tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71784909877530800962024-03-14T01:12:52.476-07:00ANYTHING BUT NORMAL Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167286682024364885noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178490987753080096.post-12003221960125069912014-05-07T20:50:00.000-07:002014-05-07T21:12:47.332-07:00Wraithsong by E.J. Squires is more captivating than Twilight, The Hunger Games, and City of Bones<h2 style="text-align: center;">
The Desirable Creatures Series, Book I</h2>
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Sonia goes to the greenhouse after school to pull weeds as a punishment for spiting on the school bully. There she meets Anthony, a gorgeous boy with intense light blue eyes and a great
build. Sonia is surprised at how attracted she is to him. Anthony is rude one
moment and then asking her out the next. Sonia’s emotions are out of control. Her mom explains that she will turn into a Huldra when she turns eighteen in two weeks. With her Flair she can control people when they come into contact with her saliva. Her mom warns her that her flair is getting stronger and she must not kiss a boy or even think of dating. </h3>
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Behind her moms back Sonia goes out with
Anthony. He takes her to the ballet, Her favorite place because she use to be a
dancer but since her Dad’s death she gave it up. She gets a bunch of frantic messages from her mom and she knows something is wrong. Anthony comes clean and tells her who he really is and that his mom has kidnapped Sonia's mom. She has to trust Anthony to help her attack Wraithsong the invisible island where the
Darkalfars have taken her mom. Lightalfars and other Huldra's are planning to help but nothing goes as planned. Sonia doesn’t know who the bad guys are and who
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I started rereading Wraithsong right after I finished it
just to experience it all over again. The book is contemporary but based on Norse Mythology. I absolutely love stories that make you think about other worlds happening right around us. I’ve always been interested in
Norway but now I’m obsessed with the folklore. There's plenty of action and a heart gripping romance. My favorite is how it ties in with the
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An epic historical fantasy romance based on Norse Mythology.</h4>
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Th Desirable Creatures Series has surpassed all other YA
series and is by far my favorite. I mean it; I’m more captivated than I ever
was with Twilight, The Hunger Games, or City of Bones. And if you know me, you know
how much I loved those series. This is a different kind of YA paranormal romance. I want to know more about these magical people and places. </h3>
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And of course a movie will have to be made about it. Here's a couple of my picks if I got to cast the movie:</h3>
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Austin Butler as Anthony</h2>
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Milla Sunde as Sonia </h2>
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I absolutely love The Jane Austen Diaries series. I was interested in seeing how Fanny Price from Austen’s world would transform into today’s world. I instantly liked Lilly Price. Lilly stands up for herself and she doesn't mind being different. As a foster child she feels lucky to be part of the rich Benally family. They treat her poorly - Especially her foster sisters who make her feel inferior. Sean, her foster brother is the only friend she has and Lilly can’t help falling for him. (Don’t gross out.) They aren't blood and he’s the kindest and sweetest person she knows. When Sean gives her Princess Buttercup I adore him. But when Harrison & Julia Crawford move in next door and Sean’s attention turns to Julia, I don’t like the way he plays with Lilly’s heart. I guess he’s trying to be noble and not like his sister. Out of guilt, he tries to push the conceited Harrison Crawford onto her. Harrison is overly flirty with everyone but he sets his sights on Lilly--because she’s the only girl not to fall all over him. I must admit Harrison’s character is really irritating but just like Henry in Jane’s book we aren't suppose to trust him. When Harrison finds out Lilly’s secret - that she’s in love with her foster brother - He turns everyone against her. In the end, I admire Lilly for turning a bad situation around and touching people’s lives for the good.<br />
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Great job Jenni, once again you thrill me with your talent. It's a quick and easy read. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167286682024364885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178490987753080096.post-65245073379363963302013-10-07T21:26:00.000-07:002013-10-07T21:26:39.495-07:00Slayers; Friends and Traitors by C.J. Hill comes out Oct 15th<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" height="315" width="560"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="//www.youtube.com/v/dYR-3C6e-LI?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed width="560" height="315" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="//www.youtube.com/v/dYR-3C6e-LI?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" allowFullScreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" /></object><br />
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Slayers; Friends and Traitors is coming out Oct 15th. I'll be at Changing Hands Bookstore at 7pm to get my copy.<br />
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Here is my review for book one, Slayers. <a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-review-of-slayers-by-cj-hill.html">http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-review-of-slayers-by-cj-hill.html</a><br />
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Today until Oct 15th Janette will be giving two books away everyday. Go check out her website for a chance to win one of her other books. <a href="http://janetterallison.com/">http://janetterallison.com/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167286682024364885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178490987753080096.post-49560110668901168772013-08-27T14:39:00.001-07:002013-08-27T14:39:16.828-07:00Movie Review of Austenland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First, City of Bones, I attended the midnight showing. This series has been a favorite book of mine for 3 years now. I reread the books to have a fresh memory of what happens in time for the movie release. I almost think it is best to forget all about the books before seeing its movie. You know very well they are going to have to change things to make it fit into 2 hours. Here are the seven things that I’m glad made it into the movie:</div>
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<li>Clary is a heroine and not a damsel in distress. She is fearless and precisely how she acted in the book. (She was a little less redheaded than I imagined but it worked.)</li>
<li>Jace’s instant attraction to Clary and need to be with her even though he is a wounded soul.</li>
<li>Alec’s obsession with Jace must have gotten edited out because you didn’t see it much but when Clary accused Alec of being in love with Jace and he throws her against the wall was right on.</li>
<li>The Silent Brothers with their lips sewn shut and gouged out eyes were creepily perfect.</li>
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<li>Valentine is the perfect bad guy you almost feel bad for but in the end he is truly evil with a lot of fight scenes.</li>
<li>I was worried about how they would tastefully approach the end of book one. Like a lot of readers I was afraid people would be turned off by the revelation that our love triangle became incest with Clary and Jace being siblings. The movie addresses the issue and didn't make it at all creepy.</li>
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A friend recommended this book and I was not disappointed.<br />
Right off the bat you're pulled into Beatrice's gray world. She can't look in a mirror. She has to be asked a question before speaking at the dinner table. What has the world become? I instantly know we are in a futuristic Chicago with trains everywhere and the sears tower. The people have separated themselves into five groups. The groups are set up by their personalities and strengths. When you turn 16 you go through an aptitude test and they tell you what group you would best fit but in the end you get to choose. When they first came up with the five groups it might have been a good idea but over time people became corrupt and the groups started fighting with each other. Beatrice knew she would disappoint her family if she didn't choose her own people the Abnegation. A group that was completely focused on being selfless, which Beatrice wasn't. She had been watching the Dauntless kids and admired them for being wild and bold. She felt like she fit that better. When she took her aptitude test and found it was inconclusive, which meant she was Divergent. Beatrice was warned to keep that hidden because people were afraid of those who didn't fit into one of the groups. Divergent wouldn't conform and follow the rules so they would be eliminated to avoid trouble. When you choose a different faction you leave your families and have to go through initiation before you are officially a member. If you fail you will be factionless (homeless). When Beatrice picks Dauntless she changes her name to Tris and instantly is whipped into a dangerous and deadly world. She makes friends with Al, Will, and Christina but they make enemies really quick with Peter, Molly, and Drew. The initiation is harder than Tris ever imagined and wonders if she has made a mistake. Even though she is brave you have to be strong and Tris is small and soft. Four is their trainer and Eric is one of the Dauntless leaders over seeing the training. The two seem to have different ideas on how to train and clash with each a lot. Eric is ruthless and gives Tris the creeps. Tris has to learn to use a gun, knife, and fist fight. Four has empathy for Tris and wants to help her. Tris's father who is a Abnegation leader is in the news because both of his children choose different groups and rumors are starting. Tris visits her brother who choose Erudite because they are more logical and intelligent. He warns her that a war is about to start against the Abnegation. Tris excels in the next round of initiation when they have to face their fears in a simulation. This makes the others jealous and even her friends turn on her. Tris doesn't know who she can trust but something is wrong and she has to help her parents and the Abnegation people.<br />
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I truly enjoyed this book. The characters are so real and you're involved in what happens to them. When they hurt you hurt. The writing is gripping and keeps you needing to know more. This is the first book in a trilogy and they are far from being out of danger. I'm going out to pick up<i> Insurgent </i>as soon as possible. They are also filming the movie right now and should be released in March 2014. Veronica is a wonderful writer and I just saw on her blog that the third book<i> </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Allegiant</i> </span>will be released this October. Yipee! I think this is a book my husband would like too. It isn't to mushy and romantic but enough to keep me happy but it has plenty of action to keep the men happy. A great read!<br />
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Zoey is juggling three boyfriends and can't decide on who she really likes. Zoey is trying to help Stevie Rae with her humanity and has to keep secrets from all her friends. Aphrodite is the only one she can turn to for help. Vampire teachers are being killed. Zoey's friends and boyfriend learn the secrets she's been hiding and no one can trust her anymore. <br />
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Life sucks for Zoey. She lost all her boyfriends and friends. Erik is now a full fledged vampire and is teaching drama at the school. Things couldn't be more awkward. Neferet blames the humans for vampire killings and wants to start a war. Shekinah the head priestess of all the schools arrives to try to find out what's happening. Zoey knows Neferet is evil and behind everything but she'll have to prove it first.<br />
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I attended the Changing Hands Bookstore official launch party - bus tour - book signing for CLOCKWORK PRINCESS-The Infernal Devices #3 </h2>
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Cassandra Clare is a great writer and she intertwines a bizarre supernatural world within our world. This wrapped up the series nicely and it was a great end to The Infernal Devices. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">As an aspiring author I need a paying job until I hit it big (haha), and lucky for me my job goes right along with what I love to do. I'm promotion coordinator for <a href="http://www.geodepress.com/">Geode Press</a>. I get to promote<span class="apple-converted-space"> great books like </span><em>Zenobia - Birth of a Legend.</em><span class="apple-converted-space"> I've been sharing my notes from </span>a recent writers conference I
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<a href="http://www.authorjennifergriffith.com/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">http://www.authorjennifergriffith.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">This class will help you
improve your characters in writing and makes them more believable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">It's
fun to take real people and see where they fit in the archetypes: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Zenobia is a Crusader. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">I would say Jennifer Griffith is a Spunky Kid. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Russ
Wallace, author of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Zenobia - Birth of a Legend</em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is a Chief & a Professor and so is
my husband Jason Wallace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Read below and you'll understand in a minute what all
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">ARCHETYPES,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nailing down
Our Main Characters and Making them Come Alive for the Reader<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">“Creating believable characters that connect
with the audience is probably one of the most difficult aspects of writing an
author faces. ARCHETYPES operate beneath the surface of the most original
characters to forge a link with the audience based on shared human experience.
The archetype tells the reader what the heroine’s or hero’s instincts are, what
he feels, what drives him, and how he reaches his goals. The writer conveys
these to the audience skillfully. Then the reader settles in to enjoy the old
story told anew.” —Cowden, LaFever, Viders</span></em><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">There are many Personality types. You want to pin point what your
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">You need good Villains as much as you need Heroes
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Multi- layer characters: As you go down the list you will find
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Characters should be evolving. Start out one way and the
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">“45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">The CHARMER—a smooth talker, he
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The Professor on Gilligan's Island. (I think the reason why Gilligan's Island was so funny is because they had every archetype on that show. Seeing them interact made for a good laugh.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">This was an eye opener
blog by agent Natalie M. Lakosil of Bradford Literary Agency <a href="http://www.adventuresinagentland.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.adventuresinagentland.com</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">I'm rethinking my book
as a YA. <i>ANYTHING BUT NORMAL</i> is first person POV of an eighteen
year old girl but I'm not sure if my words and actions are in a true YA voice.
I have to reread my novel to see, "Am I a YA author or Adult
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Here is the blog that
has rocked my world: <a href="http://www.adventuresinagentland.com/2011/03/ya-vs-adult-whats-so-different-anyway.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.adventuresinagentland.com/2011/03/ya-vs-adult-whats-so-different-anyway.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">One of my biggest pet peeves about submissions
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AGE is not the determining factor of a YA."</span></i><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><br />
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run your horse towards home</b></span></i><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">. Mother’s warning came to mind but the last
thing I wanted was Mom to ruin my one enjoyment, riding my horse. Besides,
Black wouldn't overpower me. We were like one when I was in the
saddle. I snapped the reins, pressed my heels in, and yelled “YAW!” The sudden
burst of speed was exactly what I needed. I took in a deep breath of the crisp
Wisconsin air and caught the scent of wildflowers as flashes of gold and lilac
blurred past me. I've always loved springtime when the flowers come
to life after a harsh winter. Like my life, it represented a new beginning. I
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shivered when the hairs on the back of my neck stood up and my blissful
mood disappeared under the all-too familiar awareness of someone watching me. A
biting wind whipped around and plastered my hair across my face, temporarily
blinding me. With the reins in one hand, I pulled the hairs off my face with
the other hand. We were approaching the woods at a dangerous speed.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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caught a glimpse of someone behind a tree as birds scattered in a mass exit.
Black spooked and I didn't have a good grip as he drove his front
legs into the ground. His sliding halt and abrupt stop sent me flying over the
top of his head. I grasped frantically to stay upright but instead found
myself plummeting to the earth. I closed my eyes, waiting for the pain…</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">"P<span style="background: white;">aranormal romance focuses on romance and includes
elements beyond the range of scientific explanation." </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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story have to have more prevalent paranormal themes involving vampires, shapeshifters,
ghosts, or time </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">travel to be considered <span style="background: white;">paranormal? </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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interfering and helping in our lives are a religious theory. Would my story
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">"There are some books that easily and obviously fit, such as
the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Soup_for_the_Soul" title="Chicken Soup for the Soul"><span style="color: #0b0080;">Chicken Soup for
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There are so many things I liked about this book. It was original in so many ways, especially with the time travel. Michelle's an artist and when she starts drawing a picture of a sexy man with piercing glow-stick green eyes dressed like someone right out of the history books she finds herself thrown into a different century. She comes face to face with Christopher Newman a warrior fighting in the War of Roses. I love that time frame in history so it was great to be a part of it in this book. But we don't only spend time in a different century but we experience the hardships of a teenager today. Michelle moves with her dad from New Jersey to England. She's trying to start new and not be the freak girl anymore. She's dealing with family issues because her extravagant psychic mother abandoned her and her dad, and her brother is in a mental hospital back home. These are all issues that are hard for anyone to deal with so you really feel for Michelle. When the richest most popular boy William starts pursuing her you'd think it would be a good thing, but not for Michelle since Constance William's x-girlfriend starts digging into Michelle's past. Michelle has to figure out why she keeps coming into contact with Christopher Newman from the past and where she belongs in the future. It's a great read and you really feel for all the characters. I'd recommend this book for not only teenagers but all ages who like a wonderful book that is original and grabbing.<br />
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Maria Lamba is not only great writer but an agent and she has an awesome newsletter. She's always sharing very helpful information as a writer and as an agent. I'd advise all authors to go to her website and sign up for the newsletter at <a href="http://marielamba.wordpress.com/about/">http://marielamba.wordpress.com/about/</a><br />
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house, money to spend on anything she wants but she still lacks one important
thing, love. She takes on a project Hannah Smith and thinks she’s helping her
out by being her friend. Chase Anderson is the guy next door and he’s a perfect
George Knightly (He's also the older brother to Taylor Anderson from Pride
& Popularity). Chatty Claire Hart (which we meet in Northanger Alibi which
I loved!) is the annoying younger sister to Chloe & Cassidy that Emma has
to endure and is annoyed by her busy-body ways. You have all your favorite
characters from Jane Austen’s Emma in a modern-day twist. Matching-making by
Emma gets all messed up and her new friend Hannah is heartbroken. It’s a
wonderful story and I want to read it again and again. I’d love to see this one
made into a movie. I know we already have an Emma movie but I want a modern
version and not Clueless (even though I did enjoy that one). There are a lot of
characters that make appearances from the other books and you start getting a
complete picture of how they are all connected. Jenni is brilliant in her
writing, the way it all works together. I'm looking forward to the rest of the
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Another wonderful story by Jenni James; I absolutely love
the Jane Austen Diaries series. All four books are by far my favorite books
I've read this year. Persuaded and Emmalee were my favorite Christmas presents
I received. When I got home Christmas evening I started reading Persuaded and
didn't put down the book until I finished it in the middle of the night. I love
the way Jenni uses the characters and events that Jane Austen did but turns
them into a modern situations we can all relate to; like four-wheeling in Moab
instead of a walk to the Cobb in Lyme. The character Amanda Ellis became an
instant favorite of mine. She was just as nice and sometimes to a fault as Anne
Elliott was. It’s the perfect classic tale of girl meets a boy, he’s geeky but
she still likes him. She lets friends talk her out of being with him and breaks
his heart. Big Mistake! He comes back years later and he’s hot, smart, and very
successful... And he doesn't want to have anything to do with her. Amanda has
to deal with the choices she made. I love that so many guys are into Amanda but
she is completely clueless of her effect she has on them. The song "She
doesn't know she's beautiful" kept playing in my mind as a theme song for
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167286682024364885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178490987753080096.post-56069576797082159262012-10-26T15:09:00.002-07:002012-10-26T15:09:23.268-07:00I've committed to do the NANOWRIMO <h2>
I had so much fun with the Write-a-thon for a week writing challenge. I decided to really push myself and I signed up for the NANOWRIMO starting November 1st - 30th. </h2>
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Check back here often as I will be updating my novel here. Scary! People will be reading my first draft. Those are meant for the bottom of the drawer or the delete box on my computer. The rules say no edited for the month of November and let the creative juices flow. I'm excited and scared all at once.<br />
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The count down is on... 5 more days. </h3>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167286682024364885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178490987753080096.post-4268069050399254922012-10-20T11:57:00.000-07:002012-10-20T11:59:35.690-07:00Write - a - thon challenge 4,5,6<br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">Challenge #4</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Take the current book you are reading, or if
you aren't reading one now (shame on you!) the last book you read.
Try to write a one sentence “pitch” of the book. </span><br />
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This challenge may sound simple (only one sentence!), but don't let it fool
you!</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">My challenge:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><i>"Witches of the Three
Sister Island have to come together to save the island from the same fate
as Atlantis."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">(I'm reading Nora Robert's 3rd book
in the series of the Three Sisters Island. You can read my book reviews on my
other blog<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/">juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com </a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">My thoughts: Finding how to
describe a book in one sentence is really hard to do. But those taglines are so
important. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">Challenge #5</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Make a list of the Top 10 Books (You Think)
Every Writer Should Read. You can cater the list toward whatever genre you
write (i.e. Top 10 Books Every Poet Should Read, Top 10 Books Every YA
Contemporary Writer Should Read, Top 10 Books Every Picture Book Writer Should
Read, etc.)</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><b>October Madness Challenge #5</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">My challenge: <o:p></o:p>Top 10 YA Paranormal/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Romance every writer should read:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">1. The Host by Stephenie Meyer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">2. Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">3. Great and Terrible Beauty series by Libba Bray<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 15.75pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 15.75pt;">4. City of Bones series by Cassandra Clare</span> (<a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2010/10/here-is-new-series-that-i-excited-about.html">city of bones</a>)<span style="line-height: 15.75pt;"> (</span><a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/05/young-adult-book-review-city-of-lost.html" style="line-height: 15.75pt;">book-review-city-of-lost</a><span style="line-height: 15.75pt;"> *Spoilers</span><span style="line-height: 15.75pt;">)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">5. Clockwork Angel series by Cassandra Clare</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">6. Kissed by an Angel series by Elizabeth Chandler</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">7. My Unfair Godmother series by Janette Rallison (<a href="http://my%20unfair%20godmother%20book%20review/">My Unfair Godmother book review</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">8. Erasing Time by C.J. Hill (<a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-review-of-erasing-time-by-cj-hill.html">book-review-of-erasing-time-by-cj-hill</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">9. Dragon Slayers by C.J. Hill (<a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-review-of-slayers-by-cj-hill.html">book-review-of-slayers-by-cj-hill</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 15.75pt;">10. Eon & Eona series by Alison Goodman (</span><a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-review-of-eon-by-alison-goodman.html">book-review-of-eon</a>)<span style="line-height: 15.75pt;"> (</span><a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/10/book-review-of-eona-by-alison-goodman.html">book-review-of-eona-by-alison-goodman</a> *Spoilers)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><o:p><span style="line-height: 15.75pt;">My thoughts: It's really hard to narrow my list to only top ten</span><span style="line-height: 15.75pt;">. </span></o:p><span style="line-height: normal;">I think as a writer, reading lots of books is the best way to learn. I included another top 10 of my favorite books I read over and over. They are in all kinds of genres but they help mold my writing. </span></span></div>
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<o:p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;">1. How I Write by Janet Evanovich & Stephanie Plum series</span></o:p></div>
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<o:p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;">2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen</span></o:p></div>
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<o:p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;">3. All's Fair in Love, War, and High School by Janette Rallison</span></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><o:p>4. Dangerous Favor by Joyce DiPastena (</o:p><a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/03/tale-of-knights-tournaments-murder.html">Dangerous Favor book review</a>)</span></div>
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<o:p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;">5. The Princess Bride by William Goldman</span></o:p></div>
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<o:p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;">6. Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon</span></o:p></div>
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<o:p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;">7. The MacGregor series by Nora Roberts</span></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><o:p>8. Zenobia - Birth of a Legend by Russ Wallace (</o:p><a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/03/book-review-zenobia-birth-of-legend-by.html">book-review-zenobia-birth-of-legend</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><o:p>10.Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins (</o:p><a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/03/book-review-hunger-games-by-suzanne.html">book-review-hunger-games</a>) (<a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2009/11/hunger-games-series.html">Catching fire book review</a><span style="line-height: 15.75pt;">)(</span><a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2010/08/so-we-are-only-days-away-before-3rd.html" style="line-height: 15.75pt;">Mockingjay review</a><span style="line-height: 15.75pt;">)</span></span></div>
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Set a writing goal for yourself to complete by the end of the year. Make sure
it is easily measurable. Also, make sure it is something that is possible to
accomplish, but also push yourself!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">By the end of this month I will have "The road to my
love" completed and enter Writer’s Digest short story contest. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">I will have "Far From Normal" edited <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">I will send a query to agent Gary Goldblatt <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">I will write first full draft of "Far Far Away"
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167286682024364885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178490987753080096.post-50164244143233689642012-10-17T18:09:00.000-07:002012-10-17T19:07:10.743-07:00Write-a-Thon Challenge #3<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Today's challenge involves poetry. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">2. Randomly open up to a page and point at a word.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 two more times.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">4. Take your 3 words and use them to create a haiku.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br />I've seen haikus appear EVERYWHERE lately, so I thought this could be fun! For the purpose of this challenge, we're just using the most basic rules of a haiku: 3 lines. Line one has 5 syllables. Line two has seven. Line three has 5.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">My three words: </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Comic - amusing; funny. The humorous element in art or life. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Parable- A short, simple story teaching a moral lesson</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Sculpture- the art of shaping stone, clay, wood, metal, etc. into statues figures, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">I worked way over an hour on both of my books edits and truthfully I'm still not done. Just took a break to post my challenge for today. Back to work.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167286682024364885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178490987753080096.post-90366061852189656132012-10-16T13:03:00.004-07:002012-10-16T13:06:30.201-07:00October madness write-a-thon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm a day behind on posting for the write-a-thon hosted by Britney Gulbrandsen. <a href="http://www.britneygulbrandsen.com/">http://www.britneygulbrandsen.com/</a>.<br />
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This is a great way to get back on track with my writing. I didn't get to post my goals so I'll post them here:<br />
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These are my long term goals and this week during the write-a-thon I will work one hour on each.<br />
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Goal #1 - Finish editing short story, "The road to my love" a historical romance. Get it polished and ready to enter Writer's digest contest due by Oct 31st. <a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions/romance-writing-competition">http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions/romance-writing-competition</a><br />
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Goal #2 - Edit a chapter a day on my WIP, "Far From Normal" a YA paranormal romance and complete edits by November 17th.<br />
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Goal # 3 - Get "Far From Normal" query and synopsis ready for submitting. Work on my pitch for agents at the writers conference in Feb. <a href="http://anwa-lds.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=262">http://anwa-lds.com/pitchsession</a><br />
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It's pretty scary to actually voice these goals and put it out there for the universe to see if I succeed or fail. But since it's October and it's time to face the spooky scary world of contests, queries, and writer conferences. Here we go...<br />
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must have a hellhound at the beginning. The story must involve a sack in the
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> “Seth if you don’t get this job done your
going to experience the agonizing bite wound of a hellhound. I put my neck out
for you and I can’t and won’t take the downfall if you mess this one up. How
hard can it be to make a stupid, worthless girl follow you? Throw her in a sack
and take her away, show her how miserable life is and make her regret the
choices she has made. It’s as simple as that.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pick your favorite character from a book. Add this character to a scene in your WIP. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My favorite character is Zenobia from my father-n-laws book <i>Zenobia - Birth of a Legend</i>. Zenobia is a 3rd century girl and she would rip my current WIP character Krystal Teigen to pieces for not standing up for what she believes in. Here goes the writing:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">"What is the deal with me and
ghosts?" I threw my hands up in surrender. The women standing there was
tall and extremely beautiful. Her dark hair and skin were like milk
chocolate and her dark eyes watched me intently. I could have sworn they
sparkled a little. I blinked a couple times hoping that my mind was playing
tricks on me and I wasn't seeing another strong women from the past. I mean
Princess Kristina was an ancestor so her visit was normal. Well as normal as
having ghost visits you are. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"> "How can I help you?" I decided to
be straight forward and find out what this marvelous looking woman
wanted. I knew she wasn't from my time not only because I sensed
the spiritualism but her attire was straight from Roman times. The
white tunic had a gold rope wrapped around her waist. She had a bow around her
shoulder and arrows in a pouch behind her back. She looked absolutely deadly as
a sword hung on her hip tied to the golden rope. Her whole persona yelled, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">"Ready for war." When
she didn't answer right away I thought maybe she didn't speak English. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> "Krystal, I am here as a friend to help
you see your worth." Her voice exuded power and she looked deep
into my eyes. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I wanted to squirm but I couldn't look away from intense look that held my interest. I knew whatever she had to tell me
it was going to be important and life altering.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p>Now to work on my goals. Happy writing. </o:p></div>
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One of the greatest thrills for me is meeting other authors and learning from them. Recently I was able to attend some book launches for my top favorite writers.<br />
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My book <i>Far from Normal </i>came to me when I was 18 years. I entertained lots of other ideas to write about but this one story wouldn't go away. I'm not sure I would have ever started writing if it wasn't for these wonderful authors sharing their time and talent with me.<br />
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It all started after I read Twilight and meet Stephenie Meyer at Poison Pen bookstore, I become serious and was motivated to write.<br />
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I joined ANWA a writers group and meet the fabulously Janette Rallison. Her books are some of my favorite and the classes she teaches on writing have really helped me develop my craft.<br />
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Another author I absolutely love, I meet about five years ago. I had read about a book that was being released called <i>Austenland </i>and the author just happened to have a book signing that very evening at Changing Hands bookstore. Shannon Hale inspired me to follow my dreams no matter how long I've been writing the book. She motivated me to keep at it and don't give up.<br />
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These authors have truly helped me and even though they may not know it they have made a big difference in my life. Thanks. </h2>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167286682024364885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178490987753080096.post-45858240646499190462012-08-06T12:05:00.003-07:002012-08-06T12:10:41.897-07:00Book reviews of two of my favorite books<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/07/book-review-time-again-pride-and.html">http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/book-review-of-pride-popularity</a>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com/2012/07/book-review-of-northanger-alibi-by.html">http://juliemartinwallace.blogspot.com//book-review-of-northanger-alibi</a> </td></tr>
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I'm an aspiring writer but I spend most of my time reading books. Of course we can consider this research. I find it very rewarding to escape into someone else's world for a time. Here are two books that provided plenty of wonderful distractions.<br />
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Now back to writing and editing <i>Far From Normal</i>.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167286682024364885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178490987753080096.post-48511144189886112402012-05-16T17:38:00.000-07:002012-05-16T17:45:50.503-07:00Book Review of City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare<br />
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We start right
into the story after <i>City of Fallen
Angels</i> left off and Jace went missing from the rooftop and Sebastian/ Jonathan the-demon-blood-dead-guy was now missing
with Jace. Everybody is looking for Jace. Alec senses he is still alive but
something is not right. After two weeks of missing the Clave changes their focus and stops looking for Jace.
Clary and her friends go see the faire Queen to see if she can help them find
Jace. She agrees to help them if they bring her two Shadowhunter rings that allow
those who obtain the rings to speak telepathically. At the institute, Clary was
about to steal the rings when Jace and Sebastian show up to retrieve some books
on dark magic. Clary hides and is shocked to see Jace going along with
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Jace shows up in Clary’s
bedroom and tells her that Sebastian has a good plan and she needs to go with
him. He also tells her that he is linked to Sebastian and they can’t kill one
without killing the other. Clary decided to join Jace, this way she can find out what
they are planning. If she wears the ring and Simon wears the other ring they can
speak to each other. She has to play along with Sebastian
and pretend she is starting to trust him as a brother. After getting drugged at
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I thought this
was the final book of The Mortal Instruments but since it left a lot undone I’m
hoping it’s not. I liked the different story-lines that were going on throughout the book. Jordan and Mia who are werewolves are helping the shadowhunters
find Jace. Jordan hopes he can rekindle his relationship with Mia and that she will
be able to forgive him for turning her into a werewolf. Magnus and Alec are
having relationship problems as Magnus is immortal and Alec is not. Alec runs
into an old lover of Magnus’s and is trying to find a way to become immortal or
make Magnus mortal. Isabelle can’t stop thinking about Simon, Clary’s vampire
BFF, and Isabelle is struggling with finding a way to let him know she’s interested.
Clary has to find a way to save Jace before the shadowhunters kill him because
he’s connected to Sebastian and his evil plan. There is a lot happening all at
once and “Team Good” as Clary calls her group of friends has to stop “Team Bad”
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It was an exciting and nail-biting read. If you like vampires, werewolves, demons, angels, fairies, warlocks, (did i forget anybody?) and whole secret society saving the world from the unknown, then you'll like this series. Cassandra Clare has a great imagination and makes her characters go through all kinds of hard times. Good news! They are turning the first book<i> City of Bones</i> into a movie. </div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/City-Lost-Souls-Mortal-Instruments/dp/1442416866">http://www.amazon.com/City-Lost-Souls-Mortal-Instruments/dp/1442416866</a>
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<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/city-of-lost-souls-cassandra-clare/1104511184">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/city-of-lost-souls-cassandra-clare/1104511184</a>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167286682024364885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178490987753080096.post-1296781967852565582012-04-24T11:12:00.001-07:002012-04-24T11:12:12.900-07:00Interview with Deborah Blumenthal author of "The Lifeguard"<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fQlR2QZ1c8k/T5a0R4RRnDI/AAAAAAAAATs/8y_EfBBqgUM/s1600/DeborahBlumenthal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fQlR2QZ1c8k/T5a0R4RRnDI/AAAAAAAAATs/8y_EfBBqgUM/s1600/DeborahBlumenthal.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Deborah Blumenthal is an
award-winning journalist and nutritionist and the author of thirteen books for
children, young adults, and adults. She has been a regular contributor
to <i>The New York Times</i> (including four years as the
Sunday <i>New York Times</i> Magazine beauty columnist), and a home
design columnist for Long Island Newsday. Her health, fitness, beauty, travel,
and feature stories have appeared widely in many other newspapers and national
magazines including New York’s <i>Daily News</i>, <i>The Washington Post</i>,
<i>The Los Angeles Times</i>, <i>Bazaar</i>, <i>Cosmopolitan</i>, <i>Woman's
Day</i>, <i>Family Circle</i>, <i>Self</i>, and <i>Vogue</i>. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Blumenthal lives in New York
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Children books, do you find it hard to write in different genres and find the
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especially when I need to distance myself from a project that may not be going
smoothly. And no, it’s not difficult to find the different voices if I have a
clear idea of the characters and the storyline. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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adult books.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>DB- Before I started writing books, I worked as a
nutritionist and then as a journalist, so my first adult novel, FAT CHANCE -
the story of an overweight journalist who is a gung ho spokeswoman for self-acceptance
until a Hollywood hottie asks her for help with a movie he’s in - grew
out of my work. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">JMW-Do you outline when you write? Or do you write
whatever is inspiring you at the time? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>DB- I never outline. I start with an idea and then let
the story tell itself while my fingers do the typing.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>DB- I was up in Rhode Island on vacation and I was
struck by how beautiful the beaches were which led me to think about setting a
young adult romance there. I thought about the somewhat cliched fascination
girls have with lifeguards, but then decided to give my particular lifeguard
magical healing powers so that he’d be more unusual. As an aside, I’ve always
been fascinated with the powers of spiritual healers. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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If so, where did you find out about them?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>DB- People like Antonio do actually exist, and before I wrote “The
Lifeguard,” I read a book called “Black Smoke: A Woman’s Journey of Healing,
Wild Love, and Transformation in the Amazon,” by Margaret De Wys that tells the
story of a woman with breast cancer who was cured after going to the Amazon and
meeting a healer who drew on the powers of both plants and spirits.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>DB- I don’t have a favorite website, but I’m a big fan
of a book on writing by Anne Lamott called “Bird by Bird.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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your cast, who would you want to play Pilot?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>DB- Hard question. I can imagine him in my mind, but so
far I don’t know of any actors out there who look the way I imagine him.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">JMW- Sirena has to deal with a difficult issue that a lot
of kids face these days. Was there a theme or platform that you were hoping to
install in teenagers today?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>BD- No. Divorce is such a
difficult issue for kids to deal with and I think that everyone has to come to
accept it in their own way. What helped Sirena though was knowing that even though
her parents marriage was over, that didn’t affect the love that each of them
had for her, and that was what she had to hold onto.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>BD- I’m finishing up another young adult novel, but it’s too early
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Thank you Deborah!</div>
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