Movie Adaptations of Books: Stephen King’s Thoughts
You may recall at the beginning of January, I shared some thoughts about movie adaptations of books. I won’t re-hash what I said, but I do want to share with you Stephen King’s thoughts...
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Book Review: THE STAND by Stephen King
What if an accident in a Department of Defense laboratory unleashed a lethal “super-flu” on the world, killing 99% of the country? What would happen to the survivors? That’s the basic premise for THE...
What’s Up Wednesday
Happy Wednesday! It’s time for our weekly check-in on what’s happening, hosted by Jaime Morrow and Erin Funk. If you want to know how to be a part of What’s Up Wednesday, and visit...
What’s Up Wednesday
It’s time for our weekly Wednesday check-in about reading, writing, and life in general. And once again, there’s snow on the ground in Eastern NC. This round of snow hasn’t been quite as bad...
What’s Up Wednesday
It’s that time of the week again–yes… Wednesday. And I’ll tell you one thing that isn’t happening this week: snow! We had some warm weather over the weekend that just about cleared away all...
What’s Up Wednesday from Winterfell
… or the “Be Careful What You Wish For” edition. The picture on the right was taken last night by FirstBorn. That’s snow falling on top of “hominy” snow. What’s “hominy” snow? It’s what...
Walk the Plank: Adventures in Space
“Walk the Plank” is a YA Buccaneers meme, where you challenge your writing skills by composing a 200-word piece of fiction based on the YA Buccaneers’ theme of the month. This month, the theme...
What’s Up Wednesday
Wow, has it really been a week since my last blog post? Clearly I’ve had other things to do–particularly revisions. But more about that in a minute. Today’s Wednesday, and as usual, it’s time...
What’s Up Wednesday
It’s the first What’s Up Wednesday of 2014! I hope everyone’s keeping warm–especially those in North America who have been through a particularly chilly spell. Even here in Eastern North Carolina, we’ve had sub-freezing...
Movie Adaptations of Books: Some Thoughts
I saw two new movies last week: “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” and “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.” During the previews, I saw the trailer for the upcoming movie adaptation of Veronica Roth’s...
