Lips Touch Three Times

November 20, 2009 Leave a Comment
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When the National Book Award announced the 2009 finalists for Young People's Literature, one of the books caught my attention. Lips Touch Three Times had been on my TBR list for awhile. I had seen it in stores but never cracked it open. I knew the author, Laini Taylor, from her trademark pink hair and from reading her Grow Wings blog. So this week I started reading the book, which is a collection of short stories about girls experiencing their first kiss with a supernatural … [Read more...]

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Quote Only A Novelist Would Love

November 16, 2009 Leave a Comment

Yesterday, I found a quote via Tayari Jones with her Logical Links blog post. "I'm not interested in writing short stories. Anything that doesn't take years of your life and drive you to suicide hardly seems worth doing." It's a quote only a novelist would love. From Cormac McCarthy, author of the dystopian novel, The Road. The quote comes from an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Hollywood's Favorite Cowboy, where McCarthy talks about writing and forthcoming movie based on his … [Read more...]

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Push by Sapphire

November 2, 2009 Read Comments
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I remember when Push by Sapphire was published. It was the late 90's and I heard how riveting the book was. I tried to read this book, but I couldn't. It was just too "raw." Too much. I put it down and didn't pick it up again. So, here it is. Ten years later and I finished reading PUSH this weekend. Again, it was a hard book to read. Very disturbing and heartbreaking. But also shows how the main character, despite all the obstacles, never gave up. So what made me decide to finally finish … [Read more...]

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Not Giving Up

September 25, 2009 Read Comments

I’ve still been following the Simon & Schuster’s Blogfest 2009, and today’s question is “Have You Ever Just Wanted to Give Up?” Love the answers. Here's a few the resonated with me: "I think the difference between being a writer and not being a writer isn’t whether or not you get paid, it is not giving up." - Ed Decter "Besides, I love the process of writing, of telling a story. So even if I wanted to quit, I’m not sure I’d be able to." - Lisa … [Read more...]

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