Hopefully not to a crazy first wife....
What is more perfect for Halloween than a Gothic manner? I've always felt like Jane's story was a quarter inch from being horror...
Thoughts:
Skip the Orange & purple
Candles, scrolling candelabras, and old books
Go for an overall feel of desolate isolation
Harry Potter
Isn't this floating candles display
