Category: Thoughts

  • 15 Problems Only Beginning Writers Understand

    This would be my own “Problems only ___ people understand.”

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  • English is Weird

    Fun with homophones and puns.

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  • Good Luck Campers!

    Some of you may be aware of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November.  In quick summary, writers across the United States try to write 50,000 words (a typical 200 page novel) during the 30 days of November.  I’ve tried and failed multiple times. This month is Camp NaNoWriMo, as we get to set our

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  • Excuses

    Hey, sorry I didn’t post anything the past couple weeks.  I actually did finish a book this weekend, but I was asked not to publicly review it, since it is still in draft mode.  If you’ll see in my Goodreads widget to the right, there are some exciting reviews coming up! As for now, it’s

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  • Time to Relax and Celebrate!

    This truly is “the most wonderful time of the year.”  I hope everyone’s enjoying their Winter break!  I’m definitely enjoying it with reunions with family and friends, and when the parties are over, going home to a comfortable spot and a good book. 🙂 Here’s a quick summary of my year in books: Goodreads List (though I

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  • Requests! :D

    Hey, so you may have noticed the revamped site and switched around widgets and menus to cater to your needs (or at least, that’s their intention).  One of these additions is a Review Request (seen to the right) >>>>> Even though I have a few lists of classics and contemporary novels to read, I figure

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  • Inconvenient Habits

    Is there a name for a disease which causes its victims to stop a few pages before the ending of a book?  I’d like to think so, just to have something to blame.  I hadn’t noticed the symptom until recently, when two pages away from finishing Shadows Beneath:  The Writing Excuses Anthology, I finally succumbed to my stomach’s

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  • Breathe

    It’s a little troubling when you come to the part in stories where everything seems fine…  Almost every book and movie has it:  that moment when Bilbo stays in Rivendell, or Harry wins the big quidditch game, Tris and Four have their first kiss, or Hiccup convinces Astrid that dragons are awesome.  That moment when you

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  • Definitions

    Smorgasbord: smoer-gaws-boord, Swedish (noun): an extensive array or variety Paradox: par-uh-doks, Latin (noun): any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature Life is crazy.  And it’s great.  I like it that way, but it does make it a little hard to summarize it in a blog, not to mention a title.  To introduce myself (and thereby

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