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Full Tilt
'The thing about inspiration is you can't wait for it to lay its head in your lap like a unicorn. That is the myth of inspiration. You have to muster up and hunt it like the wild fey thing it is. It only comes at me when I am racing after it at full tilt in the misty moonless darkness, praying that I am not running towards the edge of or into the ( Read more... ) -
Something Borrowed *Edited*
The book haul from this morning can also be found here. My lj is a little cluttered with randomness so the blogspot is an attempt at being organised when it comes to book reviews lol.
EDIT - Cross posts are actually quite easy to do (i.e. copy and paste *facepalm):
My local library moved their Young Adult section upstairs so I had to walk by the ( Read more... ) -
Quick Post
Hey everyone :)
My lovely writer-friend Diyana has just joined livejournal so it would be great to welcome her. She's really amazing and enthusiastic about writing.
*Happy Easter (if it's Easter in your part of the world.) -
Cue the Visuals: Favourite Book Trailers
This trailer is gorgeous. (I really need to find a copy of the novel somewhere in Oz - I think its finally been released here).
I actually came across this one today. It was the music that caught me. I really want to read an excerpt to get a feel of what the story is like but I couldn't find one - maybe closer to the end of the year (and its release ( Read more... ) -
Read A Book. Give A Book.
*I thought since this lj community loves books this would be a great link to post:
http://www.wegivebooks.org/pages/how-it-works
How it works:
We Give Books is a free website that enables anyone with access to the Internet to put books in the hands of children who don't have them, simply by reading online.
Simply choose the charity you want to read ( Read more... ) -
Music Monday
A beautiful song that has been on replay lately in my head:
Iron and Wine - Boy with a Coin:
This makes me want to learn flamenco - l agree so much with this comment - 'I love how defiant the women are in their movements.'
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Comic Creators Alliance: Fighting Human Trafficking
The problem became real as I read the personal story of someone who was almost taken here.
The following article is reblogged with permission from midenianscholar:
Lora Innes was spurred to action after a young girl she mentored was nearly abducted only a few miles from her house. (You can read the full story here.) Lora pulled together the Comic ( Read more... ) -
Book Mosaic X-mas Contest
Hey everyone :)
The lovely lj community Book Mosaic are hosting a Christmas giveaway of a 2010 book of your choice - so be sure to enter here!
*Wishing everyone an early new year's wish.
p.s. Sorry for neglecting the blog again. It shall be fixed soon :)
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