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nina d

nina d

While I wait for a good book to come out, I try and write myself. Its a new, and time consuming, challenge. I finally understand what takes so long to write a book. Being relatively new to it, I have the fun of learning new techniques while I try to shed bad ones. I write, and then rewrite, and then rewrite...take a peek if you... more »
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  • Nicole G

    Nicole G says

    thanks Nina. Well, that's just what I may need after Henry James, it's like wading through treacle!

    posted 4 hours ago. ( send a note )
  • Peppy

    Peppy says

    I'm too sick to take humorous pictures at the moment.

    posted yesterday. ( send a note )
  • Stacy-Deanne

    Stacy-Deanne says

    Hi Nina,

    Thanks so much! I know you appreciate the posts and I have appreciated yours as well. I wish others wouldn't spend their time being so negative when others are being positive but some people are just born that way. I usually ignore negative people because they are not worth wasting time thinking about. Negativity brings people down, positivity lifts you up. So we should always hold onto being positive no matter what others try to bring to the table.

    Best Wishes!

    http://www.stacy-deanne.net

    posted 2 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Peppy

    Peppy says

    Well, I don't quite recommend I'm Perfect, You're Doomed unless you're okay with thinking in that warped Jehovah Witnesses way for a few days. I'm not exactly sure if she quite turned out normal. But since huge amounts of sarcasm is dumped in there, maybe...

    I've only read that Fahrenheit 451 book by Ray Bradbury.

    I don't go by book lists. I think they're way too controlling on what books you get your hands on. Too many books in the world to only go by what everyone else likes. They might have missed something.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Peppy

    Peppy says

    I was reading away on my Che Guevara book, but I can't continue because someone ripped out pages out of the book. ARGH!

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Lizzie N

    Lizzie N says

    I've been busy getting a manuscript ready and sent off to an agent, so I haven't been keeping up with Shelfari.
    I've been reading Linnea Sinclair's Gabrial's Ghost but I'm having a hard time getting into it. So now I've picked up Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg. I must be in the mood for literary writing. I like it much better.

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • cpauley929

    cpauley929 says

    Hi Nina! I'm from the Author, Author group and wanted to welcome you to our forum. November’s featured author is Nora Roberts, and we have two alternate authors, O Henry and Anne Rice. If you're interested, you can choose a book written by any (or all!) of these three authors, and after you've read it, please come post a review and star rating so the rest of us in the group know what you read and whether you liked it or not. Happy Reading!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Noura T

    Noura T says

    thank you nina really helpful ... yeah i have the movie i'm gonna watch it now :D
    maybe when i read the book after watching the movie i'll understand what's the book about

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Dog Lover

    Dog Lover says

    I had 2 Brittanys (Britannies? ~smile~) when I was a youngster. VERY much of TWO hands full! People didn't take pictures of them but, I did always find teenage boys under the hood of my 57 chevy! (It was used - I'm not THAT old!)

    I just keep all my public notes so that I have the avatar available for chatting.

    DL

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Dog Lover

    Dog Lover says

    Hi Nina!

    I prefer to think of it as "great minds think alike" so, of course, we post in the same areas! ~smile~

    I'm honored by the friends request but choose not to use that Shelfari feature. It feels "creepy" to me to have my every action reported on to people and to have their actions reported to me.

    I do hope, though, that you will feel free to chat via these public notes. If you wish for more private conversation about any specific issue, I created a "group" called Private Chat room for that use. Ironically, I have to have "friendship" established to invite someone to join it! It is a temporary area where, once the conversation is ended, I delete all members, threads, and friendships so that it can be used for the next "private" chat.

    If you should ever want to make use of such a private (temporary) area, just post a pubic note to me saying so.

    It will be quite a while before I delve into the Outlander books. I have 97 on my TBR pile at the moment anyway AND I am expecting almost 100 books from a friend who is eliminating her dead-tree personal library now that she is a kindle convert. The Outlander books will be delivered today and they'll go onto that teetering TBR pile. These books require dedication - you can't just read a page or chapter and then resume your life. At least that is what I found with OUTLANDER.

    Good chattin' with you.

    DL

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Beth

    Beth says

    Hey, thanks for taking the time to tell me what the book is about :) !
    x

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • sysadm

    sysadm says

    Thank you for your note, and for not disclosing the plot :) I guess I'll get started with this book quite soon... Regards.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Peppy

    Peppy says

    Actually, I love a challenge. Tough reading is fun... I guess that's why I read Lawrence of Arabia by Jeremy Wilson.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Scarlett

    Scarlett says

    Thanks Nina, I might put it on my list to read later, I have a few things I need to get to first. I just got "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" from a person in bookcrossing so that's up next.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Scarlett

    Scarlett says

    I used to read a lot of horror but have expanded my horizons! LOL These I added were recommended by my library and thought they sounded good. What was "Under the Skin" about? Did you like it?

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Peppy

    Peppy says

    I'm a naturally fast reader. But really, the thing I did was I read the first 50 pages of around 8 books. Decided to gather them all up and try to actually finish them. Argh.

    Dune was great, I like it.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Peppy

    Peppy says

    I've been reading too many books at the same time lately. Argh.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Bennnc63

    Bennnc63 says

    Thanks for the great info. I think I am going to give Outlander a try. I enjoy strong characters, female as well as male. As long as there is a great story I am in :)

    Glad you enjoyed your time in NC, we are a diverse state for sure, and New Bern surely is a historic area. I live in the piedmont near Charlotte, but have spent lots of time in our mountains, and I also enjoy the coastal areas (as opposed to just beaches).
    It is fantastic here today, low 70's with 37% humidity. If I could just figure out how to keep the humidity there, lol.

    Thanks again, and hope you have a great week. Ben

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • angel_gabs

    angel_gabs says

    Hi!
    Be warned,Ii did find it really hard to get into initially, I actually did put it down and came back to it after reading something else. I'm not sure why, I guess it doesn't give context at the beginning so it takes a while to work out what you're doing there if that makes sense! Very well written; very realistic and worth it I think, so if you're after something a bit complex and not easy-reading it's a good choice.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Bennnc63

    Bennnc63 says

    You are correct in that the "Pillars of Creation" are a part of the Eagle Nebulae. No doubt that Hubble has given us some truly amazing views of the universe.

    I have been thinking of reading the Outlander series. What did you think of it, and does it compare to other works well? Thanks, Ben

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )


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