Mumbling Mondays - Just Keep Reading/Drawing/Writing

Mumbling Mondays - Just Keep Reading/Drawing/Writing

Yep just keep swimming … or um creating ...um yeah create. I keep reading. I keep drawing or painting. I keep writing… This last one is hard to keep doing. I have been writing book reviews here so long and just because I love reading and books. I have come across a few opportunities where companies were looking for book reviewers. I thought wow I could get paid for something I like to do. Well I have sent my resume and writing examples of my reviews and ...nothing. No reply. So I can’t help but wonder how bad is my writing. So bad no reply is necessary. That is one reason it is hard to keep writing the reviews. That and is anyone really reading. I know I get once and awhile readers and I am grateful for those of you who come. I feel a need to know what my place is..what am I meant to be or do? So I keep swimming. Say hi if you are swimming by. 

Finished Reading this week

The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 2 Fandemonium by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrator), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles

This is #2 of this graphic novel series about Gods returned to earth every 90 years. They reveal themselves to the world as they only have 2 years to live. What there goal is unknown so far so it reminds me a little like American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

Other Stuff I Did This Week

Binged Watch

Chernobyl on HBO

Godzilla:King of The Monsters in Theatres Now. 

This week I watched more things that my husband was into. Chernobyl was good and heartbreaking. So many people suffered unnecessarily. All because of money and stupid people. 

Godzilla was full of stupidity too. People doing dumb things. I noticed many shows and movies are finding villains who believe like Thanos in Avengers. They believe we must destroy half of the population of the world to bring a new and better world. 

My Creative Side

I have been working on our Xmas cards for this year. I have done a theme for the last 6 years.

Santa and Mrs. Claus 2013

(missing image)

Dickenson 2014

Star Wars 2015

Harry Potter 2016 

Marvel 2017

Peanuts 2018

??? ?????? 2019 

This year is a secret ;) It is my favorite one so far. I hope it stays that way once I finish coloring it in. 

Review - The Literary Ladies' Guide To The Writing Life by Nava Atlas

Title: The Literary Ladies: Guide To The Writing Life
Series:  N/A
Author: Nava Atlas
Genre: Writing
Publisher: Sellers Publishing
Received: From Author for Review
Release Date: March 2011
Pages: 192
Rating:


What is it About?

Quotes from famous female authors from last two centuries, such as Louisa Alcott,  Jane Austen, L.M. Montgomery and more.


My Thoughts:

It is definitely interesting reading the thoughts of the famous female writers now deceased.   Especially as they talk about rejection from publishers and sometimes family or peers.
Harriet Beecher Stowe discussed how hard it was to make time to write because she also had to care for her children.  

As a writer it is nice to know that all of them tend to go through similar things before they gain readers.  There was not much that I had not heard before though mostly from artists that are alive now.  I wish I could say that there was a quote from a author in this book that stuck out so I could share but to be honest there just was not one for me.  I liked the book , as I said, because the quotes of the deceased authors are a part of history and should make me feel that as a writer that I am not alone as every writer has their down or up moments.  It just didn’t give me that feeling.


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Review - The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing by Mayra Calvani and Anne K. Edwards

Title: Slippery Art of Book Reviewing
Series::none
Author(s)::Mayra Calvani and Anne K. Edwards
Genre:: Reference, Non Fiction
Publisher: Twilight Times Books
Release Date: June 15th 2008
Finished: May 11, 2009
Pages: 186
Challenges:None
Rating:









My Thoughts: I first heard of this book through J. Kaye's Book Blog. I have searched the internet and books for info on how to write good book reviews, but I never found anything as detailed as this. I was worried it would get too technical, but the book didn't. It was easy to understand and I'll probably use it frequently. I especially found the part on reviewing children books helpful. It's a small part, but has some good pointers.

About the Author: Mayra Calvani is the author of 4 published books. Visit her site at Mayra Calvani.com.
Anne K. Edwards is the author of 3 published books and one ezine. Visit her at Mystery Fiction.net