Plot, Splot, Kershplot

Over at Fiction Notes, Darcy Pattison is offering lots of ideas and resources for those of us who are STILL learning how to plot our novels well. Even if you are a seasoned plotter, there's much food for thought here.

Belly up to the buffet, I say. . . .

Newbery Trivia

Did you know that Ellen Raskin, who won the Newbery Medal in 1979 for The Westing Game, did the original cover art for A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'engle, who won the Newbery for that book in 1963?

Chipmunk Stuck

Photo by John Van Hoesen

We rescued this little chipmunk, but his predicament was so unbelievable we had to take his picture first. Kinda reminds me of a certain episode of Winnie The Pooh--there, a literary connection. :)

The Lazier than Lazy Person's Book Club

Over at Jumping the Candlestick, Debbie has been hosting a Lazy Person's Book Club. I have been wanting to join, but was too lazy until now.

Anyhoo, here is a partial list of the books I plan to read. In keeping with the lazy theme, it is incomplete (to be finished when I am not too lazy to find books to fit remaining criteria).

So far:

1. A book of fiction you've been looking forward to reading:

Emma Jean Lazarus Fell in love, by Lauren Tarshis

2. A book of non-fiction you've been looking forward to reading:

3. A book by someone who's last name begins with Z:

4. A book from a genre you rarely, if ever, read:

Prairie Tale by Melissa Gilbert

(Despite the fact that I do not make a habit of reading kiss and tell books, I am intrigued by this memoir because I was SUCH a Little House on The Prairie fan. I wanted to BE Melissa Gilbert. I suspect after reading about her life I'll probably be glad I wasn't).

5. A book that was an award winner, or bestseller, from the year you were born:

6. Your best friend's favorite book:

7. A book you figure you probably should read, even if you don't want to:

Too many, but I've settled on Animal Farm, by George Orwell, because my son is reading it for English class in fall.

8. A book that has recently received rave reviews:

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Shaffer and Barrows

9. A book by someone who shares your first name:

The Girls, by Lori Lansens

10. A book that pertains to a skill you do not, and never will, have:

Math Doesn't Suck, by Danica McKellar

(I was a Wonder Years Fan, and a math phobic)

11. A book recommended by your hairstylist:

I've started "Guernsey Literary. . ." (too lazy to type the whole title again), which my mother is also reading.

Stay Tuned. . . .