Quote: Tears and Memory
The connection between our souls and our bodies is a great mystery. Stumbled across this quote a while back. Sometimes memories sneak out of my eyes and roll down my cheeks
Month: July 2015
Six Degrees: From Lydia Bennet to Amy March
Reading last week’s landmark 50th POST in the Six Degrees Series I realized that, even though I hadn’t read the book Jenelle was talking about (Pride & Prejudice) it seemed strikingly familiar to one I had. The book it reminded me of was Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Both books center around a group of sisters and their …
Book Review: Little Women
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a lovely book. Turning the pages of this one was simply a joy and I was sad when I had to put it down, the mark of a truly wonderful tale. The story revolves around the four March girls and their mother …
Updates: The Last Draft
It’s done! The last draft of The Last Motley is finished. There’s something momentous about finishing the last draft of a novel. It’s that time in the life of an author that feels like the last day of class after your last test. The grades still aren’t in, and graduation itself is still a ways off, but …
Book Review: Watership Down
Watership Down is a masterpiece. Every single page is filled with glistening prose, fascinating characters, and understated brilliance. At first it’s hard to believe that the story really is about rabbits. How will the author will continue to develop such a tale for so many pages? One expects that at some point the rabbits will be …
Six Degrees: From Marie Cardona to Sonya Marmeladov
Six Degrees is back this week with our 49th post! 49 books! Can you believe it. That’s a crazy amount to choose from. That’s almost one for every week of the year. If you’re new to the series and just popping in, you can find the list of all the books on the Six Degrees of …
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Quote: Genius is Patience
Stumbled across this quote recently while reading Little Women. Genius is eternal patience. -Michelangelo
The Game’s the Thing: Dicetower Con 2015
There is a surprising synergy between writing and board games. All games offer a goal of some sort and even abstract or puzzly sorts of games often have a theme or evoke some sort of feeling of conflict or challenge. Whereas characters in a novel have goals and motivations, so to do players in games. And …
