Ridiculous.

It is absolutely infuriating to me that the Kardashians' teenage daughters are not only planning on writing a book aimed at a young-adult audience but that they already have an agent, a publisher, and a publishing house, although the book is not yet complete, because they are "famous."  I really do feel for the hundreds of unpublished, supremely talented writers and storytellers out there who can't get the chance to share their voice because their parents weren't on reality shows or because they are trying to capitalize on their starpower.

More Writings

It's always nice to look at what you've written in the past, even if you've come far in your writing since then!

http://www.emorywheel.com/about/search.php?q=jillian+thaw&m=emory&submit=Search

http://www.hercampus.com/jillian-thaw


Also found some issues of The Spoke and some personal writings.  Taking my third edit of Fynn and Co. slowly and carefully--there are many things to edit out, and it must, MUST, be perfect!


I chanced upon some old issues of my high school newspaper, Cougar Prints (I had so much fun writing for that!) and high school literary magazine, where I wrote a piece about my recently deceased great-grandmother, who, if she were alive today, would be turning 99 this Saturday.  Miss you, Nanny!




My Belize article is suddenly MIA...I'll have to do some snooping around for it.  Wonder if it got lost in the shuffle of Wordpress?  Hmm....

I'm Published!

http://stepawaymagazine.com/archives/1462


I'm so happy.  Take a step , one at a time.

Booklist Update - "Beachtime Reads"

And another booklist update for me!  With Seabrook Island vacation fast approaching (as in, just a few days from now!) I'm gathering together books to bring with me.  Last year was when I devoured Pillars of the Earth, amongst other fiction and nonfiction works.  Looking forward to some more hungry reading and--finally!--edits for Fynn and co.  I've got 2 chapters in already and plenty of edits to make further on.  

On another note--is it cheating how frequently I change my booklist?  I say no, because reading is a lot like writing, or painting, or even becoming engaged in a television series: what you are interested in changes, and being flexible with those changes really helps to shape your knowledge and imagination.  Of course, that's not to say that books no longer on my booklist won't be attended to--I'll get to them, someday!  But for now, this booklist is almost complete (!!) and is populated by books I found unpacking my parents' new home as well.  All the better to keep it flexible.

1. The Story of English by Robert McCrum
2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
3. A Concise History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Ian Bickerton and Carla Klausner
4. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

5. A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin

6. A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin

7. A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin 

8. A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin 

9. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (when is "Downton Abbey" returning?!)

10. Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
11. Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman
12. The Narcissism Epidemic by Jean M. Twenge and W. Keith Campbell
13. The Call of the Wild by Jack London
14. Mapping Human History by Steven Olson
15. Fall of Giants by Ken Follet
16. Dune by Frank Herbert
17. Panic in Level 4 by Richard Preston
18. A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
19. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
20. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
21. Watership Down by Richard Adams
22. The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
23. The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley
24. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
25. The Blind Side by Michael Lewis
26. Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
27. The Maze Runner by James Dashner

28. Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo

29. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon (The Avengers did wonders for my imagination's happiness)

30. East of Eden by John Steinbeck 

I'm so excited to make a new booklist I can hardly wait :)