New Top 10 List! Top 10 Best Bookish Memories!

Top 10 Best Bookish Memories - this was such a fun list to write. I have even more bookish memories than these top 10, but these were the first ones that came to me. It was really a great trip down memory lane. 

Check out the full list of my Top 10 Best Bookish Memories on my blog Writer Girl in LA! Top 10 Tuesday is an internet meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and I try to participate every Tuesday!
 
Here's 3 of my picks for top 10 bookish memories: 
 
1. Amanda Hocking - Her success as an author was an inspiration to me to put my writing out there, unagented and without a publishing house. It had been sitting on my computer instead, as I queried endlessly (taking breaks from the rejections). She impacted my life in a big way and gave me a reason to take a chance AND to write, write, write! I now have a purpose! Yes, I know that her success is a million to one, but the thing is, even one or two people reading my books and loving them is a success to me. And, people are reading my books and that is quite simply amazing. Besides, someone has to win the lottery, right? :) Everyone should dream big and Amanda reminded me that I absolutely, should, no matter what the odds are against you. (Hey, if you're reading this an interested in my books - my first book (as of this posting) - ADVENTURES IN FUNERAL CRASHING is FREE on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Itunes, Smashwords, & more! Just an FYI if you want to read it for free!!!)

2. The Shining by Stephen King - This is probably my best bookish memory. When I drove across country to California, moving there to pursue screenwriting dreams, we stopped in Estes Park, CO and stayed in the hotel where Stephen King wrote The Shining. It was so beautiful there and the hotel was wonderfully creepy. We even stayed in the room Stephen King stayed in while he was there. It was a great experience!  

3. Willy Wonka and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl - Actually, this memory is way up there, along with my Shining memory. I loved movies as a kid and I also really liked books, so in general I thought books turned movies were AWESOME! I read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and saw the original movie - loved them both! I wondered why they never made the sequel a movie, so I did something about it. I wrote to Michael Eisner at Disney. I was about 9 years old and they actually wrote back (and called me!). This is the response I got... 

That's only 3 of my 10, well kind of, to see more check out the full post on my blog Writer Girl in LA: Top 10 Best Bookish Memories!     

New Top 10 List! Top 10 Most Frustrating Characters!!!!

I have definitely come across some characters in my reading that I'd love to throttle. There's even one or two in my writing that drive me crazy. A prime example of that being Ariel in Adventures in Funeral Crashing (still free as an ebook, btw!) because she can just be so mean and yet...maybe there's still a friendship there between her and Kait, so why is she being so mean?

Check out the full list of my Top 10 Most Frustrating Characters on my blog Writer Girl in LA! Top 10 Tuesday is an internet meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and I try to participate every Tuesday!

Here's 3 of my picks:

1. Tally from Pretties & Uglies & Specials by Scott Westerfeld - Okay, by the time I got to Uglies, I was getting annoyed with her. I can't read Specials because I'm still mad. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed Pretties, but sometimes I just didn't like Tally very much. I mean, I understand the horribleness she's going through - well, as much as I can since I don't live in that world, but still she started driving me crazy! 

2. Dolores Umbridge from The Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling - I was just so frustrated for Harry because when Dolores had him in his grip, he was powerless and she was oh, so evil! So, I was angry and frustrated for him.

3. Becky Bloomwood from the Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella - Don't get me wrong - I love, love, love Becky, but she can get a little frustrating when she takes things too far! I laugh at first, but then it sometimes gets painful! Like, I'm in the middle of Mini Shopaholic and um, Becky, come on - don't make Luke's assistant hound him about you wanting to have another baby! The poor assistant! And, okay, maybe that's because I've done the whole assistant job, but still! Ahhhh! Frustrating!  

That's only 3 of my 10, well kind of, to see more check out the full post on my blog Writer Girl in LA: Top 10 Most Frustrating Characters!     

New Top 10 List! 10 Settings In Books That I'd Like To See More Of!

Settings are so important and I've been taking them for granted in my reading. In my writing, though - setting is everything! I mean, one of my series is about funeral crashing for goodness sake! So, setting is definitely very, very important! This top 10 just made me think a lot more about it and it actually gave me a couple of ideas for future books.

Check out the full list of my Top 10 Settings That I'd Like To See More Of on my blog Writer Girl in LA! Top 10 Tuesday is an internet meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and I try to participate every Tuesday!

Here's 3 of my picks:

1. Paris, France - Okay, maybe I'm just dreaming of going there, but I'd like to read some more books set in Paris, France. Hey, a really good story will make me want to go there more! 

2. Alternate Universes - Maybe I'm just too much of a Fringe-a-holic (shhh, I didn't watch the last season yet and I don't want to know!) but I love the idea of alternate realities and stories that are set in them all coming together!

3. Catalina Island, CA - I went there on a mini honeymoon after getting married and it's a cute little island. There could be some fun stories written about living there! Like, quirky characters! Maybe that's another novel I need to write!

That's only 3 of my 10! Some of the others are reading goals...because I'm a reader too! Make sure to check out the full post on my blog Writer Girl in LA: Top 10 Settings I'd Like To See More Of  

New Top 10 List! Top 10 Bookish Goals For 2013!

A new year means...new year's resolutions! 

Check out the full list of my Top 10 Bookish Goals for 2013 on my blog Writer Girl in LA! Top 10 Tuesday is an internet meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and I try to participate every Tuesday!
Here's 3 of my bookish goals...all writing related!:

1. Write more books this year! Since I'm a writer as well as a reader, I have to include this because storytelling takes up a lot of my reading time and it's just as important because I love telling stories. I'd like to finish up 6 books this year. That's one every two months or if I get in a crunch, one a month! I can do it! Especially since it includes three half finish novels I've already started!

2. Read at least six books by other Indie Authors. I've been slacking on reading books by people just like me who are trying their hand at putting their writing out there. I need to support my peers more, so this goal is all about supporting others. Anybody have any suggestions on who I should read? I love YA pretty much any genre and in adult fiction, I pretty much stick with anything that has romance in it or is just a plain fun read.

3. Another indie author goal for me, is to make book trailers for all of the books I currently have out. It's a massive undertaking, but I know I can do it!

That's only 3 of my 10! Some of the others are reading goals...because I'm a reader too! Make sure to check out the full post on my blog Writer Girl in LA: Top 10 Bookish Goals for 2013  

New Top 10 List! Top 10 Books That Make Me Think (About The World, People, Life, Etc)

Check out my Top Ten Books That Make Me Think (About The World, People, Life, Etc) on my blog Writer Girl in LA! It's an internet meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and I try to participate every Tuesday!

Here's a sneak peak at three of my picks (in no particular order)! Ready? Set! Go!

1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - This book is all about following your dreams and the ups and downs and distractions in between. It's a fable and a fictional story, but it makes me think about life and it's twists and turns, and reminds me whenever I read it - that you shouldn't ignore your dreams.

2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - As soon as I started reading this book, I started to worry about humanity. Would we one day destroy ourselves and end up like the society in the books? Scary...

3. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - This is a book that I read recently and it's coming to mind as I think about books that make me think. This one had me thinking a lot about beauty and ugliness and how we treat people who are pretty/ugly.

To read more, check out my post on my blog Writer Girl in LA: Top 10 Books That Make Me Think (About The World, People, Life, Etc) - It's Top 10 Tuesday!

New Top 10 List: Top Ten Books To Be Read

Yes, I like to read too!

Check out my Top Ten Books To Be Read List for this summer on my blog Writer Girl in LA! It's an internet meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

Here's a sneak peak.....

1. Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot - I'm reading this one now. Who doesn't love Meg Cabot and a little bit of romance!

2. The Host by Stephanie Meyer - It's been on my list forever and sounds like a good summer read!

3. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa - I started reading it, but I want to finish it up. I like vampires! I'd also love to read her Iron Fey series. So, yeah this is really 3 and 3.5 on the list, I guess!

To read more go to: Writer Girl in LA: TBR List for this Summer - Top 10 Tuesday!