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‘Tis time to register for this year’s UVU Book Academy, “Power Up Your Writing” - a one-day conference packed with classes about getting started, staying focused, getting published, and all that after-pub stuff like marketing and distribution (pardon me while I go brush my teeth again –...
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Category Archives: books So I take a bit of pride in the fact that most of my fears are rational ones. You know, going bald, death by skiing, creaking doors in dark basements. But I have discovered a new fear. Do you know these spiderwebs? Funnel Webs. They are made by Grass spiders. Pretty harmless,... Whew. September. I love it. Bring it on. School’s in. Trees still have leaves*. Tomatoes and peaches. Mmmm. I like doing fun stuff. So maybe you do, too. Consider yourself invited to join in the following fun (which you can always check on the SIGHTINGS tab, right up there in the middle, yeah, right there): When we read sad books during times of sadness, people think we’re wallowing. Not entirely true. We wallow for about ten percent. Maybe fifteen. But more like ten. Hey, kids. Check it out. I just found out about this awesome new site – It’s called Squeaky Clean Reads, and they review and rate books (and so can you, if you jump on there) by their merit and their offensiveness/inoffensiveness. Isn’t that cool? As a mom of voracious readers, I love the idea of... Well, keeps beginning, I guess. I know, right? Duh. Who doesn’t want a free book? But here’s the thing. It’s not me who’s giving one away. Try this. Click here, on Ally Condie’s blog, to read the official blurb and synopsis of her upcoming book MATCHED. I have to tell you, I’ve read it (because I’m LUCKY that way) and... |