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Melting Stones Part II

ByRachel September 4, 2009 2 Comments
Welcome to the second official meeting of the Up and Writing Book Club. As per my earlier announcements, we're discussing part one and part two of MELTING STONES by Tamora Pierce today. Thus, today's list of discussion topics is shorter than usual to accommodate the inclusion of last week's topics. I see two main points of interest in chapters seven through eleven. The first being Pierce's...

Which Literary Character Are You?

ByRachel September 3, 2009 4 Comments
There's an interesting conversation over at blog Fantasy Debut about bonding with characters in the novels you read. Most people who read find at least one or two characters in literature who feel real to them--characters you'd want to meet and hang out with. Characters you admire. It got me thinking about a related topic; which literary characters have I felt were the most like me? Which ones...

Book Club Update

ByRachel September 3, 2009 0 Comments
Don't forget, tomorrow is the next meeting of the Up and Writing Book Club for Tamora Pierce's MELTING STONES. We'll discuss the first and second sections of the book, up to the end of chapter 11. If you haven't read that far, don't worry; the discussion will mostly center on the fist five or six chapters. RHDavis

Fall Reading in YA Lit

ByRachel September 1, 2009 4 Comments
Everyone thinks of summer as the time to lie back with a good book. We see advertisements for "great summer reads" each May. But what about fall? No one advertises "great autumn reads." Granted, students start back to school in the fall and thus have less time for free reading. But that shouldn't stop them! Free reading is still important, and there are plenty of shorter YA books out there that...

Make Money Blogging–Review

ByRachel August 31, 2009 3 Comments
I subscribe to Daniel Scocco's Daily Blog Tips site, which provides a wealth of information on everything bloggish. He recently published an e-book called MAKE MONEY BLOGGING which I downloaded free as a subscriber. As blogging for a living isn't my exact goal, I didn't expect the book to be of much interest; I assumed it would focus on advertising and financial strategies. But I was pleasantly...