Blood,Sweat and Books

We all know what goes on behind the scenes at our own blogs but rarely do we lift the curtain and share those experiences with others. Dear Diary: Confessions From A Blogger stems from the curiosity. This week I want to talk about the subject of Plagiarism in the blogging community. Here is my Confession: This past week some blogs had been plagiarized by another blogger, it made me think about my own experiences with Plagiarism in the blogging community. When I was just starting out I had an idea for a potential meme/post that I wanted to create. I was really excited because I hadn't come across anything like it and figured if successful it would drive traffic to my blog which I was lacking at that time. One of the blogs I followed was big and well known in the community (still is). I made the mistake of bouncing my idea off them. A few days later I was making rounds and noticed that they had my idea on their blog. It was a huge hit apparently (based off comments)and they wer...

I've realized over the past year blogging that I have some pretty weird rituals and quirks when blogging/reading books. I've often wondered if maybe others did to. While I might talk about them on Twitter I never really sat down and wrote about it for my blog. Dear Diary: Confessions From A Blogger stems from that curiosity. While I suppose I'm writing these mainly for my own amusement I am generally interested in what others think so comments, questions, are welcome and encouraged! Let's get to it shall we! Here is my confession: Ever since I was little whenever I considered purchasing a book I'd skip to the last page first and read it. I've done this as far back as I can remember much to the annoyance of family and friends and above all librarians and shopkeepers. " You're ruining the book for yourself ." they would say. " What's the point of buying/borrowing now? " they would ask. Usually I'd just reply with a shrug of t...

Welcome to my Weekly Wrap Up!! Each week I share My Weekly Wrap Up of everything Book related (reviews,bought,won etc..). So let's get to it shall we! Netgalley/E-Books to review The Romanov Cross by Robert Masello Moonset by Scott Tracey The Culling by Steven Dos Santos Crossing The Rubicon by R.C. Richter UnEarthed by Rebecca Bloomer ReAwakened by Ada Adams Books Won/Gifted Contamination:The Onset by T.W. Piperbrook The Soul Garden by Cege Smith Darklandia by T.S. Welti The Frozen Sky by Jeff Carlson *books won between October 12-November 21 Free/E-Books Purchased The Creepers by Norman Dixon The Loki Variation by Sabrina James Riley Collide by Shelly Crane Believe by Lisa Alfonso I also bought Angered Seasons 1-4 over on Smashwords. The books are FREE this weekend. You can find the coupon codes Here. Books Reviewed Midnight City by J. Barton Mitchell The Violet Fox by Clare C. Marshall Silver Knight by Caron Rider The Alaska Oil Conspiracy by ...

Ever read a book you thought you could have written better yourself? Oh sure I think we have all come across a book like that before. I have even spent hours writing down what I think needed to be changed and purposely started friendly arguments with people just so I could share my obviously far superior ideas. It gets even worse when some genius in Hollywood decides a movie needs to be made off the book. Now granted sometimes the Hollywood writer sees the flaws I do and changes them for the better, other times though they stay true to the book and then I have to spend even more time griping and moaning about it. Now I know your probably laughing, like why do you care? I care because I hate books full of plot holes, cliches, and errors being touted as brilliant fiction. That being said maybe I've just read so many books, I've become overly critical. Or possibly I just like hearing myself talk. Yeah that's probably it. If You want to join this or any upcoming Boo...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly blog post hosted by Breaking the Spine . For this Weeks Waiting on Wednesday I chose *drumroll* Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne ISBN: 0312569033 (ISBN13: 9780312569037) Author: Emmy Laybourne Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Expected Release: June 5th 2012 From Goodreads: Your mother hollers that you’re going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down the street. You don’t stop and hug her and tell her you love her. You don’t thank her for being a good, kind, patient mother. Of course not—you hurdle down the stairs and make a run for the corner. Only, if it’s the last time you’ll ever see your mother, you sort of start to wish you’d stopped and did those things. Maybe even missed the bus. But the bus was barreling down our street, so I ran. Fourteen kids. One superstore. A million things that go wrong. In Emmy Laybourne’s action-packed debut novel, six high school kids (some popular, some not), two eighth graders (one a tech genius), ...

IMM is a Weekly Blog Post hosted by The Story Siren Each Week I will post the books I have gotten for Review,Bought,Won,Gifted well you get the idea. So Let's get started shall we! For Review This Week I received: Via Netgalley Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf? Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. You can See my Review for this Book Here Books Won or Gifted All three were won on GoodReads this week :) Books I Bought Attic Clowns Volume Three by Jeremy C. Shipp Six Moon Summer by SM Reine Both of these books were and are still currently Free d...

This is my very first Booking Through Thursday! For this week the questions are: -Have you ever fallen in love with a fictional character? -Who and what about them did you love? When you read as many books as I do it is hard for this not to happen. The one who really sticks in my mind though is Eric Northman from The Southern Vampire Mysteries. Now granted that is also helped because of the lovely and talented Alexander Skarsgård who portrays him in the True Blood TV Series. In the Books Eric is certainly fleshed out more then the TV series. He's strong, brave,cutthroat,deadly but there is also a sweetness and soft nature within him. How can you not swoon over somebody like that? Plus if that isn't convincing he's immortal and a viking in the sack (literally). Yup he's the perfect blend of hotness and manliness rolled into one and my total book crush. If You want to join this or any upcoming Booking through Thursday go: Here

Since I had a very long day I'm going to keep this weeks Wrap Up fairly short. I was pleased as punch to find a few books at the store I've been wanting but disappointed that I still haven't found a couple others. Oh I could just buy them online but whats the fun in that. Plus I really hate paying S&H. Yeah I know it prob equals the gas I spend but I don't know I just like going into bookstores better and if I can give some mom and pop my business even better! Let's get to the books then shall we! For Review Short Description: In a world where ZOMBIES control banks and governments, only one young man sees the way things are and emerges from the CHAOS and destruction: GUY BOY MAN. Ninja Versus Pirate Featuring Zombies is part Napoleon Dynamite, part The Matrix, and ALL AWESOME. It’s the first book in the How To End Human Suffering series. Books I won or had gifted None this week :( but I did win a Survival Kit from a Megan Crewe giveaway so that is pretty...

Wow this week flew by. I had a great book related week. Not only did I buy a bunch of books but I also won some as well! Since I had a very long day I'm going to keep this weeks Wrap Up fairly short. Let's get to the books then shall we! For Review: Short Description: An Ancient race and a prophecy foretell of four dark princes, the sons of the dark mother, who will rise up with a nation of old vamps to stop the rogue factions from ruling over mankind. I'm only a few chapters in and so far it's quite good. Books I won or had gifted: Short Description:There was a girl.... lost in despair alone in a world she didn't recognise a prophecy she didn't understand a future she refused to accept a past she couldn't remember a dream that brought it all together and a love... that made it all worth while Short Description:Sophia Parsons’ family has skeletons, but they aren’t in their graves...Solving the mystery of an ancestor’s hanging might silence ...

I have finally decided on a Weekly Thursday Meme for my Blog. I've come up with Ten Sentence Thursday. Each week I'll grab a random book I own, open it up and pick 10 random sentences from it to share. For my first Ever Ten Sentence Thursday I am picking.... Here are my Ten Sentences: I tried to open the door to Stefa's wardrobe, my fingers eased into the dark wood as though into dense cold clay. Formality seemed a little absurd after all that we Jews had suffered. I'll never forget her look of spiteful hate; the transformation seemed worthy of a devil in a painting by Bruegel. I'd never heard bone breaking before, but the crack was unmistakable. He seemed a good man, but I didn't trust him; he was a christian, after all- with a wholly different destiny from ours, whether he wanted it or not. Water dripping from the ceiling stepped its fingertips across my neck as I edged forward. I drank gratefully. They had sympathetic eyes and the sam...

I am so excited to be hosting my first Zurvival Saturday. I love Zombies but I realize that might not be everyone else cup of tea so that it how I came up with Zurvival Saturday. Anything Zombie related will be posted here. Some weeks it might be book reviews others it might just be Zombie content related. That being said this weeks Honor goes to The Walking Dead. This Sunday February 12th The Walking Dead returns from Hiatus and boy have I been waiting in anticipation. Now for those of you not up to snuff on all things The Walking Dead here is a brief overview of how it came about. In 2003 Robert Kirkman ( Robert Kirkman Wiki ) along with Artist Tony Moore created the series in Black and White Comic form. The Comics produced monthly chronicles the trials and tribulations of Rick Grimes and his family as they struggle to survive the Zombie Apocalypse. In August 2009 AMC announced it had picked up the rights to the Comic Series. Frank Darabont was set to serve as Writer,Director a...