Look to the right of my blog. If you are reading this from a feedreader, well, what I am saying has little point. Do you notice what is missing? I bet you do, because you read the title of this post and are, therefore, not an idiot. I removed the Google Friend Connect widget. I […]
Let’s Get Physical: Fitness Tips For Book Bloggers
January 5, 2011
I’m just going to throw this out there, so please hold your righteous indignation inside, but I’m willing to bet, if you are reading this, you are like me — an Indoors kid. Oh yes, we were the kids picked last in gym class. We got excited when recess was held inside because of rain. […]
‘I’m Kind Of A Big Deal’: On ARCs
December 6, 2010
‘I’m Kind Of A Big Deal’: On ARCs Why is it that ARCs are SUCH a big deal? Seriously, almost ever issue of the wonderful ‘Dear Story Siren‘ seems to have an ARC related question. Every other week, it seems there’s on some blog or such that I follow on how to get your hands […]
WordPress and Blogger Threw Down: WordPress Won.
September 24, 2010
If you leave the safe confines of your feed reader and are actually reading this on my blog, you will notice a complete overhaul. You may scroll down and see the comments have a reply option. THEY THREAD. You may notice the slide show on the front page, of latest posts. You might be so […]
On Sex In Young Adult Literature
February 14, 2010
Does sex have a place in YA? I’d say it does. According to this article in the NY Times, 47.8% of all high school students have had sex. Therefore, it makes sense for books aimed at teens to be realistic in the portrayl of teens. Now, I’m not saying every YA book needs a sex […]
Food For Thought
August 23, 2009
Someone on GR recently brought an entry posted on Shannon Hale’s blog to my attention. In Hale’s blog/article she questions reviewers, reviews, the process of reviewing and How To Be A Reader: Book Evaluation vs. Self-Evaluation. She posted some questions at the end, which I felt were beneficial to post here. Again: http://oinks.squeetus.com/2009/08/how-to-be-a-reader-book-evaluation-vs-selfevaluation.html I would […]