Song of the Day: It’s Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World) by The Ramoneshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s2HY1PRSFA Hello all! How was Father’s Day weekend? We shouldn’t celebrate our fathers only one day out of the year (and trust me,…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- June 13, 2011
Song of the Day: We are the Champions by Queenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sogKUx_q7ig Hello all! How was the weekend? I must admit, this weekend wasn’t as productive as it should have been. I think I needed a little bit of a break….
Friday Five- Summer Reads! (via Paper Hangover)
Song of the Day: Summertime by Will Smithhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtDseXwpJ0U Hello all! Friday Again! You know what that means…Friday Fives! (And well, the weekend!) The blog Paper Hangover hosts its weekly Friday Fives. This week’s question: What are…
Response to V.S. Naipaul’s Comments at his Interview with the Royal Geographic Society
Song of the Day: Where is the Love by The Black Eyed Peaswww.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYeekQkAdc Hello all! As I stated on Monday, I have a response to V.S. Naipaul’s comments about women in his interview with the Royal Geographic Society. I…
Time to Party- 150 Follower Contest!
Song of the Day: The Party Song by Blink 182www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI-56hf6O80 Hello all! Yesterday I blogged about the Wall Street Journal article on YA being too dark and tomorrow I’ll be blogging about the V.S. Naipaul’s comments about women. I thought…
Wall Street Journal Article on YA- My Views
Song of the Day: Wake up Everybody by John Legend and The Roots feat. Melanie Fiona and Commonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJgxJ6JrPkc Hello all! Hope everyone is having a great week so far. As I stated in my post yesterday, I have a…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- June 6, 2011
Song of the Day: Heart of a Champion by Nellywww.youtube.com/watch?v=9jwZBqGPgVE Hello all! What was the weekend like this time? I had another productive one. I revised 60 pages of my novel, and also got a lot of other things…
Friday Fives- “But I don’t Wanna…” Excuses Writers Should Nix (via Paper Hanover)
Song of the Day: Excuses by Alanis Morisettewww.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Dy9YmMPUw The blog Paper Hangover hosts its weekly Friday Fives! This week’s question is: What are FIVE excuses you have to be ready to give up in order to be a better writer? …
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- June 1, 2011
Song of the Day: Dreams by Van Halenwww.youtube.com/watch?v=3Snf9oQ_ErM Hello all! This post is ridiculously late, but I got swamped yesterday and I didn’t get a free moment. I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. I usually discuss something writing…
Friday Fives- Top Internet Distractions (via Paper Hangover)
Song of the Day: Distractions by Paul McCartneywww.youtube.com/watch?v=HcSR3u_uQLQ The blog Paper Hangover hosts its weekly Friday Fives! This week’s question is: What are FIVE of your most distracting (procrastination-worthy) things (habits, websites, etc.) on the Internet? 1. Twitter This site is the…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- May 23, 2011
Song of the Day: Success by Duran Duranwww.youtube.com/watch?v=lHmT3Pq6xaI Hello all! Hope the weekend was phenomenal! It’s safe for me to say that I had a rather literary kind of weekend. On Saturday I went to a spoken word event, and…
Friday Fives- What I Can’t Live Without When I Write (via Paper Hangover)
Song of the Day: Can’t Live Without You by Charlie Wilsonwww.youtube.com/watch?v=th7QEjbB1qM Hello all! It’s time for Friday Fives again. This week the blog, Paper Hangover poses the question: What are five things you can’t live without when you’re writing…
