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gnomeyg

I read a lot of kid's books because that's what I write, so it's not just fun, but research. I'm also reading a bunch of French picture books/early readers to try to restart my French brain. It's not really working, but I'm trying. I have to say it's a bit frustrating that about 15% of the books I read aren't listed on Shelfari. Oh well. That's...more »
  • member since Tuesday, February 20 2007

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  • Brad B

    Brad B says

    I've actually jumped right into Something Rotten because I was having so much fun with the third book. He is so inventive and quite intelligent.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Kristen H

    Kristen H says

    Hi. Yes those were the good old times. Some of them I haven't read like in the late 90s. It's hard to say on my favorite.

    As for writing, I hit the 50 K mark for JulNano's finish line and have 10 days left of July to keep on going before I hit August. I'm aiming for 85-90 K (maybe 100 K, depending where I am on the storyline) and hope to finish in Mid-August. As for my old Nano ms, I'm at 144 K with 18 K cut and 52 K more to go. Still a long way to go. As for my pre-Nano mss, I haven't been back to them in awhile and hope to this week. I used to have mentors but they'd quit on me in the past. So I'm alone and do have some writing forums/egroups for support. I can't afford to pay for an editing service yet. Good luck and keep me posted-I'll do the same.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Coyotemusic

    Coyotemusic says

    Hey ... I just finished Beth Cooper. It's super hilarious. I give the story a 2.5 and the humor a 5. So, for me, that made it worth reading. Basically, it's like an 80's Brat Pack movie in book form. A lot good about it, some not so good.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Brad B

    Brad B says

    I have 2 editions of Just So Stories, both with Kipling's original drawings and poems. I'm about halfway through and absolutely loving it. I really recommend reading it.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • cwthewolf

    cwthewolf says

    Thanks!

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Brad B

    Brad B says

    I did meet him at a signing for Chins. He spoke to the group for well over a half hour before he signed everyone's book. It was a very fun evening. I still love the Evil dead movies, and pretty much only watch Xena when he is on. I haven't watched Burn Notice yet, but I hear its good.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Brad B

    Brad B says

    Hey, thanks for the friend invite, I see you are a Bruce Campbell fan. I scanned through my copy many many times, but haven;t officially "read" it yet.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • c e

    c e says

    Just finished Never Let Me Go. Definitely an interesting concept and I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for the recommendation.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • wurd nurd

    wurd nurd says

    Umm...yeah, Neil Gaiman, Sherman Alexie, Judy Blume, the Kellermans, the guys who write Brevity and Unshelved, Gene Yang, Melissa de la Cruz, MT Anderson, Brian Selznick, Jordan Sonnenblick, etc etc etc...I'm giving myself heart palpitations!!
    Honestly, I've only vaguely heard of Kinky Friedman, and the new book sounds interesting...

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • wurd nurd

    wurd nurd says

    Haha! That's awesome! I only realized on Thursday that Christopher Moore will be there. Seriously, I didn't notice. He's listed on the schedule as Chris Moore, and as I was poring over everything, I saw his name and it finally clicked. This is my first time going, and I'm really excited!! :D

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • wurd nurd

    wurd nurd says

    Thanks for the tip! Actually, I do get a few ARCs from publishers, since I work in the libraries, and I'm also going to BEA (whoo-hoo!) so I'll have ARCs spilling outta my ears come Monday (double-whoo-hoo!) :)

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • AlfredS

    AlfredS says

    Hello Gnomeyg, thanks for inviting me to be your friend! As you correctly surmised, I am in the 50 book challange, although I've been tardy posting to it lately. I try to read a book every week, though I'm about to fall off the wagon; my book club has chosen The Count of Monte Christo for its next selection, and it weighs in at 1300+ pages. I see that you enjoy the Kinkster; he once autographed one of his books for me, "from one sick f__k to another! Definitely one of my most prized possessions! Good reading! Alfred

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Coyotemusic

    Coyotemusic says

    I haven't read I Love You Beth Cooper list ... it's in my TBR. No idea when I'll get to it, but I'll let you know.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Kristen H

    Kristen H says

    Hi Tanya. Nanoedmo is National Novel Editing Month in March. It's part of Nano. Instead of writing 50 K words, it's logging in 50 hours. I was able to win both. There's also NanoPubYe and other Nanos like in May, this summer. I write poetry too-have some published, but never got a book of poetry/chapbook published due to rejections. I'm glad we're both in the writing world. I'm currently on my third round of edits and hope to get my novel done real soon before I query. I'll be doing July's Nano and Nano again this fall. Good luck on your novel. I have a few mss I'm also working on, including a novella I'm editing. I can relate on reading. I'm juggling about 5-6 books at a time, since my goal is to read 15 books in 21 days. I read three times a day, 3 books at a time, 3 or 5 chapters at a time (depending on how many chapters). In June, I'll be tempting to try to read a new book a day. Thanks fo the well wishes on my job hunt.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • danb004

    danb004 says

    Hey Tanya, I'm checking this out, it does look interesting :-)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • snowfort75

    snowfort75 says

    Howdy - this site is great! Now I'm just trying to remember some good books I've read for my Top Ten... Take care,
    Shawn

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • brand_nu_sim

    brand_nu_sim says

    I'm jealous that all of your books have pictures. For most of mine that don't have pictures, I couldn't even find my exact edition so I picked the closest thing, but some day I might add my editions, upload pics, etc. Anyway, my books feel unworthy =[

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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