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August 2009

[TSS] Not-Quite-As-Large List of Book Giveaways – Aug 30

August 30, 2009 Blogging and Blog Events

This week’s Big List of Book Giveaways at MsBookish isn’t quite as big as normal!

Reading: The Opposite of Fate, by Amy Tan

August 29, 2009 Books and Reading

I am in the midst of getting the house tidied up, as we’re having friends over for dinner tonight – I love the end result of this process of cleaning and tidying, because it means not only a nice clean space in which to entertain, but also a nice clean house for at least a [...]

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On Writing: Almost There

August 29, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 5,760 words
NANTUCKET total word count: 117,895 words
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I’m almost there. No, really, I am.
My guys are hot on the trail of the killer now, and my kind-of-paranormal character is in grave danger. The two circumstances are on the verge of colliding, forming the next to last scene, with the last scene to [...]

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Some Fun in My Mailbox: The Awe-Manac, by Jill Badonsky

August 28, 2009 Incoming!

Every now and then when I’m shopping online, I get so tempted by books on creativity, and then I go nuts. The other day was one such day, and the end result was a mailbox filled with some really fun books, including this one: The Awe-Manac, by Jill Badonsky.
From the back cover:
Welcome to The Awe-Manac [...]

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On Writing: Okay, No Celebrating Today

August 28, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 3,153 words
NANTUCKET total word count: 112,135 words
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It turns out I was being a little optimistic when I wrote last night that I’d probably be finishing up the first draft of NANTUCKET today.
I actually did mean it yesterday. When I wrote, “watch this space tomorrow”, I was certain there were only a few [...]

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Jumping In: Words Behind the Pictures Challenge

August 27, 2009 Books and Reading

I’ve been promising myself I wouldn’t take on another reading challenge this year. I’m behind in terms of updating all of my challenge posts, so I thought I’d be disciplined about things and not jump into any more challenges.
Hah! Me, disciplined? Not for long. I was visiting Margot over at Joyfully Retired today, and [...]

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On Writing: Tantalizingly Close

August 27, 2009 Writing

I know I haven’t posted any updates lately about my progress with NANTUCKET. I’ve had that handful of final scenes to write, and procrastinating like crazy about it. Altogether, since I last posted about my writing, I’d only sat down to the computer maybe about three times, each time writing between 1500 to 2000 words. [...]

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Living at the Library

August 26, 2009 Books and Reading

I just got back from a morning at the library, and enjoyed myself so thoroughly, I’m wondering why I don’t do this more often.
Actually, this time was a first for me. I’m a very efficient user of my library’s hold system, so normally I just dash in to grab a new book on hold, and [...]

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The Moody Reader: Decisions, Decisions!

August 25, 2009 Books and Reading

I’m supposed to be writing and I think I probably will, once the little guy is in bed later tonight, so in the meantime, I’m trying to decide what book to read while I curl up next to him on the sofa (he’ll be watching The Backyardigans).
I’ve just finished up two excellent middle grade mysteries: [...]

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Review: The City and The City, by China Miéville

August 24, 2009 Books and Reading

In the European city of Beszel, the body of a murdered woman is found; Inspector Tyador Borlú is assigned the case, but further investigation leads him to believe that the murder is not as routine as it looks at first glance: the woman appears to have connections with the city of Ul Qoma.
This complicates [...]

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