Happy Birthday C.S. Lewis!
"You're never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."
Thursday, November 15, 2012
National Book Award Winners Announced!
The 2012 National Book Awards
took place last tonight, where accolades were given in each of four
categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Young People's Literature.
The winners are:
Fiction: Louise Erdrich, The Round House
Non-Fiction: Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Poetry: David Ferry, Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations
Young People's Literature: William Alexander, Goblin Secrets
Congratulations!!
The winners are:
Fiction: Louise Erdrich, The Round House
Non-Fiction: Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Poetry: David Ferry, Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations
Young People's Literature: William Alexander, Goblin Secrets
Congratulations!!
Monday, November 12, 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
It's November! Where has the time flown? Thirty days of gratitude is celebrated this month. I have enjoyed reading my friends and family member's posts on facebook as they mark each and every day with an attitude of thankfulness. Today as we go to the polls to vote, I am grateful to live in a free country where we can vote for our leaders in a peaceful manner. God Bless America! I am also grateful for my family and friends!
Since 1999, November is also NaNoWriMo month! Writers around the world are attempting to write 50,000 words in a month, thus completing a 160 page novel. That's 1,666 words a day. Whew! So God bless you writers who signed up for this international event. "Keep on, keepin' on," as my father would say. Though I did not sign up for this event, I am chugging along on my novel and thus far I think I have around 15,000 words. But this story has been rattling around in my brain since 1993. Very scary. I now feel all the parts are coming together to finally expunge it from my system. So wherever you are, sit yourself down and glue your butt to the chair and write and create! Be thankful for those authors who have gone before us, who captured our hearts and imaginations and taught us the joy of the written word. We're still at the beginning of November, so there's plenty of time to join in and write. Happy Writing Y'all!
Since 1999, November is also NaNoWriMo month! Writers around the world are attempting to write 50,000 words in a month, thus completing a 160 page novel. That's 1,666 words a day. Whew! So God bless you writers who signed up for this international event. "Keep on, keepin' on," as my father would say. Though I did not sign up for this event, I am chugging along on my novel and thus far I think I have around 15,000 words. But this story has been rattling around in my brain since 1993. Very scary. I now feel all the parts are coming together to finally expunge it from my system. So wherever you are, sit yourself down and glue your butt to the chair and write and create! Be thankful for those authors who have gone before us, who captured our hearts and imaginations and taught us the joy of the written word. We're still at the beginning of November, so there's plenty of time to join in and write. Happy Writing Y'all!
It is not happy people who are thankful.
It is thankful people who are happy.
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