Every reader has words they love stumbling upon when they read. The past few months I've been keeping track of words that give me a happy little brain spark and, it turns out, most of them start with the letter P. You may be thinking that P words are gross, pointing to words like like pee, pustules, pimples, phlegm, or potholes, but I can assure you there is another side to the … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
5 Facebook Statuses That Should Go Away
I love Facebook. I love seeing what everyone is up to and watching friends and their children grow up. Even so, there are a few statuses that I could live without and these are them:1. Vague "I can't believe this" or "you'll never guess what happened" - There is nothing more likely to make me not ask about what's happening as vague statuses like this. In fact, the vagueness … [Read more...]
Curious by Ian Leslie (Book Review)
Why is it that some people are more curious than others? Is it because of our parents or our biology? Do we get more or less curious as we get older? Why is this? These are the questions that Ian Leslie seeks to answer in Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It. Some of the book is anecdotal but most of it delves into the science and sociological factors … [Read more...]
#30Authors Anthology Kickoff!
Remember when I announced that #30Authors was going to be a book, thanks to Velvet Morning Press? Well, the time is almost here and, in true #30Authors style, we are going to make it a big social media event in order to connect readers, authors, and bloggers. Starting today, participating authors will be tweeting about their writing process throughout the rest of the month. … [Read more...]
5 Perks of Marrying a Non-Reader
There are a million lists on the Internet about why it's important for a reader to marry another reader. Many readers will tell you that they couldn't possibly marry a non-reader because books are so important to them and they need to be with someone who shares that passion. While I understand this sentiment and at one point subscribed to it, I ended up marrying a non-reader. … [Read more...]