"Were All Mad Here"
From Around the Internet and Blog-o-sphere Trier of hearing the same Christmas songs over again, here some old timey Vintage Christmas music to listen to. Looking for book tag you haven't done yet? Zezee with Books has a whole list of Book Tags The Fantasy Hive has a gust post taking about What the Point... Continue Reading →
Genre: Sci-fic, drama, art house Year of Release: 2017 Rated: PG Director: Sam Koji Hale Summary: An automated girl and tortoise warrior journey with a band of outlaws on an incredible quest. Their one hope is to find a legendary relic to defeat a sinister mechanized army and save the creatures of their world. Review: What the heck... Continue Reading →
I am doing a pervious prompt since I don't have an answer to todays prompt. Question: Are any of your bookcases buckling under the weight of too many books? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer) I laugh when I saw this prompt. If you have bookcases that are bowing, then where do you get your... Continue Reading →
Summary: Out in the ocean, there is a civilization built around a giant hole called the abyss. Explorers go down into the abyss and bring back ancient relics. The deeper an explorer goes, the more advantages the ancient relics are. The bravest of the explorers are the White Whistles. Riko’s mom is a White Whistle... Continue Reading →
Question: Do you use real or fictional cities in your writing? How do you incorporate them into the story? Answer: In one of my stories, I use Chicago as my setting. I have been to Chicago a few times and have a family that lives there that are descendants of relatives that came from Italy.... Continue Reading →
I have two Announcement to make: 1) Happy Thanksgiving! 2) Finally the announcement you all been waiting for: I decide to do something different. Instead of having one page where everyone links up a post. I am going to include this with my Sunday post every week. That way anyone that wants to join can... Continue Reading →
Author: Kevin Wilson Genre: Realistic fic, Humor POV: 3rdperson Summary: Mr. and Mrs. Fang called it art. Their children called it mischief. Performance artists Caleb and Camille Fang dedicated themselves to making great art. But when an artist’s work lies in subverting normality, it can be difficult to raise well-adjusted children. Just ask Buster and... Continue Reading →
Genre: Dystopian POV: 3rd person Summary: Ben Richards is out of work and out of luck. His eighteen-month-old daughter is sick, and neither Ben nor his wife can afford to take her to a doctor. For a man from the poor side of town with no cash and no hope, there's only one thing to... Continue Reading →
I brought a Juniper shrub and made it into a bonsai. I thought I took a picture but can not find it. In two weeks I will be picking it up at the greenhouse and taking it home. I also got some curtains. Now it not too drafty in my room. I been sitting by... Continue Reading →
Genre: Animal, comedy, family Rated: G Year of Release: 1997 Director: Mark Dindal Summary: Danny, an ambitious singing and dancing cat, goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star. However cats don't dance, nor does any other animal is a major part of any movie. Danny has... Continue Reading →
Question: How do you deal with negative feedback? Do you have tips for critiquing other writers’ work? Answer: What if I tell you no one critiques my writing. I ask for critiques for some of my short stories. I don’t know if people are being overly nice and saying that it is *good* or don’t know... Continue Reading →
Genre: Magic Realism POV: 3rd person Summary: Eight costumed boys running to meet their friend Pipkin at the haunted house outside town encounter instead the huge and cadaverous Mr. Moundshroud. As Pipkin scrambles to join them, he is swept away by a dark Something, and Moundshroud leads the boys on the tail of a kite... Continue Reading →
Which do you prefer to be known as: a voracious reader or a book nerd? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer) Answer: Voracious means hungry or having an appetite. I don't like that word in term using it for someone who likes books. As for book nerd. I feel like the word nerd has lost... Continue Reading →
Genre: Fantasy, adventure, family Rated: PG Year of Release: 1982Director: Jim Henson and Frank Oz Summary: On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world. Review: I like the detail that went into the puppet... Continue Reading →
Q: How do you spread the love of reading A: Just sitting down and reading a book can be enough to spread a love of reading. With kids it easy to get them to read when their young. As they get older they grow out of reading. Looking back at my own childhood my mom... Continue Reading →
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