Category: MOVIES
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Welcome to the World, ALLIANCE
Today is the book birthday for ALLIANCE: Washington Square Secrets 2. From what I’ve heard from a few early readers, it’s a new favorite for them. Did you know the majority of the story is set December-January 1912? That makes it a perfect holiday read. Find Alliance (and any of my other books) in paperback…
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Top Ten Facts Behind the Fiction–CORRODED
1. The acknowledgement section for Corroded is full of people, but the one that stands out the most is Laurie Halse Anderson. Yes, THE Laurie Halse Anderson. I was blessed to win a full manuscript critique during a fundraiser for the Joplin, Missouri tornado victims in 2011, one of the last full critiques she was able…
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Week of Mondays
It’s only Wednesday, but it’s been a week of Mondays here. And I mean that in the best possible way. I’m one of those people who love Mondays. Mondays are a fresh start. Mondays are productive. Mondays are inspiring. Mondays are peaceful (usually, in part, because I rarely have anywhere to rush off to, which…
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Turbo Charged
Good movies are fun to watch. They can be inspiring, emotional, or even just entertaining. I tend to love movies that are all of the above—laughter, tears, and cheering on the characters are what make watching movies (and reading) enjoyable. One movie I adore is Turbo. Yes, the movie about a racing snail. What makes…
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Movies and Me
This past month has been theater going, as promised. I’ve been to four movies in as many weeks, which is twice as many as I usually attend in a full year. First up was Ender’s Game. Since I’d recently read the novel—as well as Ender’s Shadow—the storyline was a bit disappointing. Chop and hack galore.…