Novel Wisdom (7)

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This post is part of a series on the blog where I share some of the nuggets of wisdom and inspiration — related to writing and/or life — that I find steeped in the pages of novels that I’ve read. Things have been such a scarlet shade of crazy at the day job but one thing that has calmed me down and forget about my software geek troubles is losing myself in the fabulous world of Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. I really enjoyed this novel and I love this quote, which is … [Read more...]

Lips Touch Three Times

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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...]