Last night we had a lovely party for my husband’s mother with cake, way too much food and, of course, chocolate. Today I am hoping the driving rain we had most of yesterday is over. The Swedish family is off to Canada’s Wonderland to ride roller coasters. I can’t attend because of a funeral. Although […]
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I was on a long hiatus when Booking Through Thursday posted this great idea: Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 123. What is the first sentence on the page? The last sentence on the page? Now . . . connect them together…I think it would be even more interesting to juxtapose the first
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I haven’t done any editing this weekend. I’ve been too busy with my son’s hockey team photo, my report cards, catching up on my marking and a bang-up Christmas party laid on by my husband’s company. Tonight we’re going to my brother’s house for dinner. I feel very lucky to be busy in so many
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Writing Madness I’m still on my editing hot streak. I’ve edited the first 188 pages of a 37 600 word manuscript. That means I have about 60 pages to go. Of course now that I’ve come this far, I can see I will have to rewrite the ending. As it turns out the ending of
Last week my students did an excellent series of tableaux to the tune of A Pittance of Time by Canadian singer Terry Kelly. It’s a touching video based on a true story which you can easily find on YouTube. Here’s a link: A Pittance of Time. I continue to be impressed by the maturity and
I love Jane Smiley’s 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel. Stuck on her current project, this author of many novels in different genres decided to read one hundred novels. Her journey makes fascinating reading. I love her personal insights and humble tone. A book essentially for readers and novel fans, there is also an
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What would you think of a twitter-based site that posts the first lines of books? At twitterlit you can get your reading inspiration, twice daily. If a sentence inspires you, click on the handy Amazon link for full title information. Happy reading.
I got this cute “letter” from NaNoWriMo today. Go ahead, write a novel during the month of November. I can’t stop you. I’ll be too busy marking. We got this email today from your imagination. It was misaddressed to us, so we’re sending it along to you. We hope it finds you well. —–Original Message—–
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Welcome aboard Japan! I just had a look at my mapping widget and I’ve had hits from two new places in Australia (East and West coasts) plus Japan, perhaps Tokyo. My map counter doesn’t name names so I’m going by general area. I have also had over 4000 views now. Very gratifying. Guess I won’t
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This year the weather was perfect for Word on the Street. The crowds were thronging, children were laughing, musicians were playing… My only complaint is I couldn’t do it all. I bought magazines and books, met lots of nice people who publish literary journals and even wrote an impromptu poem. I also went book-buying bananas!
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