Last weekend I took part in the mini-Bloggiesta event. It’s a great chance to do some much needed housekeeping and work on ways to make your blog better. Even more fun- there was a twitter chat on Saturday night and I got to spend an hour tweeting with like-minded bloggers, asking questions and getting questions answered. It was a high-speed online cocktail party where, ... Read More...
Mini-Bloggiesta To-Do List
I’m not a resolutions kind of person, mostly because they seem to beg me to be broken but when I saw the challenge from the mini-Bloggiesta I decided it was worth doing. It’s a weekend of going through your blogging to-do list and getting the things done you’ve been putting off for months weeks. At the same time there are tutorials and min-challenges to learn new tips about ... Read More...
Still Writing: The Pleasures and Perils of a Creative Life
Often, reviewing a book occurs only in the small space between book and reviewer. Meeting the author is a bonus but usually comes after the review is published when they are touring to promote the book. I was extremely fortunate, then to meet Dani Shapiro this week, before I finished my review. It is the equivalent of getting the answers to your calculus final before you ... Read More...
Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-A-Thon
I'm way behind at this point but won't make excuses. I'm a first timer who heard about this from my blogging friend Shannon at River City Reading. The read-a-thon started at 5am PST but if you know me even remotely, you know I barely acknowledge 5am much less read at that hour. So now I'm up and going. I'm 100 pages into my first book Lexicon which I've wanted to read for some ... Read More...
Powell’s Event: Chris Bohjalian
Recently I was at Powell’s to hear author Chris Bohjalian read from his newest book, The Light in the Ruins. Little did I know the reading would be the least of the entertainment, because Bohjalian is an accomplished raconteur with an ease that makes you feel as if you were in his home and he was entertaining. Not hyped up, but welcoming and gracious. After thanking us from ... Read More...
BEA 2013: Books
Finally, my post about the crux of BEA 2013—the books! These are the titles I gathered. I could have picked up even more but seem to have moved past the phase of getting a book solely for an author’s signature or just to own it. These are the books that piqued my interest and will hopefully, pique yours when I write about them. They now join the crowd on my nightstand…and ... Read More...
