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Miriam Forster Compulsive Reader, Addicted Writer. (mostly children and young adult fiction)

Miriam Forster
Miriam Forster
Boise, Idaho
Member since: Nov, 2008
Last login: 11/07/2009
Last update : 11/21/2009
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  • Dang, I hate talking about myself.  Okay here goes....

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  • Bleck is really all I have to say...

    November 21, 2009

    • It's turned into one of THOSE weeks: I'm falling behind on my writing. I'm working extra hours, which is good for the paycheck, but very tiring. There has been an atmosphere of general grumpiness in our house. And I could really use a long shower.  (I'm not smelly, but I do need one.) HOWEVER... I am still breathing, all of my fingers and toes are intact and functional and I have most of ...
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  • More on Internet politeness...

    November 18, 2009

    • I can see by the comments to my Monday post on Internet etiquette that you all are wonderful, considerate people who would never dream of being obnoxious on someone else's blog. Of course I knew that anyway.  *grin* However, several of you were confused by my question about trolling.  Let me clarify.  The all-mighty Wikipedia defines a troll thusly... "In Internet slang, a troll is ...
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  • Monday Snippits

    November 15, 2009

    • 1.  Well, I managed to get back on schedule with the writing, and I'm over half-way done.  *does dance of joy*  The story is turning out to be very interesting too. 2.  I've been thinking a lot about Internet etiquette lately, and I'd like some opinions. What rules, if any do you follow when commenting on blogs? When does discussion become trolling? Do you use comment moderation?  Why or ...
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  • National Novel Writing Month Update

    November 14, 2009

    • Dang. I've written almost nothing in the last two days.  As you can see from my sidebar count, I'm not quite behind, but I'm having a hard time getting started again.  I'm running out of energy...  *frown* This is what Maureen Johnson calls The Middle. How's everyone else doing?
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  • Some days...

    November 11, 2009

    • ... when you feel like this: "O.  M.  G.  I am SO going back to bed..." And this... "That Accounts for a Good Deal," said Eeyore gloomily. "It Explains Everything. No Wonder." "You must have left it somewhere," said Winnie the Pooh. "Somebody must have taken it," said Eeyore. "How Like Them," he added, after a long ...
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Reviews I've Written

  • Lovely, lovely prose...

    May 2, 2009
    I found it very hard to critique this story--set in 16th century Spain--about a girl named Estrella who discovers that her family are secret Jews.

  • Interesting and honest...

    May 2, 2009
    The best word I can come up with for this book is refreshing. It follows a girl named Dorothy from nine onwards as she grows up in the early 80's.

  • Characters I really connected with...

    May 2, 2009
    This book should be retitled: How to Write Good Teen Characters. The three protagonist's voices really shine, and all of them are complex and totally believable.
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Comments I've Written

  • Mmm... libraries...

    Books and libraries have always been peaceful places for me too. And your descriptions make me want to go there immediately! :)

  • So true!

    And that's what they always remind me of, those people who start telling you conspiracy theories or ranting about politics the moment you begin a conversation with them. It's interesting to see how d

  • Hmm...

    Is the wave still around? I watch TV on my computer, and rarely watch sports so I have no idea. But I'll take it!

  • Wonderful perspective...

    “Books are like snowflakes. I want to make a blizzard.” I LOVE this line. And I plan to repeat it to myself often this month. :)

  • Thank you, Ryoma!

    I appreciate the encouragement! Watching the world develop is a great thing isn't it? The way things you weren't expecting come alive...

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