From the monthly archives:

May 2009

On Writing: Rewriting on the Horizon

May 31, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 1449 words
The writing session went much better today. I think it was because I wasn’t nearly as tired as I had been yesterday. Earlier today, I had also worked out a bit of a snag that had come up in terms of one of my main characters, and so it felt like [...]

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Book-Buying Binge

May 31, 2009 Books and Reading

It happens to me, on a fairly regular basis. I go on these book buying binges, and unlike other types of binges, afterwards it feels lovely. I had ample justification for this one, as a group of us on Twitter came up with a wonderful event: “No BEA? Books Anyway!”, hosted at Devourer of Books. [...]

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[TSS] Big List of Book Giveaways, Fiction Edition – May 31

May 31, 2009 Blogging and Blog Events

Welcome to the May 31 issue of the Big List of Book Giveaways, Fiction Edition, which I post on Sundays in conjunction with The Sunday Salon. As always, the giveaways are sorted into genres so that you can see what giveaways correspond to your reading interests. Click here for the Non-Fiction list.
And if you [...]

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Big List of Book Giveaways, Non-Fiction Edition – May 31

May 31, 2009 Blogging and Blog Events

Welcome to the May 31 issue of the Big List of Book Giveaways, Non-Fiction Edition. As always, the giveaways are sorted into categories so that you can see what giveaways correspond to your reading interests – this time around I’ve tried to break things down into more categories than before. I have included eligibility restrictions, [...]

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On Writing: 1125 Words

May 31, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 1125 words.
I finally finished up tomorrow’s two giveaways posts at 1:10 a.m., and it was so late – but I had to sit down and write. So I think this daily progress report is working.
Also, half an hour, or 1000 words, my choice, really works for me. Half an hour is not [...]

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What’s Up Saturday – May 30

May 30, 2009 Books and Reading

What a wonderful and interesting week it’s been. Here’s what’s been going on:
My First Twitter Party

I went to my very first Twitter party last night – BEAtwittyparty, hosted by The Book Lady’s Blog. And I have to say, it was absolutely wild. I mean, really, truly wild – if you followed the party using the [...]

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On Writing: My Daily Progress

May 29, 2009 Writing

I’ve been Twittering my daily progress, but it occurred to me I should probably be blogging about my progress too. Twitter can be kind of ephemeral, with tweets getting buried within other tweets and floating off into cyberspace entwined around lots of other bits of messages and doings. Blog posts have more substance; when it [...]

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Incoming! Wit’s End, by Karen Joy Fowler

May 29, 2009 Incoming!

Incoming! is a feature at Ms. Bookish that chronicles new books that have arrived in the Ms. Bookish household. Here’s the latest new arrival:
Wit’s End, by Karen Joy Fowler
About the Book:
At loose ends and weary from her recent losses – a father, a beloved brother – Rima Lansill comes to the home of her legendary [...]

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From the Haphazard Twitter Files of Ms. Bookish (Edition No. 1)

May 29, 2009 Twitter Files

This has been my first full week “back” on Twitter, and so far so good – it’s been a lot of fun, I’ve met a lot of great people, and best of all, I’m learning new things. Including the fact that I have a disturbing tendency to use a lot of exclamation marks when [...]

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“The Title Made Me Do It!” (Title Finds #1)

May 28, 2009 Books and Reading

Does this ever happen to you? You’re checking out different book and writing sites, and suddenly, a book title leaps out at you. You think to yourself, “that is hilarious!” or “what an interesting title!” (or possibly “WTF???”, depending on the title and whether your little ones are nearby), and while you might not want [...]

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