Even Robo-Daphne takes a day off! It’s Christmas! Peace on Earth, Goodwill Towards Men, and all that. Step away from your computer and spend some time with family and friends.
Cheers!
Even Robo-Daphne takes a day off! It’s Christmas! Peace on Earth, Goodwill Towards Men, and all that. Step away from your computer and spend some time with family and friends.
Cheers!
I talk a lot about the good stuff to do when you’re writing a query — how to focus on the characters […]
I pretended I could keep away from it, but this weekend, I succumbed. Yes, Daphne Unfeasible is now on Twitter.
So today, in random things that cross my mind, I found myself thinking about required reading in school. After wracking my brain, […]
I came across a couple of interesting blog posts recently that make me think, and I thought I’d see what YOU thought of them! First, John Green comes up with a pretty interesting analysis, using Goodreads, of how teens relate to books. I saw a bit of this at ALA the other weekend, where many teens stepped up to speak about a book they loved from the long list. Over and over. I didn’t get a chance to hear the committee discuss the book in detail, but let’s just say it wasn’t an award-winner. But kids loved it, and they love award-winners, too. There was a ton of controversy before the big ALA awards were announced, as to how the committee often seems to pick books that teens don’t read. John looks at the Goodreads numbers for some of those books, and says, “Oh yeah?” Like I said, really interesting.
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I've spent the last 5 days with family and friends and the morning and afternoon doing the family Christmas stuff. Now it's computer time to check up on all the blogging I've missed. I hope your Christmas was great and you enjoy the rest of your holiday!