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Category Archives: books

What I Love About (Real) Books

By “real books” I mean physical, honest-to-goodness books that you can actually touch. Photo originally posted here. Although I love the efficiency of Googling as opposed to flipping through a heavy volume just to check what I need, and of … Continue reading

March 20, 2013 books

My Lightning Thief

Okay, so, to be honest, I didn’t love the movie adaptation of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief very much. I thought it was just…okay. Enjoyable, but it made me roll my eyes more than a few times. … Continue reading

February 19, 2010 books

Fruitcake Book to be released December 2008!

This is the moment a million of the Eraserheads fans around the world are waiting for! (Or, since the moment was the Eraserheads reunion concert, let’s make this one of the moments.) By popular demand, Anvil Publishing is releasing the Fruitcake book! According … Continue reading

December 3, 2008 books, music , , , ,

How to Create Characters and Make People Love Them

How do you make such intriguing, solid, and consistent characters in your stories? It’s so easy to feel for them! How do you do it? Even though I’m not exactly an expert writer, I’ve been asked that so much recently … Continue reading

August 28, 2008 books ,

Thou mammering idle-headed ratsbane!

Just when I was thinking that I wanted to read Twelfth Night again —which I can’t, not without buying the book again because a classmate in high school lost it for me— a friend of mine posts something on her … Continue reading

February 20, 2008 books ,

read :: October 2007

I was replying to a post in the Crystal Skies forums. I didn’t intend the reply to be comprehensive, but when I finished writing it, I looked it over… and decided to post it here, as well. This time last … Continue reading

October 20, 2007 books, manga, reviews , , , , , ,

You Know You’re A Writer When…

Oh my goodness, I just had to read this thread when I chanced upon it in the Meg Cabot forum. Not surprisingly, I found myself nodding and laughing about nearly each and every item because it precisely describes me. I … Continue reading

June 7, 2007 books