From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Thoughts on Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere

March 25, 2010 Books and Reading

I have now joined the legions of Neil Gaiman fans, having just recently romped joyfully through a reading of Neverwhere, all in one sitting. It was 2:00 a.m. when, sighing happily, I read the last page and closed the book. It’s been a while since I’ve had a read like that.
Thank you to everyone who [...]

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Focus, Focus, Focus

March 23, 2010 Life

It wasn’t until this weekend that I realized I’ve been journeying through my life these past few years without a whole lot of focus.
And one thing that can happen when you stop remembering the power of focus? You start living reactively.
That’s not what I’m wanting, that’s for sure.
So once again, changes are afoot. I’ve [...]

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[TSS] Incoming! The Library Edition

March 21, 2010 Incoming!

This was a great week for me, library-wise – I had a bunch of holds come in, and then while I was doing my usual dash-in, dash-out to pick up my holds, I of course managed to snag a few more interesting titles.
Here are this week’s library treasures. First up, the print books:
Neverwhere, by Neil [...]

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Bad Guys and Villains

March 17, 2010 Writing

Have you noticed? I haven’t talked much about my WIP, WAVERLEY, after having to cut 33,000 plus words from it early last month.
That’s because I felt kind of numb.
I didn’t really know how to begin again.
So I did what I now do when I’m not sure what to do. I let it go. I decided [...]

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Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks

March 12, 2010 Books and Reading

I really love it when things show up in my life that are such a good match to something I’ve been pondering, or thinking about doing.
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about keeping a journal, and I talked about my idea that I might have luck, finally, with journaling if I just let [...]

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Alice in Wonderland Music Video

March 10, 2010 Life

On Saturday my daughter Hayley saw the Alice in Wonderland movie. On Sunday, she and her best friend Heather began filming, and then she spent the rest of the day editing. This is the result – enjoy!

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Weekend of Reading: Warrior Heir, Devil’s Kiss, The Forever King and Inkheart

March 8, 2010 Books and Reading

For the first time in a long while, this past weekend I found myself without a deadline to complete for Monday; I also wasn’t fresh from a deadline completed on the previous Friday (an event which usually requires a day of do-nothing downtime).
Which is why this past weekend turned into a weekend of reading for [...]

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A Rambly Random Wednesday

March 3, 2010 Random Stuff

I’m feeling rather random-ly today, so of course, it means another post of random stuff! Here are the random things that have been delighting me:
Dream analysis. My older son has been getting university acceptances and a few scholarship offers, as well as several phone calls from the universities he’s applied to, so we’ve had lots [...]

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From the Haphazard Twitter Files of Ms. Bookish (No. 3)

March 1, 2010 Twitter Files

Haphazard?
“Dependent upon or characterized by mere chance.”
Well, what do you know? That’s a pretty accurate depiction of how I Twitter!
I never bother to “catch-up” on tweets I’ve missed. I mean, I’d be on Twitter 24/7 if I did that – especially since I pretty much have only one rule when it comes to Twitter. That [...]

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