November 2011
23 posts
“My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water.”
– Mark Twain (via booksbeforebedtime)
Best. Dream. Ever!
I had an interesting dream during my nap today:
I was already an established author of some note, but I had a new book coming out that I was very nervous about. I was at dinner at some fancy restaurant with friends (none of whom I recognized) and a few people from the publishing house. The waiter came over with a letter on a gold plate. It was from a well-renowned book critic. Her review of my...
From PostSecret:
The children almost broken by the world become the adults most likely to change it.
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“All you need to know about the Trinity is this: God is like a shamrock. Small,...”
– Nuns On The Run
CHRISTMAS
It’s that time of year again. Stores transform into winter wonderlands. Kids make lists 5 miles long. Aunts get to spoil their nieces and nephews with reckless abandon.
I love Christmas. I love everything about it. I love the lights and the trees and the music. I love all the movies, both theatrical and made-for-tv. I love Charlie Brown and his little tree that could.
I love shopping and...
Free Healthcare
Local CBS affiliate asked about the split decisions the courts have had regarding Obamacare. So many frakking kool-aid drinkers commented on how wonderful it will be when we’re like Europe. I had to try and set them straight.
“Free” healthcare isn’t free. It’s hardly healthcare. It doesn’t work. All those European countries that are in financial straits right...
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The geekiest post to date
On Barnes & Noble’s Facebook page they asked which fictional character you relate to the most? This is how I answered. Managing to be a Twilight geek, a book geek and a massive geek in general all at the same time. #MultiTasking
I always find at least one to relate to in every book I read. Even tho I’m a girl, I relate best to Edward Cullen. He didn’t ask to be a vampire...
“The mind is everything. What we think, we become.”
– Buddha
“So it’s sorta social. Demented and sad, but social.”
– The Breakfast Club
Dear Tumblr,
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I know I am the worst person to probably ask this of you, seeing how I manage to torture the fandoms with books and things they don’t have yet… but PLEASE PLEASE don’t spoil the readers. I know you get excited as you read (trust me, I’ve been there!) but the beauty of reading the book is getting to discover the characters and plot as you read. All those twists and turns and “oh my...
