Hi all! I'm shutting down this blog for a variety of reasons, including time management and general usability. Basically, I'm defecting to tumblr. You can find me on Book Smut, a tumblr blog about bookish love.I hope you'll drop by and say hi! xoxo Writer's Block NZ Add Comment  A very interesting survey done by goodreads shows that a large number of readers find books through recommendations from friends. The last book I read was a sequel to another novel, but I found out about it through a blog, read the reviews, then stumbled upon it in a bookstore sale and scooped it up. For me, all these things on the list play a part in the book-discovery process. How do you find your books?  Happy Valentine's Day! This week, to celebrate Valentine's Day, Ravencraft is holding a 7-day blogfest as an ode to first love. Today, VALENTINE'S DAY, is about the best first love of 2011. Since my best first love of 2011 was my daughter, I thought I'd introduce you all to Romeo and Valentine's First Love*:  The moment Romeo Jr. realized he couldn't swap his parents. *above baby isn't mine - my daughter is even cuter! Thanks for joining me on this blogfest of lurve! If you haven't already, please check out all my pictorial representations of firsts in love: First Break Up First Kiss First Dance First Date First Touch First Sight  This week, to celebrate Valentine's Day, Ravencraft is holding a 7-day blogfest as an ode to first love. Please check out the other bloggers! Valentine and Romeo in Entry #6: First Break Up 
"Honey, I have terrible news... REM have broken up!"  Today is the Origins Blogfest, hosted by DL Hammons (Cruising Altitude), Katie Mills (Creepy Query Girl)…along with Alex J. Cavanaugh and Matthew MacNish (Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment)! Please check out the other bloggers. On Monday, February 13th, you should post your own origin story. Tell us all where your writing dreams began. It could be anything from how you started making up stories as a child, or writing for the school newspaper, or even what prompted you to start a blog. How about stories about the first time somebody took an interest in your writing, or the teacher/mentor that helped nudge you along and mold your passion, or maybe the singular moment when you first started calling yourself a writer. It all started somewhere and we want you to tell us your own, unique, beginnings. Here's my origins story:  Growing up, I always wanted to write in some form. I loved writing short stories, but back them music was my passion. I composed my first piano piece (which was perhaps a little simpler than "twinkle twinkle little star") at about seven and I wanted to be a lyriacist. I still have books of lyrics and music I wrote. Unfortunately, I'm no Mozart. I changed instruments a few times (piano to violin to guitar) before I realised that it wasn't the music - it was the writing. I dabbled with short stories for years, but it wasn't until I became an adult that I starting writing with the aim of writing. I lost three close family members in three years, so I created my bucket list (Underlined items are ones I've completed): Write a novel Publish a novel See the colosseum in Rome See the acropolis in Greece Visit Egypt and the pyramids Visit my ancestor's homeland: Poland Party in Cappedocia, Turkey Visit Dracula's castle Get a Master's Degree Get a PHD Swim with the dolphins Go on an African Safari Ride in a Hot Air Balloon Go Skydiving Walk along the Great Wall of China Visit Paris' catacombs Sunbathe in Spain See the Mona Lisa Get a tattoo See the Northern Lights Ride a double decker bus in London Walk the Inca Trail Visit Auschwitz Learn to play the Drums Learn to speak Spanish Learn a form of Martial Arts Hold a large snake Go hanggliding Sunset horseride on the beach Visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia Sleep in hammocks by Angel Falls in Venezuela Drink Tequila in Tequila, Mexico Go bungy jumping Watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Years Eve in New York Have a white Christmas Procreate I take my bucket list very seriously and add to it all the time. Life is too short to just think about doing something, and since I'm a perfectionist, when it comes to writing a novel it has to be the best it can be.  This week, to celebrate Valentine's Day, Ravencraft is holding a 7-day blogfest as an ode to first love. Please check out the other bloggers! Valentine and Romeo in Entry #5: First Kiss... Photobomb Style  I'm creepy and I know it.... *wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle*  This week, to celebrate Valentine's Day, Ravencraft is holding a 7-day blogfest as an ode to first love. Entry #4 into the blogfest is First Dance: Dance Like Nobody's Watching  "Apparently Romeo didn't remember the first rule of dancing... Dance like nobody's watching EXCEPT when on a date." I just figured out how to put the linky on so please check out the other blogs below! A quick note to my fellow First Love Blogfest bloggers - I'm having issues commenting on anything that uses captcha (which is anyone using blogger) but I promise, I am reading your entries too! <3  This week, to celebrate Valentine's Day, Ravencraft is holding a 7-day blogfest as an ode to first love. Please check out the other bloggers! Valentine and Romeo in Entry #3: First Date... Thai Me Up 
"I thought he was being a little forward for a first date..."  This week, to celebrate Valentine's Day, Ravencraft is holding a 7-day blogfest as an ode to first love. Please check out the other bloggers! Entry #2 in Valentine's photographic diary is First Touch. 
"I always thought our first touch would be electric." | ABOUTI'm JJ and I write MG and YA fantasy. For more about me, try here.
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