February 2016 Reading Wrap-Up
This is actually a combo post! It's a day late, so an It's Tuesday! What Are You Reading? deal instead of IMWAYR. Plus, the monthly to-do. Let's get to it. This past week, I...
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Adult Lit
It’s Monday! What are you reading? (2/15/16)
This past week, I finished: Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was cute. Now I want to read the actual story of Aladdin so I can compare this to...
Combo Weekly/Monthly Round-Up (It’s Monday, y’all!)
My eye issue has mostly resolved, so I should be able to keep up with blogs more from now, which is a definite yay. I missed posting last week, so this is a two-fer (though,...
It’s Monday! What are you reading?
This week, I finished: Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (comic strip collection, adult) -- It's a collection of comics from her website, so exactly as expected How to Write a Novel...
Audiobook Review: Till You Hear from Me
Reading this book was almost like being home again. I mean, yes, it's set in Atlanta and not the DC area, but all the black people in this book. Ah, I was just rolling around in...
Recommendation Wednesday: The Artist’s Way
This book changed my life. I mentioned in my musings on what I might do for my artist date that I was working through the book because I assigned it to my creative writing class...
Book Review: Mindset
Once, when my daughter was in third grade, she got her report card and was ready to celebrate her achievements for the quarter. "Fine," I told her, "but I just want you to know...
The Artist’s Way & the Artist Date
This fall, I'm teaching a fiction writing class for the first time, and I'm super excited. Because I've never taught the class before, I'm using a co-worker's syllabus....
Movies Based on Books: Gone Girl
The best thing for me about watching movies in the theater is observing audience reactions—especially one that’s based on a pretty popular book. I read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn...