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 reading. Lizzie Burns from the Tea Cozy blog post, What Does Best Mean? states that one person's “best” book isn’t going to be the universal “best” book for everyone. I totally agree. Everyone has a book … [Read more...]
My Independence Day
July 3, 2009 Leave a Comment
This weekend, we’ll celebrate the big holiday of our nation’s independence; however, I’ve already celebrated my independence day earlier this summer. On June 7, 2002, I decided that I would stop living a life that wasn’t mine and start living an authentic life. At the time, I was in a very stressful job in a very corporate company and it was literally draining the lifeblood out of me. It also didn’t help that I was doing all the things that I thought I was supposed to do. … [Read more...]
Scene Spark #5
July 1, 2009 Leave a Comment
Your protagonist does something that he/she is ashamed of. Questions to ask about this scene spark: *Which other characters see the protagonist do the action? *What was the justification of the action? *Was another character hurt by the action? … [Read more...]
