What I’m Tweeting About
03 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
- 23:28 Had 2 new ideas today. Gonna get the basic details down. #
- 02:37 RT @WritingSpirit: RT @AbsoluteWrite AMEN! RT@charnanigans "Let’s eat Grandma!" vs "Let’s eat, Grandma!" — Punctuation is important. #
- 10:45 Reaction to crit not good. But asked 4 honest so didnt sugar coat. I wasnt brutal. And did point out good areas too…. #
- 10:47 Wish peep who say want honest crit, realized may not all be good feedback. Dont say honest if can’t handle it. #
- 10:49 RT @victoriastrauss: From the invaluable Nathan Bransford: a peek inside an agent’s inbox tinyurl.com/yj98tpm #
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January Read Stats
03 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
in January Read Stats, Read Stats Tags: Books Read in January, January Read Stats, Read Stats
Okay so I’ve been keeping track of the books I’ve read in January. I have a spreadsheet I use with a bunch of neat stats and graphs that helps me keep track of my reads for the year.
I read eight books in January and this is the breakdown.
Publishers – 4 were Harlequin Imprints, 1 Small Press, 1 Simon and Schuster Imprint, 1 Random House Imprint and 1 Penguin Group
Format – 5 were print and 3 were Digital/E-Books
Read Type – 6 new books and 2 re-reads
Authors – 4 New to me authors, 4 Familiar/Faves
Settings – 4 Contemporary, 2 Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, 1 Paranormal World and 1 Alt Earth
Genre – 2 YA, 3 Romance, 2 Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Futuristic and 1 Paranormal
Category – 4 General Fiction, 2 Multi-Cultural, 1 Mainstream Fiction and 1 Chicklit
Grades – 1 A+, 1 A-, 2 B+, 2 B-, 1 C+, 1 C- (the A- & B- went to the rereads)
Total Pages – 2,678 / average book length – 335
What I’m Tweeting About
02 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
- 21:48 Story been editing for past 5.5 weeks is done. Will let it sit for two weeks . Then do final edit pass & read thru b4 I start sub process. #
- 12:16 RT @inkyelbows: 10 excellent tips about the agent query process, from @ChuckSambuchino bit.ly/abvyEF #
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Oscar Nominations
02 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
in Oscar nominations, The Oscars Tags: Movie Buff, Movie Fan, Oscar nominations, The Oscars
I am a big movie fan. I’ve studied them and taken classes in screenwriting and film techniques. At one point, I wanted to be a filmmaker. Or do documentaries. So that’s a bit of background on why I studied them and analyzed the film techniques and movies.
Today the Oscar nominations were announced. I love watching the Oscars and watch from opening to close every year. I’ll do another post later with who I want to win vs who I think will win. Another thing I do is try to see all the movies that’s been nominated so I can give my honest opinion/thoughts.
So here is the list of this years nominations -
Best Picture
* Avatar
* The Blind Side
* District 9
* The Hurt Locker
* An Education
* Inglourious Basterds
* Precious
* A Serious Man
* Up
* Up in the Air
Best Actor
* Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
* George Clooney, Up In The Air
* Colin Firth, A Single Man
* Morgan Freeman, Invictus
* Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Best Actress
* Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
* Helen Mirren, The Last Station
* Carey Mulligan, An Education
* Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
* Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor
* Matt Damon, Invictus
* Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
* Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
* Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
* Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress
* Penélope Cruz, Nine
* Vera Farmiga, Up In The Air
* Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
* Anna Kendrick, Up In The Air
* Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Best Director
* James Cameron, Avatar
* Kathryn Bigelow , The Hurt Locker
* Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
* Lee Daniels, Precious
* James Reitman, Up in the Air
Best Original Screenplay
* The Hurt Locker
* Inglourious Basterds
* The Messenger
* A Serious Man
* Up
Best Adapted Screenplay
* District 9
* An Education
* In the Loop
* Precious
* Up in the Air
Best Animated Film
* Coraline
* Fanatastic Mr. Fox
* The Princess and the Frog
* The Secret of Kells
* Up
Best Foreign Language Film
* Ajami
* El Secreto de Sus Ojos
* The Milk of Sorrow
* Un Proprette
* The White Ribbon
Best Art Direction
* Avatar
* The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
* Nine
* Sherlock Holmes
* The Young Victoria
Cinematography
* Avatar
* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
* The Hurt Locker
* Inglourious Basterds
* The White Ribbon
Editing
* Avatar
* District 9
* The Hurt Locker
* Inglourious Basterds
* Precious
Sound Mixing
* Avatar
* The Hurt Locker
* Inglourious Basterds
* Star Trek
* Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Sound Editing
* Avatar
* The Hurt Locker
* Inglourious Basterds
* Star Trek
* Up
Original Score
* Avatar
* Fantastic Mr. Fox
* The Hurt Locker
* Sherlock Holmes
* Up
Original Song
* “Almost There” from The Princess and the Frog
* “Down in New Orleans” from The Princess and the Frog
* “Loin de Paname” from Paris 36
* “Take It All” from Nine
* “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart
Costume
* Bright Star
* Coco before Chanel
* The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
* Nine
* The Young Victoria
Documentary Feature
* Burma VJ
* The Cove
* Food, Inc.
* The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
* Which Way Home
Documentary (short subject):
* China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
* The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
* The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
* Music by Prudence
* Rabbit à la Berlin
Makeup
* Il Divo
* Star Trek
* The Young Victoria
Animated Short Film
* French Roast
* Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
* The Lady and the Reaper
* Logorama
* A Matter of Loaf and Death
Live Action Short Film
* The Door
* Instead of Abracadabra
* Kavi
* Miracle Fish
* The New Tenants
Visual Effects
* Avatar
* District 9
* Star Trek
What I’m Tweeting About
01 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
- 18:15 Aunt just called. Getting take out for dinner. So will be eating chinese takeout from my fave spot and watching the grammy’s later. #
- 18:16 @briaquinlan – I saw that. Been watching the debate/dialogue/comments from both sides. #
- 18:18 Momma just called from granny’s to ask what my phone number is. She dialed my cell phone. #
- 19:09 @briaquinlan – That’s a bit of a long drive for you, isn’t it? But if you ever in the area then I promise a home cooked meal if you like. #
- 19:49 I hate drama. #
- 20:40 @briaquinlan – It looks fine to me. #ACGoals #
- 22:01 RT @RevRunWisdom: Attention Artists:: A dream is just a dream until you go out and fight for them #
- 23:08 @briaquinlan – I do that all time. #
- 23:10 RT @Ginger_Clark: Everyone, go read Scott Westerfeld’s take on the whole Amazon/Macmillan thing, and then go get some sleep. He’s spot on. #
- 11:25 Changed my desktop background for Feb. Love Chocolate & Zucchini’s monthly desktop calenders. #
- 11:43 @oliewankanobe – I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. My condolences. #
- 12:23 I doubt I’ll be there this year. RT @briaquinlan: RWA Conference registration opens today! bit.ly/9barwK ARE YOU GOING? #GoingToRWA #
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