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Because I Said So: Legend by Marie Lu
So I have to thank my buddy Jenny for this recco. She said it was good, and she was right, of course. She even let me borrow her library copy to read. And I’ll be getting it back to the library any day now, Jenny. Really. Inspired by the set-up of Les Miserables, but with…
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Thank You Reviewers! And The Scourge Sequel News …
I want to say a sincere thank you to everyone who has purchased and read The Scourge! The positive feedback from friends, family, and total strangers is truly overwhelming. I love hearing from you, so please feel free to contact me anytime through my blog, or directly from the “About” page on my website here.…
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The Scourge Now Available for NOOK!
Just a quick post today, to announce that you can now download The Scourge from Barnes & Noble for your NOOK! Click the link above to view the product page and purchase, or to leave a review (you can even copy and paste from your Amazon review, if you so choose). Please spread the word…
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Because I Said So: The Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger
Welcome to the first post in an occasional series I’m calling Because I Said So, in which I will offer up novels for your reading consideration. I’m anticipating they will often be young adult titles, but I’m not ruling out other genres because, hey, I’m unpredictable like that. While I won’t provide a review of…
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Metaphors in Writing and Life
When I started writing fiction a few years ago, I had to relearn what figures of speech were. You remember them: metaphor, simile, hyperbole, euphemism, oxymoron, personification, and the rest. While I could write similes fairly easily, I had to work at the metaphors. Well, let’s be honest, I had to work at all of…
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Why do you write (or read)?
I was perusing another author’s blog, and came across a post entitled, “Why do you write?” It’s not the first time I’ve seen that question posed. Usually writers assert that they “need” to write, that it’s not a choice at all, that their characters demand it. Or something along those lines. Why do I write?…