I'd like to give a big thank you to Communizine for listing me in their top "30 Best Entertainment Bloggers and Blogs on the Internet" list! I'm honored and thrilled. Here's an excerpt of the nice things they say about me: The Book Wheel manages to inform on a wide range of titles without being trite. If you’re looking for a fresh literary perspective from an average person, … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
Guest Post: Walker Memorial Library in Westbrook, Maine
This is a guest post from A Lovely Bookshelf on the Wall. You can see the original post here.My late grandmother lived in the heart of downtown Westbrook, Maine in a beautiful house on Main Street. We lived with her off and on throughout my life, mostly when I was in elementary school and while my dad was at sea (Navy) for long stretches of time. I have many happy … [Read more...]
9 Unique Ways to Promote Your Blog Offline
There are a million articles about how to drive traffic using the web: comment, promote, utilize the million social networks, make sure that SEO is effective, etc. But did you know that it can just as effective to promote your site offline? Beyond the popular word-of-mouth advice, here are 9 unique ways to promote your blog offline.Change your personal WiFi/Bluetooth … [Read more...]
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Book Review)
This book has been on my to-read shelf for a good number of years and I finally got around to reading it at the recommendation of a classmate. Short and filled with life lessons, I can understand why The Alchemist is an international bestseller and has a worldwide following of its "teachings." This type of book was probably pretty exciting back when it was published … [Read more...]
Scott Erickson: You’re Not Crazy – It’s the World
This is a sponsored post. YOU’RE NOT CRAZY - IT’S THE WORLD Why I Wrote a Satirical Novel about Environmental Destruction By Scott EricksonWriting satirical novels makes no sense. No literary agent will touch them. No publisher wants to publish them. There’s no money in writing them (except if you’re Christopher Buckley).People don’t write satire because they … [Read more...]