Bookworms Carnival–Scare You To Death Edition
Check out the latest Bookworms Carnival, live at This is the Life. Lots of books on here I haven’t heard of, so I’m excited to see what I’ll be adding to my TBR pile…
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Too Many Notes
Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a movie buff as well as a Superfast Reader. So, in honor of today’s work read, I’m posting an entry in the Close-Up Blogathon, hosted by my friends over at The House Next Door. Matt Seitz has already posted a fabulous article on one of the final images in Raising Arizona. I’m also dedicating this post to the closing images in Into the Wild–a man’s face intercut with a man’s memories, confession, repentance, and salvation all on…
Random Advice on Random Topics
I participated in the recent Daily Blog Tips writing project, contributing a post on Crafting Effective Criticism, in the hopes of winning a prize. All of the participants are posting their favorite posts, and the posts with the most mentions are eligible to win. So, here are my five favorite posts from the contest. None of them have anything to do with reading, but there’s more to life than books, right? (Oh, who am I kidding…?) Top 7 Tips for Brand New WordPress Blogs –…
Surviving the Dog Days: Bookworm Carnival #2
I hate, hate, hate summer, and the last few days here in NYC have been August at its worst: super humidity, subway-killing flooding from the thunderstorms, and general heat-induced crankiness from my fellow citizens. Now is always when I want to hibernate, and it’s in that spirit that I suggested the theme for this round of the Bookworms Carnival. Thanks to all who participated! I’ve enjoyed checking out your posts as they’ve come in, and I’m excited to share them now. Stay cool– Articles: John…
Agent Cooper, Nancy Drew and More from the Problogger Group Writing Project
Last night’s work read made The Time Traveler’s Wife look like chick lit. Here are the rest of the posts I’ve enjoyed from the Problogger Group Writing Project. You can find the complete list here. 5 Worst Things They Do in Movie Sequels Very good insights. My favorite: Some movies just shouldn’t have a sequel at all, really, whether or not the audience clamors for one. Sometimes it’s better to just leave it to the imagination. Sometimes that’s what makes an awesome movie be more…