Rhymes with Croatia – Page 13 – words about words by Stacia Rogan

Book Haul 2014 (so far)

May 27, 2014

I’ve been watching a lot of Booktuber videos (for those of you who aren’t familiar, this is an entire subculture on YouTube of vloggers dedicated primarily to sharing their thoughts on books and reading) and book hauls are popular. Most do a monthly video sharing the books they bought or received during the month, maybe…

A Tale of Used Bookstores

May 20, 2014

reading

2014 is a year I will remember fondly as “The Year I Discovered Used Bookstores.” I’m not sure if my husband will remember it quite so fondly but considering all the money it’s saved us, he should. Then again, if you buy something you wouldn’t have bought otherwise just because it was on sale, have…

Book Review: “This is Where I Leave You” by Jonathan Tropper

April 15, 2014

reading

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Note: My book reviews are generally spoiler-free. If I do include any spoilers, they will be well-marked so you can skip them if you prefer. Jonathan Tropper’s “This is Where I Leave You” begins with the death of a family patriarch. The occasionally-Jewish father’s last wish was for the family to sit shiva for an…

NC Literary Festival Panels

April 11, 2014

reading, writing

Hand-drawn Mouseguard button at #nccomicon #nclitfest Here’s the second part of my day at NC Literary Festival, which includes the two panels I attended. For part one, general thoughts and author sessions, visit yesterday’s post. The first panel I attended was short-titled Forensics Panel. The official title was “Science Write: Forensic Fact in Fiction.” To…

NC Literary Festival Overview

April 10, 2014

reading, writing

Welcome to the first part of my day at NC Literary Festival. This post will include an overview of my experience, as well as some general thoughts and observations based mainly on author sessions. I also attended two panels (a forensics panels and a First Books panel) and will post about those tomorrow – otherwise…

Don’t worry…

February 5, 2014

news

Never fear, I haven’t forgotten about this blog or my writing. I definitely haven’t forgotten about editing (been doing plenty of that). And I’m well on my way for this year’s reading challenge of 30 books (though I haven’t added it to the sidebar) It’s possible I have a new adventure planned. Stay tuned for…

On to the next thing(s)

October 2, 2013

editing

freelancing

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Last week I edited 68 articles in five days as part of Allvoices’ coverage of Advertising Week. There were a couple of other campaigns as well but the majority of that was tied to live coverage of the event taking place in NYC. Coverage of that wraps this week. Another much smaller but longer-lasting campaign…

When they’re dull as dirt: Thoughts on casting characters

September 13, 2013

writing

TOWOS

I’m part of a book club that loves to cast the movie version of a book once we’ve discussed it. It’s an interesting practice because several of the ladies cast the characters of each book they read as a regular practice. I don’t generally do that, though I sometimes see a strong resemblance and then…

First Random-Interval State of All the Things Address

September 4, 2013

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Eight long months ago, I set up this blog and posted with the intention of sharing “words about words” on a regular basis. I had other plans involving words as well. Specifically, those plans centered around the book I’ve been writing for a while now. What’s been happening in the meantime? Excuse the length but…

Rhymes with what, now?

January 5, 2013

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Rhymes with Croatia, that’s a silly name for a blog. Yes, you’re right, it’s probably a silly name for a blog. Is it a political statement? A statement about your heritage? No, it’s a statement about the pronunciation of my first name. When I meet people online, they often ask how to pronounce my name.…