30 November 2007

November 2007 Bibliometer

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Since there's no way Word Nerd's going to finish any of the books she's reading today, it's safe to post the monthly stats....
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29 November 2007

Book Banter -- Twilight

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Title: Twilight Author: Stephenie Meyer Length: 492 pages Genre: paranormal YA Plot Basics: When her mom gets remarried to a minor leag...
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27 November 2007

Another Intersection

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Some thoughts about writing and editing today from Word Nerd's alter ego. Editing and the Word Wall.
26 November 2007

Book Banter -- Fool Moon

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Title: Fool Moon Author: Jim Butcher Length: 392 pages Genre: Paranormal Fantasy Plot Basics: Harry Dresden gets another call to consul...
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20 November 2007

Book Banter -- The Grey King

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Title: The Grey King (the Dark is Rising sequence book 4) Author: Susan Cooper Length: ~160 pages Genre: Juvenile Fantasy Plot Basics: ...
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12 November 2007

When real life interferes

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Word Nerd's got another blog going about her current real life adventures, in addition to the occasional posts here too about writing. B...
09 November 2007

Excited for a library

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Word Nerd's a fan of libraries. Makes sense, given her avid reader status. Here in the big city, the main, downtown branch of the libra...
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08 November 2007

Book Banter -- The Mark

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Title: The Mark Author: Jason Pinter Length: 367 pages Genre: mystery/thriller Plot Basics: Henry Parker only wants one thing in life –...
07 November 2007

The Switch

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Word Nerd doesn’t have an official November writing goal yet, but at least she’s put words on paper again this month. And on the computer. Y...
06 November 2007

Book Banter -- The Yiddish Policemen's Union

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Title: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union Author: Michael Chabon Length: 411 pages Genre: literary fiction Plot Basics: In an alternate hist...
05 November 2007

October Bibliometer

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Surprisingly, October turned out to be a rather bumper month for reading. Word Nerd is a bit surprised by this, seeing as how October was al...
01 November 2007

Back to the writing

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If you’ve been paying any attention to the page count meter over --> there to the right, you will notice that it hasn’t moved up in days....
31 October 2007

Book Banter -- Greenwitch

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Title: Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising sequence, book 3) Author: Susan Cooper Length: 147 pages Genre: juvenile/fantasy Plot Basics: All...
24 October 2007

Book Banter -- Storm Front

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Title : Storm Front Author: Jim Butcher Length: ~320 pages Genre: sci-fi/paranormal Plot Basics: Harry Dresden is a wizard. And he advert...
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18 October 2007

Book Banter -- The Dark is Rising

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Title: The Dark is Rising (The Dark is Rising sequence book 2) Author: Susan Cooper Length: 218 pages Genre: juvenile/fantasy Plot Basic...
16 October 2007

Book Banter -- Over Sea, Under Stone

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Title: Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising Sequence, book 1) Author: Susan Cooper Length: audiobook ... no page count this time Ge...
15 October 2007

Book Banter -- The Fourth Bear

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Title: The Fourth Bear Author: Jasper Fforde Length: 378 pages Genre: mystery/comedy Plot Basics: Nursery Crime Division Detective Chie...
12 October 2007

Book Banter -- Trigun Vol. 1

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Title: Trigun , Vol. 1 Author: Yasuhiro Nightow Length: 357 pages Genre: sci- fi / manga Plot Basics: Vash the Stampede, also known a...
11 October 2007

Book Banter -- The Pardon

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Title: The Pardon Author: James Grippando Length: 406 pages Genre: legal/thriller Plot Basics: Jack Swyteck is a high-profile defense ...
10 October 2007

Author Answers with Ben Bova

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This week's authors is one of the top names in science fiction today, Ben Bova. Bova has written many books, looking at the exploration ...