Review: Two YA Ghost Novels Yep, today we’re going to do a little comparison of two young adult ghost novels that I read for Erin’s Book Challenge. They are: Ruined by Paula Morris and Minty by Christina Banach Both of these ghost novels explore a kind of sisterhood that transcends death. What they’re about: In Ruined, Rebecca’s father suddenly dispatches her to New Orleans to live with an “aunt” she barely knows. Used to diverse, bustling New York City, Rebecca is…
Erin’s Book Challenge Check-in Greetings Readers! It’s time for a check-in on my reading progress for Erin’s Book Challenge that runs July 1 to October 31. Here’s what I’ve read since last time: Death Is Now My Neighbor by Colin Dexter For the five word title category, I enjoyed revisiting the lives of Morris and Lewis in Death Is Now My Neighbor as they investigate a murder on the Oxford campus with professorial connections. The lives of scholarly educators are perhaps…
Erin’s Book Challenge Check-in Greetings Readers! It’s time for a check-in on my reading progress for Erin’s Book Challenge that runs July 1 to October 31. Here’s what I’ve read so far. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness in the “Book into Movie” Category. Finished this in one night. A Monster Calls was an incredible and thought-provoking coming of age novel exploring a teen’s struggle with his mother’s life-threatening illness. I could see this used in a high school psych course….
Writerly Wednesday with Tasha Duncan-Drake Today I’m hanging out with the incomparable Tasha Duncan-Drake, prolific author and co-founder of Wittegenpress. She graciously hosted me for a joint discussion on a Korean ghost film called Tale of Two Sisters from Director Kim Jee-woon. I first met Tasha through Blogging A to Z when we were happy to discover we both loved ghost film and fiction. I had a great time doing Blogging A to Z this year and met interesting people….
Erin’s Book Challenge I’m now surfacing at Pen In Her Hand after two months of pretty intensive writing, including Blogging A to Z (thank you for hanging in with those 30 blog posts!) and online seminars. Later this month I’ve scheduled a conversation with the incomparable Tasha Duncan-Drake to discuss a Korean ghost movie called A Tale of Two Sisters, so watch for that. For now I’m catching up on writing and marketing tasks. I never even mentioned I released a…
The Tao of Book Publicity New (and even old…er, experienced) writers often struggle with book marketing. Where to start? What are the best strategies?How much marketing is too much? Do I need a publicist? Today I’m pleased to bring you an interview with Paula Margulies as she discusses her new book The Tao of Book Publicity: A Beginner’s Guide to Book Promotion and answers questions every writer needs to know. Isn’t the cover stunning? I just want to dive into…
Time for the Blogging A to Z Wrap-up! Thank you to all the readers and to those of you who commented. I appreciate every visit and every comment! I hope you all had fun visiting all the A to Z bloggers and reading about so many diverse and interesting topics. You are now officially Blogging A to Z Survivors! The answer to the last mystery is Zuul from the movie Ghostbusters. Here’s a clip of Zuul as he confronts Sigourney…
Welcome to Day 26 of Blogging A to Z! Yay! You made it to the end! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. You can find them here. 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. Z is for Zap! Zap is what these ghost fighters (played by Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray)…
Welcome to Day 25 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. You can find them here. 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. Note to my readers: Before we begin today’s mystery I need to apologize for the misbehavior of my blog. A week or so ago,…
Welcome to Day 24 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. You can find them here. 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. X is for XP XP is the abbreviation for xeroderma pigmentosum, a rare genetic disorder in which individuals cannot repair the damage caused by…
Welcome to Day 21 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. You can find them here. 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. W is for Water Wow, only five more days to go in our Blogging A to Z Challenge. Thanks for hanging in to the…
Welcome to Day 21 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. You can find them here. 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. V is for Villa Estrella Today, V is free. Is it because V rhymes with free? Perhaps. It’s also because today’s ghost movie is…
Welcome to Day 20 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. You can find them here. 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. U is for Unsettled Welcome back! We are now in our final week of Blogging A to Z. Thank you for hanging in and…