Blood,Sweat and Books

For this weeks From Page To Screen I have decided to cover, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. First let's discuss the book. Below is the cover.    Here's a bit of back story in case some of you aren't familiar with the novel. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  is a novel written by Author Roald Dahl. The book was originally released in 1964 by Alfred A. Knopf (current editions published by Penguin). The story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was inspired by the authors own schoolboy experiences with chocolate companies. At the time Cadbury and Rowntree were England's biggest chocolate manufacturers because of this they were constantly trying to infiltrate each other with spies since naturally they were both very protective over recipes. The story is widely regarded as a classic and children's literature and is widely praised by critics and fans alike. Let's take a look at some of the characters now, shall we.  Charlie Bucket- Charli...

Design credit: Sarah of Puss Reboots Keeping things fresh This is a tricky question isn't it? On one hand I feel like I need to constantly be creative to "hook" new readers and on the other I want to do what makes me happy. This need for balance between keeping myself and my readers happy is precisely how my Dear Diary: Confessions From A Blogger posts came about. I wanted to talk about a few topics but I didn't just want to have them be at random. Also I felt I needed something new to keep myself challenged and growing as a blogger and that meant tackling tough topics head on.  Since my first "confession" where I talked about Reading Quirks I've had quite a few E-mails from readers thanking me for my posts or expressing how they felt about a topic in confidence. At first I was put off that I was getting more E-mails than comments but I eventually decided whether or not they comment doesn't matter to me. Not everyone feels confident talking...