Writing, Books and Holidays
Hi Everyone,
Still remember me? I have a plan. I want to start writing again, and I know that writing is like a sport. You have to exercise that part of your brain on a fairly regular basis and build up some strength before you can tackle any big projects. I'm looking at a big stretch of time when I could be working on a project if I'm ready. Julie and I aren't planning to go on any big vacations this summer. So either I should get a summer job and clear off some debt or I should write. (Great incentive to write, isn't it???)
Also, I've decided, after a couple of months of lurking that I prefer Live Journal to Facebook. I like the longer thoughts. Many ideas are more interesting in paragraph form rather than single sentences...at least interesting ideas are.
So, you'll probably be hearing a lot more from me in the future. Hey the 2010 Lone Star book list for Junior High and Middle School students was just released. The 2009 Lone Star list has been so great! It introduced me to Hunger Games and Compound, not to mention the Great Wide Sea and Waiting for Normal. I look forward to reading these books:
2010 Texas Lone Star Reading List
Today is the last day of school before the Thanksgiving break. Wow, I am so ready for it. I don't know why we can't start a week earlier and throw in some holidays in the fall. This two and a half-month stretch is really hard.
Still remember me? I have a plan. I want to start writing again, and I know that writing is like a sport. You have to exercise that part of your brain on a fairly regular basis and build up some strength before you can tackle any big projects. I'm looking at a big stretch of time when I could be working on a project if I'm ready. Julie and I aren't planning to go on any big vacations this summer. So either I should get a summer job and clear off some debt or I should write. (Great incentive to write, isn't it???)
Also, I've decided, after a couple of months of lurking that I prefer Live Journal to Facebook. I like the longer thoughts. Many ideas are more interesting in paragraph form rather than single sentences...at least interesting ideas are.
So, you'll probably be hearing a lot more from me in the future. Hey the 2010 Lone Star book list for Junior High and Middle School students was just released. The 2009 Lone Star list has been so great! It introduced me to Hunger Games and Compound, not to mention the Great Wide Sea and Waiting for Normal. I look forward to reading these books:
2010 Texas Lone Star Reading List
- Alexander, Jill S. The Sweetheart of Prosper County. Fiewel and Friends, 2009.
- Beil, Michael D., The Red Blazer Girls: The Ring of Rocamadour. Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
- Burg, Ann E. All the Broken Pieces: A Novel in Verse. Scholastic Press, 2009.
- Cashore, Kristin. Graceling. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008.
- Chima, Cinda Williams. The Demon King. Disney/Hyperion Books, 2009.
- Clayton, Emma. The Roar. Chicken House, 2009.
- Dashner, James. The Maze Runner. Delacorte Press, 2009.
- Headley, Justina Chen. North of Beautiful. Little, Brown, 2009.
- Kantor, Melissa. Girlfriend Material. Disney/Hyperion Books, 2009.
- Kelly, Jacqueline. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. Henry Holt, 2009.
- Korman, Gordon. Pop. Balzer + Bray, 2009.
- MacLean, Sarah. The Season. Orchard Books, 2009.
- Morton-Shaw, Christine. The Hunt for the Seventh. Katherine Tegen Books, 2008.
- Potter, Ellen. Slob. Philomel Books, 2009.
- Stead, Rebecca. When You Reach Me. Wendy Lamb Books, 2009.
- Taylor, Greg. Killer Pizza: A Novel. Fiewel and Friends, 2009.
- Walker, Sally M. Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland. Carolrhoda Books, 2009.
- Williams, Suzanne Morgan. Bull Rider. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2009.
- Zielin, Lara. Donut Days. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009.
- Zink, Michelle. Prophecy of the Sisters. Little, Brown, 2009.
Today is the last day of school before the Thanksgiving break. Wow, I am so ready for it. I don't know why we can't start a week earlier and throw in some holidays in the fall. This two and a half-month stretch is really hard.