Author Liesel K. Hill's Musings on Fantasia...
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Thoughts for Thursday: Fearlessness
Just have fun, collect awesome sayings by awesome people, and try to be inspired!
This week's theme is fearlessness. (For more quotes, check out my other blog.)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
How to Create Characters like Frodo and Sam that Readers Will Get Behind for Years to Come
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In preparation for this holiday, I heard someone read the lyrics of a primary song that is relevant to the holiday. This is a very simplistic song that we teach our young children to sing. It's called To Be a Pioneer. It goes like this:
1. You don’t have to push a handcart, Leave your fam’ly dear,Or walk a thousand miles or more To be a pioneer!
2. You do need to have great courage, Faith to conquer fear,And work with might for a cause that’s right To be a pioneer!
We are marching, ever marching.We are marching, ever marching,Marching onward, ever onward.We are pioneers;
Monday, July 22, 2013
Top Ten Tuesday--Topics I Won't Read
Each week we will post a new Top Ten list that one of our bloggers here at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. All we ask is that you link back to The Broke and the Bookish on your own Top Ten Tuesday post AND add your name to the Linky widget so that everyone can check out other bloggers lists! If you don't have a blog, just post your answers as a comment. Have fun with it! It's a fun way to get to know your fellow bloggers.
Top Ten Words/Topics that will make me NOT pick up a book.
Not many of those, actually.
The Surefire Way to Recognize "Real" Dystopia Amist the Sea of Wannabes
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I got to thinking about pioneers and characters, pioneers in stories, etc., and I realized something: Pioneers are a HUGE part of the dystopian genre! It just never occurred to me in those terms before.
Pioneer:
1. A person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
2. One who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.
3. An organism that successfully establishes itself in a barren area... (Source for definitions.)
Sunday, July 21, 2013
The Shadow Rising, Week 8
Welcome to Week 8 of The Shadow Rising Read-Along. Remember this post may be chalk-full of spoilers from this section (chapterss 43-48) as well as everything that's come before. Read at your own risk! :D
1. Perrin believes Verin and possibly Alanna are trying to use and/or manipulate him in some way. What do you think their agenda is?
Verin and Alanna
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Being that they're Aes Sedai, it's obviously hard to say for sure what they're up to. Given what we already seen of both these women, I think it's safe to say they have designs on Rand, and they know that Perrin is not only Rand's friend but ta'veren himself. Probably they want to gain his trust so they can use him to get close to and/or reign in Rand.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Mermaid Lit Reviews, Week 10 + Follow Friday
Welcome to Week 10 of the Mermaid Lit Summer Reading Challenge! Below is my review for this week. If you have one of your own, feel free to link up with us and be sure to visit the others to see what they thought of their reads for this week! You may join the challenge anytime you like. See rules HERE. (Follow Friday below!)
Thoughts for Thursday: Pioneers and Risk-Takers
Just have fun, collect awesome sayings by awesome people, and try to be inspired!
This week's theme is pioneers and risk-taking. (For more quotes, check out my other blog.)
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