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Diary of a Bad Writer: Progress
Progress. At this moment Progress eludes me. I have several bits and pieces of a variety of random thoughts, yet no singular progress gained. Ray Bradbury is one of my all-time favorite authors. His quote speaks so deeply to where I am at this moment in my writing life.
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The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
“There was the single abiding certainty that they would never be at a loss for things to carry…They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.” How does one find the words to review a book – fiction not fiction/memoir not memoir…
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Dog-Eared Stories
As a reader and lover of books, I am drawn to books which are filled with dog-eared pages, marginalia, and spinal creases. I want to read books which have been read by many hands. I love the idea that a single book can live many times over just through the act of being read.
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
“You think, as you walk away from Le Cirque des Rêves and into the creeping dawn, that you felt more awake within the confines of the circus. You are no longer quite certain which side of the fence is the dream.”
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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
“I shall start at the beginning. Though of course, the beginning is never where you think it is.” The Thirteenth Tale – a story within a story within a story. A dark, gothic tale of identity interwoven with heartbreak, loss, coming of age, and survival. This is definitely a book for people who love books.…
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Beartown by Fredrik Backman
“Late one evening towards the end of March, a teenager picked up a double-barreled shotgun, walked into the forest, put the gun to someone else’s forehead and pulled the trigger. This is the story of how we got there.” When a story holds your soul prisoner, words will never have the ability to adequately express…
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The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah
Everyone up here had two stories: the life before and the life now. If you wanted to pray to a weirdo god or live in a school bus or marry a goose, no one in Alaska was going to say crap to you.
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is the 2017 debut novel of Gail Honeyman, and the winner of the 2017 Costa Debut Novel Award. It is a story of an odd and eccentric finance clerk in a graphic design company. Eleanor lives a life of isolation and loneliness until she meets Raymond the IT guy in a serendipitous encounter.…
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Not Another New Year’s Resolution
It seems so cliché – posts, tweets, sermons, commercials and movies all taunt the New Year’s Resolution. Personally, I do not make New Year’s Resolutions, but I do take the time to reflect which is the true intent of the resolution concept. Resolutions tend to be synonymous with lack of follow-through. This year instead of…
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