I is for It Welcome to Day 9 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. We have another ghost movie. For today’s guessing game, we are going to play Password. This is because you will never figure out this movie…
H is for Hill Welcome to Day 8 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit other participating blogs. Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. Here are the clues for H is for Hill. Clue 1: After an impulsive online purchase of a malevolent ghost, Judas and his girlfriend jump in…
G is for Goose flesh Welcome to Day 7 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. For you movie buffs out there, today we have a ghost movie. Here are your clues. Clue 1: A psychic from a small southern…
F is for Fair Play Welcome to Day 6 of Blogging A to Z! Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. For you movie buffs out there, today we have a ghost movie. Here are your clues. Clue 1: A less than competent Iowa corn farmer plows under his crop in order to…
E is for Ending Welcome to Day 5 of Blogging A to Z! Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. Clue 1: In this letter E young adult novel (not related to the photo; I was just imagining the teacher sending you tips), when your life is ending, it is really only beginning….
D is for Digging Welcome to Day 4 of Blogging A to Z! So, yesterday…It seems everyone was on board with A Christmas Carol. I just hope you didn’t become complacent because today’s mystery is going to be harder. Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. Today’s clues brought to you by the…
C is for Cautionary Welcome to Day 3 of Blogging A to Z! Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. So let’s put our heads together to come up with the book behind C is for Cautionary. And when you have it, leave your best guess in the comments. Clue 1: This holiday-themed…
B is for Baby. Welcome to Day 2 of Blogging from A to Z and Pen In Her Hand’s theme Book-ish Ghosts! We had a great turn-out for Day 1, so I hope you enjoyed playing along. And if you didn’t, you are more than welcome to join in the guessing game and contest now. Here are your clues for B is for Baby: Clue 1: This novel won the Pulitzer Prize in Literature. Clue 2: The ghost of this novel is…
A is for Ambiguous Welcome to Day 1 of Blogging A to Z! Book-ish Ghosts As I mentioned in the theme reveal, you’re going to have to do a little work in this challenge. Well, you don’t actually have to, but why wouldn’t you? Book-ish Ghosts is a guessing game and contest. Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. Let’s get started, shall we? Here are…
Aubergine by Julia Cho “Art has two constant, two unending concerns: It always meditates on death and thus always creates life”~Boris Pasternak I thought about the aptness of this Pasternak quote after attending the play Aubergine. I was fortunate to be the guest of friend Jongneyo Choi and actor Sam Kim. Thank you, Jongneyo and Sam, for a lovely evening! Berkeley Repertory Theater commissioned Julia Cho to create a play as part of its themed works called The Food Project. The…
Blogging A to Z 2016 theme reveal It’s that time of year! Blogging A to Z 2016 is coming April 1! Just in case you need a refresher: Arlee Bird started Blogging A to Z in 2010 as a way to bring bloggers together. The rules are these: Starting April 1st, for 26 days, write a post for each letter of the alphabet. And you just know that’s a challenge for me as I keep no schedule, just sort of…
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s getting on toward afternoon here in California, and Valentine’s Day is in full swing. After finishing my Valentine’s gifts, I started reading some blogs and listening to comments, including these from Paul Reiser on Sunday Morning. I also learned about the fascinating history of the day properly named Lupercalia from Alison Williams’s blog. Be advised, flayed goat hides are involved. Turns out there are some Valentine’s haters out there. Who knew? Actually, I did. My brother is…
Grammar Books for Writers This week I was hanging out in the Twitter writing chat (@StoryDam; Thursdays, 8 pm EST) when Renee TennisMcKinley (@2old2tap) asked if anyone could recommend grammar books for writers. Since I co-own a writing tutoring center, I decided to jump in the grammar fray and offer some book suggestions. The good news is that these books don’t have to cost you much (with one exception) because, you know, the starving-writer-in-the-garret-with-frayed-cuffs trope didn’t become a cliche for…