How to Write a Thriller

 Saw this comic in today’s newspaper and thought that I’d share it. It’s from the strip F Minus.

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Review: Austenland ****()

Title: Austenland
Author: Shannon Hale
Why I Read This: I loved Princess Academy and Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, so I decided to give this book a chance.
Short Summary: Jane goes to Pembrook Park, where women indulge in their fantasies of living in the Regency era, so that she can kick her obsession with Mr. Darcy as [...]

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Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ****(/)

Note: This review contains significant spoilers, much more than I usually put in reviews. My reasoning for doing this is that since this is such a popular book, most people reading this review will already have read the book. So, as a writer, I wanted to analyze in detail why I liked it so much, [...]

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Why Families are Important

Onelowerlight volunteered at the World Family Policy Forum 2007 at BYU and is blogging about his experience. Currently, he’s only posted about the first two days, but I’ve found it fascinating to read about. I just wanted to share some of my thoughts inspired by his notes.
Given that I am a homemaker expecting our first [...]

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Ultrasound Results: It’s a …

BABY! Take a look! The big circle on the left is the head, and right below it, you can see two arms tucked up to the chin. To the right, you can also see a leg sticking up.
So, what are the guesses on the gender? Cause we don’t know for sure yet! This baby was [...]

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Summer Writing Challenge 2007

 Today, I found about this writing contest by reading Karlene’s blog. Basically, the contest consists of retelling a fairy tale in short story form. Deadline is September 10, 2007. There are prizes, but what prize isn’t decided yet. (It’s not a huge prize, probably, so that means more chance for unpublished authors like me!)
I think [...]

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