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Reading, Writing, Pondering: Big Life Themes, Literature, Contemporary/Historical Issues |
 Welcome to the 14th century, in a farflung outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, and a new Convent outpost of the terrrifically powerful Roman Catholic Church. Sound historically dull? Hopefully not so--for this is NOT an ordinary 14th Century Convent. Back after a six-year hiatus.... From NaNoWriMo historical Supernatural novels in Scotland, Michigan, South Alabama and historical horror in Standwood Station, GA-to the Phantom Northern Woods-to singlehandedly refighting the American Civil War-to exploring Social Justice and standing for First Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution-we deal out horror, Supernatural, Historical, fantasy, mystery, and more. We do not fear outspokeness. And always, always, always, We Do History. Find it here. We write it. We read it. We hold strong opinions. We orate. Meanwhile, whether we're writing or just reading, we love to rave about books and authors right here!  |
| You've made it a full week! Congratulations! Today I want to know, what do YOU think makes a good blogger? What are characteristics that make you want to read someone else's blog? If you were judging your own blogging ability, how would you rate yourself? What aspects of blogging are most important to you? I have to separate the blogging I do at WDC from the blogging I do at blogspot.com. Beginning October, I returned to blogging at WDC for the 30Day Blogging Challenge (unofficial month in October, Official Month in November). Then on November 7 I began blogging in response also to Blog City Prompts. For these, I respond “about myself” or about issues in the wider world at large, and occasionally I get to write a short fiction piece or a short story (or yesterday evening, inspired by SM's Media Prompt, I got to quote poetry.) What I do in my 5 blogs hosted on Blogspot is solely Books: commencing March 2012, I began to post book reviews. I eventually expanded to five blogs: 1. Original site. Reviews in general, plus reviews of literary fiction and what doesn't classify as Haunted, Supernatural, Paranormal, Cozy, Children's, Speculative, or Extreme Horror. 2. Haunted, Supernatural, Paranormal. Also Thrillers and Mysteries. 3. Cozy Mysteries, also Children's books. Book Blog Tours: almost EVERY SINGLE DAY. 4. Speculative fiction: Science Fiction and Fantasy. 5. Extreme Horror (rarely posted). What I want to read in a blog: Wisdom Knowledge Learning About the Blogger Books What I hope to provide in a blog: Wisdom Knowledge Sharing Books and the Love of Reading |
| Blog City Prompt, November 8 2018: Prompt: "Books are the movies of the mind." Sue Grafton Do you agree with this quote? Give Me A Book Any Day Although I watched movies (on TV and in the local tiny theater) and some TV series as a child, and though there were many I loved and some I'd like to forget but can't, my first choice is always to read. Give me a book any day, and I'll be: [complete this sentence] Ecstatic Enlightened Educated Enthusiastic Inspired Shocked Startled Frightened Remembering and I will do all of the above because I visualize the story for myself, in my imagination. Okay, maybe that is “watching a mental movie,” but for me books are so much more than that. With a film, all we get is one person's view (the director), based on one person's screenplay, interpreted by several persons (actors), photographed or rather videotaped by one or more persons. So we see what they see, although we are free to interpret our way. But I want to “see for myself,” and I do just that when I read: I bring my own past history, contemporary issues, thoughts, self-analysis and yes, triggers, to the page and through all of this I “understand” the story for myself, in my own special individualized way. Don't we all? Just Give Me A Book—Any Time.  |
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