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Elsewhere on the Web

January was a bit of a slow month, since I spent most of December visiting family and entertaining kids over the holiday vacation instead of pitching new stories. But I wrote a few things that showed up on the internet, and if you’re interested, here they are.  Read More

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2015 Reading Challenge

TOTALS

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53

books

14,920

pages

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Snow White Stories Around the World by Jessica S. Gunderson

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SHORTEST BOOK
32 pages
Snow White Stories Around the Wo…
by Jessica S. Gunderson
LONGEST BOOK
563 pages
by Emily Croy Barker
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker
AVERAGE LENGTH
282 pages
MOST POPULAR
4,144,142 people also read
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Fashion Manifesto by Sofia Hedstrxf6m
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LEAST POPULAR
2 people also read
Fashion Manifesto: The Guide for…
by Sofia Hedstrxf6m

MY AVERAGE RATING FOR 2015

3.7
The Gang of Four by Bob Santos
HIGHEST RATED ON GOODREADS
The Gang of Four: Four Leaders, Four Communities, One Friendship
by Bob Santos
4.50 average

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MY 2015 BOOKS
Rogue Spy by Joanna Bourne
really liked it
Seduced by Cari Quinn
Best Man for Hire by Tawna Fenske
Fiancee for Hire by Tawna Fenske
Believe It or Not by Tawna Fenske
Scandal with a Prince by Nicole Burnham
A Fair Barbarian by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak
An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo
The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich
Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It by Sundee T. Frazier
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker
Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
The Gang of Four by Bob Santos
The Secrets She Keeps by Deb Caletti
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
it was amazing
The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler
Snow White Stories Around the World by Jessica S. Gunderson
A Comedy & A Tragedy by Travis Hugh Culley
Dear Hank Williams by Kimberly Willis Holt
it was amazing
Landry Park by Bethany Hagen
Shade by Keith Wiley
Story by Robert McKee
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems
The Truth About Style by Stacy London
The Fashion File by Janie Bryant
March by Geraldine Brooks
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
Fashion Manifesto by Sofia Hedstrxf6m
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
it was amazing
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
About That Fling by Tawna Fenske
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book – Perfectly Safe
it was amazing
The Zoo on the Road to Nablus by Amelia Thomas
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
Aranya by Marc Secchia
Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
New Old World by Pallavi Aiyar
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Last First Kiss by Lia Riley

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You read 53 out of 50 books.

106%

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Devin Townsend

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Devin Townsend at Studio Seven in Seattle, January 2013. Alas, the blurry black spot at the right of the image was the best image of a mosh pit stuffie I got.

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An Evening with…

SALBrooks

It’s probably a little out of character for me that I rarely attend authorial events. I’m not sure why I buy plane tickets and concert tickets but never buy speaker tickets, but there it is. And I’m discovering that it’s an unfortunate habit, because this winter I have twice been the grateful recipient of speaker tickets from thoughtful friends. Read More

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Seattle Opera Frost Fest

c/o Seattle Opera

c/o Seattle Opera

Most of my paid writing covers the intersection between the arts and family life, and I am in the middle of crafting a pitch on introducing kids to opera, so Seattle Opera’s Frost Fest on February 6 is right in the center of my wheelhouse. Unfortunately, that day I have appointments and activities scheduled from 10 am to 10 pm, and I’m double booked for a big chunk of that time. Maybe some of you can take my place and tell me how it goes?

Details after the fold. Read More