Archive for July, 2009

Wanted: More Diversity

Category: Books, Diversity

After drinking lots of coffee, I think I’m finally awake! I have plenty to do at the day job today but as I was downing the last of my coffee, I came across this fascinating blog post at Chasing Ray.
In the post, What A Girls Wants #3: Representing All The Girls, Colleen states:
“In the sea [...]

Summer Challenge Scene Spark #6

Category: Writing

Your protagonist is confronted by an enemy.
Questions to ask about this scene spark:
*Does your protagonist fight or run?

*Does the enemy have any weakness that the protagonist knows about?

*Was the protagonist prepared for the confrontation?

Ask Before You Leap

Category: Writing

Between watching the Michael Jackson memorial and hitting a major stumbling block (only 336 words for the Challenge), I’m really drained. But before shutting the laptop down, I found this link off a Tayari Jones blog post.
10 Questions Writers Must Ask Before Quitting Their Day Job on the Writer’s Digest website is an interesting [...]

Summer Challenge Milestone #5

Category: Writing

Just finished up the 5th week of the Challenge. It’s like a part of my life now. Ha, ha.
I hit a milestone of sorts by breaking into the 20K range, which is good progress. However, I’m still having trouble. Last week, I had trouble with trying to revise while writing new draft. This week, I [...]

Best Book Ever…It’s Relative

Category: Books

As I was drinking my Sunday afternoon tea, I found a link to an interesting New York Times article via the A Chair, A Fireplace and A Tea Cozy blog.
The NYT Op-Ed columnist gives a list of the best kids books ever. Thirteen books to get kids away from the computer and get them [...]


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