tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82386448168063291982023-11-16T09:28:39.056-05:00Life HappensWriting. Books. Life.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01682663836186429854noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238644816806329198.post-54120532759821873062012-09-07T04:32:00.000-04:002012-09-07T04:36:25.906-04:00Silence says it all.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today's writing piece comes from a writing prompt at <a href="http://writeonedge.com/2012/09/red-writing-hood-prompt-loca-items/" target="_blank">Write on Edge</a> about utilizing local nostalgia to create a short story. As I just finished pasting this onto my blog, I realized I didn't utilize any particular "named" local things, but utilized a place and activities to tell my fiction tale. </span></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">------------------------------------------------------- </span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;"> Lily sat on the stool facing the window, so
she could get a good look at the bay.
Her coffee steam fogged her glasses, reacting to how cool it had been
outside. Fall in Seattle was her favorite season,
but as she thought of a warmer place, a warmer time in her life, the orange
leaves rippled into rolling waves. Sand
crept up between her toes; it was abrasive, yet comforting. A set of wings flapped past her head, and
Lily realized it was an old, hungry friend.
Lily made many friends at the ocean.
One in particular flooded her with nostalgia.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;"> It had been so
many years since Drew, so many lost nights in the sand and surf. His warm tan skin and his confident golden
eyes enveloped Lily</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">s memories in a passionate, yet
fleeting embrace. She couldn</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">t recall how many
times she questioned his intentions. She
was only visiting family for the summer, after all. Nevertheless, Drew would smile and Lily would
lose it all over again, swimming in his endless passionate kisses.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;"> Lily focused on
one particular kiss, one that came after a very important question from
Drew. He had asked her for vow of marriage
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">–</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;"> a commitment a
17 year old could hardly make. Lily</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">s heart had
stopped in her chest, as her eyes welled with tears. She knew she could not stay with this man at
the ocean</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">s edge.
She might as well jump in the Atlantic herself and save him the misery
of her answer. Lily dropped Drew</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">s gentle hands and
stared towards the waves. Drew sighed,
and Lily knew it was done. He carefully
moved a strand of hair from Lily</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">s face, leaned
towards her and pressed his lips softly to hers. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">“</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">I</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">ll think of you
always, my little sunshine.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">”</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">
He whispered close in her ear and walked away.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">“</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">Ma</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">am? Excuse me, ma</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">am? I think your phone is ringing again. It</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">s been going off
for ten minutes.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">”</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">
The store manager</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">s voice boomed through Lily</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">s ears, while Drew</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">s words echoed
into oblivion. Lily</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "dandelion in the spring"; line-height: 115%;">s reality flooded
in, taking all of her sand and sorrow with it. </span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01682663836186429854noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238644816806329198.post-38242345299299554042012-09-06T06:46:00.003-04:002012-09-06T06:46:22.281-04:00BLOGGIESTA - Fall Style!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is time again for the awesomeness that is <b>BLOGGIESTA</b>!<br />
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This time though, it's in <i><u><b><span style="color: #990000;">September</span> </b></u></i>(28-30 to be exact)!<br />
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In case you don't know what <b>Bloggiesta </b>is, I will be kind enough to tell you! ;)<br />
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<b>Bloggiesta </b>is a time for all bloggers to take their blog and give it a once over (or a twice over, or even a thirty times over). You might want to change something simple about your blog like the template, background, or text color. You may even want to go a little farther and update your blogroll, label system, or comment structure. Even farther still, you might want to check out any of the mini-challenges that will be hosted around the blogosphere by fellow book bloggers. Just make sure you sign up at <a href="http://www.theresabook.com/2012/09/bloggiesta-participants-welcome-lets-get-signed-up/" target="_blank">There's A Book</a> in the link widget to share your experience with Bloggiesta!<br />
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Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective), I spent a few days in August cleaning up my blog and changing stuff around. So, for Bloggiesta this time I will focus on increasing my traffic to my blog, better time management (with regards to scheduling book reviews/posts), and maybe a few other things. <br />
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I really, <i>really</i>, REALLY want to come out on the other side of this Bloggiesta triumphant and with the satisfaction of knowing I have completed a goal! :P<br />
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So join me and the many others who will be participating in BLOGGIESTA, on the last weekend in <u><b>September (28th - 30th)</b></u>.<br />
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--Charlie-- <br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01682663836186429854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238644816806329198.post-40866814343536035262012-09-01T09:12:00.001-04:002012-09-01T09:13:18.960-04:00Ink of Every Color<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01682663836186429854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238644816806329198.post-27685646628187172702012-08-31T11:51:00.000-04:002012-08-31T11:51:22.631-04:00The Big Question....<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I just want to find my writing groove again. I want to someday be able to inspire readers the way my favorite authors inspire me. I want to share my thoughts with the world!</span></span></span></div>
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So....I will be working on my Bloggiesta goals over the next week (probably Sunday - it's my only day off for the next 7 days.)<br />
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I did finish one of my goals, adding a Facebook like button to all of my posts!<br />
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I still have to go around to blogs and meet people ( a week too late ) but I'm sure they won't mind.<br />
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Hope you all had a great Bloggiesta and completed as much as you could!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">--<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Charlie</span>--</span><br />
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P.S. I still feel like the above picture today. SO TIRED! :DAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01682663836186429854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238644816806329198.post-15537559894213942702012-03-30T16:50:00.000-04:002012-03-30T16:50:36.355-04:00BLOGGIESTA 2012!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's time for <b>BLOGGIESTA 2012</b>!!!</div>
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I've never participated before, but from the looks of my blog, I need to! I'm stuck in a rut and need to freshen up! </div>
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To get to the starting line, head over to <a href="http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/2012/03/bloggiesta-starting-line.html">It's All About Books</a> and sign up!</div>
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As for the mini-challenges, check out <a href="http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/2012/03/bloggiesta-master-list-of-new-mini.html">The Master List on It's All About Books</a> </div>
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Now for what I plan on doing.</div>
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<b>I'd like to focus on first freshening up my blog, then creating better content, and then getting it out there for everyone to enjoy!</b></div>
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I chose these mini-challenges to help me with my goal <i><b>(quoted from It's All About Books)</b></i>:</div>
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<li>Have you ever thought about making a Facebook page for your blog? Liza from <a href="http://blog.socketsandlightbulbs.com/">Sockets and Lightbulbs</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/brightcdns">@brightcdns</a>) has a challenge on <a href="http://blog.socketsandlightbulbs.com/2012/03/28/promoting-your-blog-on-facebook/"><b>How to Promote Your Blog Using Facebook</b></a>. Now's the time!</li>
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<li>Do you have any idea what HTML even means? Would you love to learn a little about this computer code? Then be sure to check out <a href="http://bookalicio.us/2012/03/bloggiesta-html-basics-a-top-ten"><b>The Top Ten of HTML Basics</b></a> brought to you by <a href="http://bookalicio.us/">Pam at Bookalicio.us</a>. (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/BookaliciousPam">@BookaliciousPam</a>)</li>
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<li>My guess is that by now, everyone's heard of Pinterest. But did you know
it can be for more than just recipes and craft projects? <a href="http://www.joyweesemoll.com/">Joy from Joy's Book Blog</a> (@<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/joyweesemoll">joyweesemoll</a>) tells you all about how to use <a href="http://www.joyweesemoll.com/2012/03/28/pinterest-bloggiesta-mini-challenge/"><b>Pinterest to Promote Your Blog</b></a> in this fun post. </li>
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<li>We can never talk enough about commenting. Let's learn more about it... specifically <a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/bloggiesta-mini-challenge/"><b>How to Build Readers for Your Blog Through Commenting</b></a>, a mini challenge found over at <a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/">Sheila's from Book Journey</a> (@<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/bookjourney">bookjourney</a>). </li>
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<li>How about those reviews? Can we make them even better? In this post, <a href="http://thebluestockings.com/">Jessica from The Bluestocking Society</a> (@<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/thebluestocking">thebluestocking</a>) teaches us <b><a href="http://thebluestockings.com/2012/03/bloggiesta-mini-challenge/">Five Ways to Make Your Reviews Stand Out</a>. </b></li>
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<li>Are you spending too much time on reviews? In this challenge, <a href="http://melaniesmusings.net/">Melanie from Melanie's Musings</a> (@<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/melaniefoust">MelanieFoust</a>) gives you <b><a href="http://melaniesmusings.net/five-tips-to-write-book-reviews-faster/">Five Tips to Write Reviews Faster</a> </b></li>
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<li>Are you feeling in a bit of a blog fog? Well, languish no longer! <a href="http://www.emilysreadingroom.com/">Emily from Emily's Reading Room</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/emsreadingroom">@emsreadingroom</a>) has <b><a href="http://www.emilysreadingroom.com/2012/03/bloggiesta-challenge-8-ways-to-freshen.html?m=0">Eight Ways to Freshen Up Your Content.</a> </b></li>
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I will also be participating in the <b>Twitter Party</b> tonight at 9 pm EST.<br />
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<b>My goals:</b><br />
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<li>Clean up my blogroll</li>
<li>Clean up labels</li>
<li>Visit at least 10 new blogs </li>
<li>Anything else I run across to change or fix</li>
<li>Finish ALL mini-challenges!</li>
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I'm pretty darn excited to learn all this new stuff! Plus I can't wait to improve my blog and hopefully share some new things with even more people than I do now! :D<br />
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<b>Happy Bloggiesta!!</b><br />
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• <span style="color: #3366ff;">Grab your current read</span><br />
• <span style="color: #3366ff;">Open to a random page</span><br />
• <span style="color: #3366ff;">Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page</span><br />
• <span style="color: red;"><b>BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!</b> (<i>make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!</i>)</span><br />
• <span style="color: #3366ff;">Share the <b>title & author</b>, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: black;">This week I chose a creepy book I can't wait to finish.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: black;">That gives me the heebie-jeebies! Especially since that cover to go with it is so dark! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: black;">I broke the rules a bit this week, because without all of those sentences the voice of the book couldn't be heard. Sorry, MizB! :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: black;">I just cannot wait to finish this book.</span> <span style="color: black;">This quote is from the <b>FIRST</b> page of the book. It's the second paragraph. I made it through a few chapters and am very excited. It seems right up my alley.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: black;">Hope it entices you the same way it did me!</span></span><br />
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I can't believe how many boxes I saw this past week. Boxes and paper and tape, OH MY! I finally made my move from Colorado to Maryland. You never quite realize how much stuff you have until you have to move it across the country.<br />
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I didn't even have that much in comparison to others (only 2000 pounds worth of goods), but when I saw all of my things pulled out of closets and drawers and under the bed and out of the bathroom (I have SOOOOO much lotion) I kind of freaked out. I didn't have very much furniture, which meant I have something like <b>1500 </b>pounds of <b>STUFF</b>. Just STUFF.<br />
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But eventually the house was empty and I was ready to get on my way.<br />
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I am also trying to condense and merge my loads of stuff with my boyfriend's stuff. It is an interesting venture, but I have a lot of things he doesn't have so it should work out okay. (Minus how <i>very </i>excited he is to have to share a bathroom with me...)<br />
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But after packing up my life into boxes and onto a big truck, I still had to get across the country. So I packed up my car (to the brim) and my dog and started driving east. And let me just say, that if I never have to drive through Kansas again, I'll do naked cartwheels in the middle of Walmart. Sorry to all you Kansas-ites (inians?), but your state is FLAT.<br />
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Anyway, I'm here now, and I'm getting settled in my new place. I already found Starbucks, Barnes and Noble, and Target. :) (the important things in life)<br />
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So, now you know why I haven't been blogging. But I'm back, with a lot of new adventures to talk about.<br />
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Adios!<br />
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Today I am drinking Pike Place Roast from Starbucks. It is absolutely delicious.<br />
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Today I am also starting the last two weeks before I have to be finished cleaning/packing/painting/purging in order to be ready for my cross-country move. I can no longer sit the days away just <i>thinking</i> about the move. I must act.<br />
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This means I can still have my morning coffee and check blogs - just not for three hours.<br />
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So today I take my inspiration from a simple <b>Anne Frank</b> quote I found:<br />
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I supremely enjoy sitting in front of the computer or TV all day, planning what I <i>will</i> do, and not actually doing it. Laziness is very attractive to me. I am a lazy person.<br />
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I don't want to be lazy anymore!! My boyfriend is the opposite of lazy, and I'd like to use him as an example to improve my disposition.<br />
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So off I go to clean and pack and buy paint and sell stuff and try to find a house and and and and.....you get the idea.<br />
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Thanks for reading my rambling today. Hope your Monday is treating you all well!<br />
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I am participating in the Snowfest Blogfest over at <a href="http://www.rohmorgon.com/blog/?p=1766">Roh Morgan's</a> blog. It's a chance to write something inspired by snow! Go over there and check out what people are writing! Here's mine.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When
she opened her eyes, blackness filled her vision. She threw her
hands to her face, searching for something that might be blocking her
eyes. She found her icy skin and nothing else. She patted down her
face in disbelief; she could not see. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Alice
felt all around her, a wet, fluffy substance engulfed her legs. She
could tell she was laying down on her back in snow. She didn't know
where she was, but she did know that it was cold – the “freeze to
death” type of cold.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> This
sudden realization threw her into a panic – was she alone? How did
she get here? If she couldn't see, how would she get to safety?
Hysteria set in as she tried to stand up, but something was holding
her to the ground at her ankles. She reached along her legs down to
her feet, where she felt metal shackles. She jerked her legs away
from the bindings, but was only met with unforgiving hardware. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Alice
tried to scream, but all that came out was a raspy squeak. She tried
again, but her throat was too dry. She heard a crunching noise to
her right. It sounded like someone walking on tree branches. Alice
wanted to ask who was there, but her voice was still silent. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> “Well,
hello Alice. So nice that you're finally awake.” His voice was
dark and heavy; it slithered through the air. He caressed her raven
hair, leaning over to smell the aroma of her milky skin. Alice
squirmed under his touch, scooting a few inches; not far enough to
escape his intrusion.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> “I've
been waiting for hours. It's not very nice of you to keep me waiting
– I don't like to wait. You'll be rightly punished, but not just
yet.” He paused, gently touching her throat. “It is a shame I
had to choke you so hard, I enjoy a bit of good conversation.”
Alice couldn't see, but she could almost hear his wicked smile.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> She
tried to remember how she got here, but she only had flashes of a
memory. Books in her hands, the softness of the gloves, car tires
squealing across the ice. Though her mind tried, it remained a
fractured puzzle.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> “Ah,
yes, you don't remember a thing. I can see by the confusion on your
face. Which brings me to why you can't see. I had to make sure you
couldn't see me or where we were going. Sorry about that, my dear.
It must have been painful, having that sprayed in your face. You had
such enticing eyes. Little emerald beauties. But so are the spoils
of my profession. You could regain your sight, but you won't be
alive long enough for that to happen.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Alice
attempted another scream, but still, nothing came out. A low chuckle
filled the air, his laughter made Alice shiver. He crouched beside
her and she felt his breath on her ear. “You <i>will</i> die; I
<i>will</i> kill you.” His whispered threat
floated through Alice's ears, tickling her fear into full blown
terror. She thrashed around, grabbing the air while her hands were
still free. She wanted to choke the smile off of his face, but
instead felt her nails dig into skin.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> “Enough
of that!” he growled. Grabbing her hands with one rapid movement,
he lashed her wrists together with a zip tie. “You seem to be
anxious to get this over with. I have to admit, I'm a little excited
too.” She heard the scrape of a blade against a rock. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> She
howled inside, knowing her fate was becoming a reality. Alice felt
him undo her coat, the zipper letting out her soul. He threw the
coat off to her side, leaving only her thin blouse between her and
the snow. The knife slid up the front of her shirt, slicing it in
two. The piercing cold air circled around her body, her smooth skin
giving way to goosebumps. Her nipples raised, peeking through her
bra. He purred with pleasure. He cut the threads connected in the
middle, and she felt the icy touch of his hands on her. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> “So
delicate.” He scraped the edge of the knife across her chest. “So
soft.” Alice sat very still, afraid that any movement might take
her closer to the end. “I can smell your warmth.” He placed his
fingertips on her neck. “I can feel your heart beating. Alive.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He brushed his lips across her cheek. He whispered again, “Are
you ready, Alice?” He readied the tip of the knife on her chest. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The
last thing Alice felt was his lips on hers as the knife plunged
through her heart. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span class="body">"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some
turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up
at all."</span></i>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">-Sam Ewing</span></div>
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Today I am participating in the Insecure Writer's Support Group from <a href="http://alexjcavanaugh.blogspot.com/">Alex J. Cavanaugh</a> and his blog. There are so many people participating!! There must be a lot of insecurity - which is comforting. I'm not alone!<br />
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My insecurity today lies in my ability to finish my writing. The quote above outlines what I've been going through. I know I <i>want</i> to turn up my sleeves and write, but I fall into the "don't turn up at all" category most of the time. I always have the question, "How do you stay motivated?" and there are hundreds of books and articles about how to curb writer's block and advice to "just write everyday" or "only write when you feel like it". There is so much advice out there I'm not sure what will work for me.<br />
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So far, the "write when you're in the mood" hasn't worked. I've written 18K words toward a story that I absolutely HAVE to finish - it's not letting me write anything else. I'm struggling to just get words to flow.<br />
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I know that my inability to write consistently stems from my <b>insecurities</b> about the quality of what I'm writing. But <b>HOW</b> do I get past this?<br />
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I'd like to, for once, meet a <i>confident</i> writer. Who are you and can we have some coffee and a talk?<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="body">"For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each
project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did.
And I get the sweats. I go in and start working, I'm not sure where I'm
going. <span style="color: red;">If I knew where I was going I wouldn't do it</span>."</span></span></i>
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<span style="font-size: large;">-Frank Gehry</span></div>
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Would I write if I had no insecurity about myself and my writing? If I had nothing to get out of my head? Probably not. Maybe insecurity can be a <i>good</i> thing sometimes. Always being sure of yourself can be dangerous.<br />
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Thanks for reading.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Monday morning for me is meditation time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I know a lot of people choose Sunday, to reflect on the week past, but I am choosing to meditate on what is to come, and how to prepare for my week.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I am not necessarily a religious person, but I like to think that every religion has something to offer. Today I am feeling a passage from the Tao Te Ching.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Verse 11:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thirty spokes share the wheel's hub;<br />
It is the center hole that makes it useful.<br />
<b><span style="color: magenta;">Shape clay into a vessel;</span><br style="color: magenta;" /><span style="color: magenta;">
It is the space within that makes it useful.</span></b><br />
Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes that make it useful.<br />
Therefore profit comes from what is there;<br />
Usefulness from what is not there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The part that sticks out for me is the part about the vessel. The space within makes it useful - moreover, being empty gives chance to become full.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have been letting a lot of things out of my inner prison as of late. This is to allow myself to become full with the new life changes I am going through; the new adventure I am starting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am dealing with moving my entire life to a new state, starting a new (and serious) relationship, starting a new job, and all the little things that come along with these changes. All these things are happening within a month, and I'm a little freaked out. But if I read this passage from the Tao Te Ching, it reminds me to purge all my bad energy to be able to receive all the positive good energy that is on its way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sorry for such a deep passage on a Monday morning, but this is how I felt with my coffee this morning; a new sun on the horizon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for reading my lovelies!</span><br />
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I am a pen.</div>
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I bleed for my owner; red all over the
page. She can only write with <i>me.</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
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<span style="font-style: normal;">I am
special.</span></div>
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Her warm fingertips curl around me,
taking away any doubts I may have had about her using <i>another</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
pen. Impossible!</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">She
taps me against the blank paper; I can see her green eyes ripe with
ideas. Ideas she will write with </span><i>my</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
ink. </span>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">At
once she starts writing, her thoughts mixing with my blood red ink.
I hemorrhage on the page, every word draining me. </span>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Suddenly,
a realization fills my chamber. I know that eventually, I will end
up in the trash with my dead brothers and sisters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">I
wasn't aware of how much ink I had left in me – I was too
distracted by my selfishness. I took a moment to gauge my levels. I
was too low! I felt a scream building in my plastic shell. My tip
skipped across the page, ink catching in my throat but not escaping.
I faded into a dull pink on the page.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-style: normal;">Well,
this one's dead.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Darkness
spread through me; I knew it was the end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">This was a practice in personification from <a href="http://writeonedge.com/2012/01/remembered-personification-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRedDressClub+%28the+red+dress+club%3A%29">Write on Edge</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">We had to write a story in 400 words or less from the point of view of an inanimate object.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Mine is a bit short, but I think I get my point across. Hope you like it, and go check out the other posts at Write on Edge!!</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #003366;">Teaser Tuesdays</span></b><span style="color: #003366;"> is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/">MizB</a> of <i>Should Be Reading</i>. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:</span><br />
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• <span style="color: #3366ff;">Grab your current read</span><br />
• <span style="color: #3366ff;">Open to a random page</span><br />
• <span style="color: #3366ff;">Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page</span><br />
• <span style="color: red;"><b>BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!</b> (<i>make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!</i>)</span><br />
• <span style="color: #3366ff;">Share the <b>title & author</b>, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: black;">My <b>Teaser Tuesday</b> choice is <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9972882-juliet-immortal">Juliet Immortal </a>by Stacey Jay. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span id="freeText2519134275048020015">"These violent delights have violent ends<br />And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,<br />Which as they kiss consume."<br /><i>—Romeo and Juliet</i> by William Shakespeare<br /><br />The most tragic love story in history . . .<br /><br />Juliet
Capulet didn't take her own life. She was murdered by the person she
trusted most, her new husband, Romeo Montague, a sacrifice made to
ensure his own immortality. But what Romeo didn't anticipate was that
Juliet would be granted eternity, as well, and would become an agent for
the Ambassadors of Light. For 700 years, she's fought Romeo for the
souls of true lovers, struggling to preserve romantic love and the lives
of the innocent. Until the day she meets someone she's forbidden to
love, and Romeo, oh Romeo, will do everything in his power to destroy
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The few pages I read were full of beautiful, captivating words - and from the looks of these two lines it's going to be even better as I read on. Hope you enjoyed my teaser, and go check this book out!!<br />
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Horrible, horrible, horrible. Shame on me!!<br />
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I did other things like liquidate old clothing and clean my house.<br />
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Today will be different. Today WILL be different.<br />
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The True Book Addict is hosting the Winter's Respite Readathon starting TODAY!! Had I known I would have NOT packed up all my books this past weekend. I think I may still have some laying around.<br />
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So here is my list:<br />
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<span style="color: red;">I Am Not a Serial Killer</span> by <b>Dan Wells</b> - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7617119-i-am-not-a-serial-killer">Link to Goodreads</a><br />
<span style="color: red;">Sacred Prey</span> by <b>Vivian Schilling</b> - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1440529.Sacred_Prey">Link to Goodreads</a><br />
(ebook) <span style="color: red;">Hater</span> by <b>David Moody</b> - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263460.Hater">Link to Goodreads</a> <br />
(ebook) (finish) <span style="color: red;">Anna Dressed in Blood</span> by <b>Kendare Blake</b> - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9378297-anna-dressed-in-blood">Link to Goodreads </a><br />
(ebook) <span style="color: red;">Juliet Immortal</span> by <b>Stacey Jay</b> - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9972882-juliet-immortal">Link to Goodreads </a><br />
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And I think if I can <i>actually</i> finish 5 books in a week (with packing my house and cleaning) then I can call it good. If I run out, I'll read more! But I hardly ever finish my list for read-a-thons, and I'd sure like to finish at least one.<br />
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Don't forget to tweet at <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23wintersrespite">#wintersrespite</a> !!<br />
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Here is how <b>My Book Boyfriend</b> works:<br />
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made you swoon! In your post, make sure you include your book
boyfriend's stats, a picture of what you imagine he looks like and some
quotes from him that had you at hello. Credit the book and please
include page numbers when you can.</li>
<li>Grab the My Book Boyfriend button to include in your post. </li>
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<li>Anyone is welcome to join at anytime, but no one is obligated to participate every week.</li>
<li>In your post provide a link back to this <a href="http://www.theunreadreader.com/2011/01/introducing-my-book-boyfriend.html"><b>My Book Boyfriend</b></a> introduction post so that other people can find the information about participating.</li>
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This meme is just for fun! Likeness represented are all fictional fantasies.<br />
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From "The Path to Freedom" by <a href="http://www.lisapietsch.com/">Lisa Pietsch</a></div>
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"Broad shoulders so amassed with muscle that the weight of the world shouldn't make the stoop. His chest appeared chiseled from granite, rock hard with edges yet to be sanded and filed. Her eyes trailed lower to his legs, like tree trunks, they were solid and well defined. So well defined that even the drape of a finely tailored silk suit couldn't hide the power contained within. No, he wasn't pretty, but he was a man so completely male, so absolutely masculine that she couldn't help but be totally drawn to him."</blockquote>
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"The idea of Vince, the guy she had walked away from at <i>Pure</i>, haunted her. Her instant attraction to him was so powerful it was dangerous. He had the kind of voice a woman wants to hear in the dark from the pillow next to her. <b>He was twisted steel and sex appeal.</b> He was too much to let in and way too much to forget, try as she might." </blockquote>
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<li>Vince is a man's man! </li>
<li>He knows how to handle a woman</li>
<li>JUST LOOK AT HIM!</li>
<li>He has a twin brother! There are TWO of them!</li>
<li>He can be both sensitive and serious</li>
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<a href="http://www.lisapietsch.com/">Lisa Thibault Pietsch</a> is a fantastic author. These excerpts are from her first book in the Task Force #125 series. Yes, THERE ARE MORE! Get out there and start reading folks!! They are action packed, swoon-over-hot-men ready, and funny to boot!<br />
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Thanks for reading and go check out Lisa's crazy blog and GET THESE BOOKS!!<br />
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Copy the questions, paste them into your blog and answer them.<br />
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1. What’s your favorite time of day to read?<br />
<i style="color: purple;">At night. It's the only time I'm not distracted by everything else.</i><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
2. Do you read during breakfast? (Assuming you eat breakfast.)<br />
<i style="color: purple;">No, breakfast is for EATING. I don't want to get bacon all over my books...!</i><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
3. What’s your favorite breakfast food? (Noting that breakfast foods can be eaten any time of day.)<br />
<i style="color: purple;">BACON!!!</i><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
4. How many hours a day would you say you read?<br />
<i style="color: purple;">Not nearly enough. Wish I could read even just an hour a day. I have a short attention span.</i> <br />
5. Do you read more or less now than you did, say, 10 years ago?<br />
<i style="color: purple;">I read WAY less than I did 10 years ago. I guess I had less things to be stressed about. Reading came easy back then.</i><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
6. Do you consider yourself a speed reader?<br />
<i style="color: purple;">No, I relish in all the words on the page.</i><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
7. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?<br />
<i style="color: purple;">Flight? I guess if I could read AND fly that would be sweet too.</i> <br />
8. Do you carry a book with you everywhere you go?<br />
<i style="color: purple;">Unfortunately no, but if I did carry one it would probably be one of my other language dictionaries.</i><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
9. What KIND of book?<br />
<i style="color: purple;">Dictionary!</i><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
10. How old were you when you got your first library card?<br />
<i style="color: purple;">Probably about 5 or 6. I started early. I used to check out like 10 books and speed through them all.</i><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
11. What’s the oldest book you have in your collection? (Oldest physical copy? Longest in the collection? Oldest copyright?)<br />
<i style="color: purple;">Well as I have so many I don't have time to go through them all. I have NO idea. Shame on me!</i><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
12. Do you read in bed?<br />
<i style="color: purple;">Every night.</i> <br />
13. Do you write in your books?<br />
<i style="color: purple;">OMG NO! Only the reference books like my Idiot's Guide to whatever books.</i><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
14. If you had one piece of advice to a new reader, what would it be?<br />
<i style="color: purple;">Stick with it. Find the type of books you love and read!!</i><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
15. What question have I NOT asked at BTT that you’d love me to ask?
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I have slacked off enough in the past two years that I've had this blog. I've promised and promised all of my followers (who thankfully have not stopped following me) that I would stick to a schedule and blog my little heart out. Book reviews, writing insight, read-a-thons, and more - all of which did not happen.</div>
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THAT'S ENOUGH FIBBING CHARLIE.</div>
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IT'S TIME TO CHANGE.</div>
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It's time for a new story.<br />
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What to write? What to write??<br />
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I think I've come up with something. I had a little help from the "Adopt-a-plot" section of the NaNo forums. But I think it's good. I've started scouring all the writing websites, looking for help. Outlining, pantsing, synopsis-ing...it's <i>still</i> a lot to take in. I'm <i>still</i> new, even though I've been participating in NaNo since 2008. I also <i>still</i> haven't "won". Last year I got to 18,000 words. Maybe this year I'll get half way. Or maybe I'll get all the way. Or maybe even more.<br />
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In the words of Yoda,<br />
<blockquote>"Do or do not; there is no try."</blockquote><br />
So I guess I <i>have</i> to win. :)<br />
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Anyway, my story seems normal...but underneath it's sort of fantasy-ish with a bit of magic thrown in there. I think I've even come up with a title.....<br />
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Echoes<br />
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Maybe....Sense of Echoes? Hm. <br />
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Hopefully it turns out well! I've been doing a lot of outlining since I can't write!! It's driving me crazy by the way.<br />
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Soon. 36 days.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01682663836186429854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238644816806329198.post-46711877984317941142011-09-03T10:46:00.001-04:002011-09-03T10:47:33.169-04:00Labor Day Read-a-Thon Shenanigans!!Good morning! If you're reading this, for shame! Just kidding. It's just that your books are calling you to be read, and right away!! It all started at 12:01 am today (whichever time zone you're in) and goes to 11:59 pm on Monday! So you have a lot of time (if you start now and stop reading this blog!) to read all those books you have been waiting to read.<br />
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The linky is over at <a href="http://www.katiesbookblog.com/">Katie's Book Blog</a> !! Go and sign up and <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">START READING!!</span></span><br />
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<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also, here are the books I plan on reading this weekend: (I'm always to ambitious so we'll see how it goes:</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eona by Alison Goodman 637 pages</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer 276 pages</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells 271 pages</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Peeps by Scott Westerfeld 304 pages</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld 286 pages</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sacred Prey by Vivian Schilling 245 pages</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">---Charlie---</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01682663836186429854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238644816806329198.post-21451494031253882712011-09-01T08:03:00.001-04:002011-09-01T12:24:13.162-04:00Design Your Book Cover Contest!<span id="goog_2099694716"></span><span id="goog_2099694717"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><br />
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</div>My paranormal fantasy<br />
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Hope you like it! If you get curious about where the art is from, just ask. I give credit where it is due.<br />
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Thanks for looking! Can't wait to see all of yours!<br />
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---Charlie---<br />
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<b>1. Have you ever had to start over in a new place, like Bella did in Forks? This new place could be a school, job, or town... just something with a new setting. How easy or difficult was this for you?</b><br />
<b> <span style="color: #e06666;"><i>I have started over many, many times. It's always disorienting finding your place in society, especially in Bella's case where society is small and unaccepting. I am in the military, so moving is second nature, as well as not fully unpacking in case you get orders to move right away. You also try to make friends as fast as possible, so that you don't lose each other through the years and across the continents.</i></span></b><br />
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<b>2. Do you picture the actors from the movie as the characters in the book while you are reading?</b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #ea9999;">I do not picture the actors at all from the movies. Re-reading the book after seeing the movies does lend a little character bleed-over, but my imagination has strength enough to rebuild my memories of what I thought Bella and Edward looked like in my head before someone decided Rob and Kristin were the faces of the characters.</span></i> </b><br />
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<b>3. What are your first thoughts on meeting Edward in Bella’s Biology class? At first he was annoyed by her presence, but then after a week away he returns & finds him self very interested in her. Do you think this helped or hindered the storyline?</b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #ea9999;">I think he was so obvious with his emotions towards Bella, that she couldn't have missed his reaction to her. However, when his mood flips, it does lend a bit of mystery to why he was acting that way before, and why he's changed now. Though to some that sort of up and down can throw a person off. I think it helped the story line because it introduced more conflict.</span></i> </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #ea9999;"><i>I like Mike. He's always there for Bella, even when she dejects him, and he's cheery and upbeat - something that Bella could use more of in her little somber world.</i></span> </b><br />
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<b>5. There is a lot of dialogue between Edward and Bella in these first few chapters that I feel played a major role in developing their relationship. What are some of your favorite quotes? or moments?</b><br />
<b><span style="color: #ea9999;"><i>"Of course he wasn't interesting in me, I tthought angrily, my eyes stinging - a delayed reaction to the onions. I wasn't </i>interesting<i>. And he was. Interesting...and brilliant...and mysterious...and perfect...and beautiful...and possibly able to lift full-sized vans with one hand." It shows how enamored she is with Edward, how she puts him on a pedestal almost right away. This shows the deep plunge she took so quickly into loving Edward, when there was nothing in her world to love. A couple other things are when she describes his voice as "quiet and musical" and when "his voice melted like honey" Absolutely vivid images. Loved it.</i></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #ea9999;"><i> </i></span>Sorry I was so late on the response, a week behind - bad bad bad me! But so it is, and it is posted, and I shall continue reading the next chapters to prepare for the end of this week's questions!</b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I just discovered the Twilight Re-Read Along!! It's already started (27 Jun) but it goes to 1 Aug! There's still time if I start now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you haven't heard about it, here's the beginning post link : <a href="http://g-reads.blogspot.com/2011/06/mondays-bite-twilight-re-read-along.html">GReads Twilight Re-Read Along </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That has the schedule and where all the blog posts will be at; it's being hosted by several bloggers. I'm so friggin' excited! Every week will be a post with questions to be answered! Hope you go check it out - it's not too late!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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