Oh no, summer's all but gone! I must say August was rather languid—but in a good way, I think (I hope!).
I was also kind of good at Twitter this month. (Or I was bad at life. Your pick.)
So I set out to type "fair" and automatically typed "fairy" instead. This is all you need to know about my personality. — christina im (@_christinaim) July 31, 2015
On the blog Typing "enoughly" into a Google Doc = probably a sign I need to go to
Hey all! Alyssa (from The Devil Orders Takeout, naturally) created the awesomeness that is the Milk Tea Book Tag and tagged me for it, because milk tea is a Prominent Thing in Hong Kong (where Alyssa lives). And, as Alyssa points out, why should only western delicacies be subjects for book tags?
I think this is very, very cool, although I've never tried milk tea. I should get on that. But first! Here's my response to the tag.
Tea: the foundation of your reading life
Another mini-review—this one goes over Virginia Boecker's YA debut The Witch Hunter, which I think could have been a lot better.
Release Date: June 2, 2015 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Category: YA Genre(s): Fantasy, alternate history Pages: 368 (hardcover) Format/Source: Paperback ARC, Received from publisher (Many thanks to Little, Brown!) Find the Book: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository Your greatest enemy isn't what you fight, but what you fear.
Elizabeth Grey is one of the king's best witch
Another mini-review for you all today, this time focusing on Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar. Known for being Plath's first and only novel, this book is semi-autobiographical and an absolute gem of a story.
Release Date: first published 1963 Publisher: Everyman’s Library Category: Adult Genre(s): Classic, contemporary, semi-autobiography Pages: 229 (hardcover) Format/Source: Hardcover, Borrowed from library Find the Book: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository The Bell Jar is a classic of American literature, with over two million copies sold in this
Let me begin this post by saying that this decision terrifies me.
WARNING: EXTREMELY ANGSTY POST AHEAD
[credit | leslie ann o'dell] The title says it all: I've to decided to start my WIP On the Midnight Streets over. For the second time. According to Google Docs, I'm essentially throwing out over 22,000 words. (Obviously I'm backing them up and not throwing them out entirely, but still.) Here are the things I'm planning on doing, to put it bluntly.
Throw out my current plotline and replace it with
Beautiful People has returned to the blog! If you don't recall, this is the monthly linkup where writers get to talk about their characters. It's hosted as always by the incomparable Cait and Sky. Unfortunately, I missed it last month, but this month is Friendship Edition. (I'm going to be quoting Figment/Wattpad commenters all over the place because I can.) Cool, don't you think? Which means...
I'M SORRY I HAD TO This month, I'm featuring best friends Finnegan Lyle and Renton Fuller, from the ever-present novel-in-progress On the
NOTE: We've reached the 200-post mark! *squee*
I love sharing publication news with you all—simply because a) I like having happy things to tell you and b) you all get to read some more of my writing, which is my way of thanking you for your lovely support.
I'm over the moon to be able to say that I have a poem up in Words Dance today. Some backstory: Words Dance Publishing is one of my favorite places to read contemporary poetry, as it features breathtaking writers
It's time.
—time to announce the winners of my birthday Pinterest contest, that is.
[via] I'm going to be up front with you all and say that picking the prize winners was a straight-up agonizing process. Every single board entered was a gorgeous open door into the wondrous stories that you all are pulling out of your heads. I knew that this blog was lucky enough to be surrounded by a strong base of incredibly inventive storytellers and pinners, but this contest really hammered that home. From
It's been quite a while since Music Monday has appeared on the blog! But never fear; I haven't forgotten the feature. This week, to mark the tenth (!) Music Monday post, I'm sharing two songs that I've recently discovered and loved.
So, story time: I'm a Korean (you know this) and I'm very, very proud of my heritage (you know this, too). But for some reason, I've never been into Korean music—at least not to the same extent that I'm into English-language music. There are some
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