Top Ten Tuesday #20

Series
Brokeandbookish provides a topic each week and bloggers list their top ten within that category.


February 26: Top Ten Series I'd Like To Start

NA is awesome, but I never read enough of it!  This one is being praised all over twitter so I really need to get on that.


Not sure why I haven't read this yet, but so many people love it.


Look at the cover!!! Why wouldn't I want to start it? But aside from that I hear there's a bunch of main characters that are hot and fun.


My cousin keeps telling me to read this and I keep putting it off because...have you seen the size of this thing!?

Harley's Hall of Bookish Fame #2: Leigh Talbert Moore

author interview

Leigh Talbert Moore
Everyone, I'd like to introduce an author that I've worked with a few times and absolutely adore!

Hi Leigh! Thanks for stopping by today.  I love when authors share playlists for books they wrote...did you make one for any of your books?
Yes! I actually made one for Rouge, one for The Truth About Letting Go, and one for a science fiction book I wrote called 21 Days. They help me keep my scenes straight--I kind of imagine them as music videos.

That's awesome!  What's the best piece of advice you've ever gotten?
Just keep swimming. It's actually my advice to me and other writers. This is a tough business, you'll get bad reviews, you'll have writer's block, you'll have setbacks of all kinds... But you have to just keep swimming! :o)

I love the Nemo reference!  Do you have any advice for dealing with rejection from agents?
Keep in mind it's just one person's opinion on what they can sell. For agents, it's about being able to make a deal with the editors they work with, and the agent knows what those editors want. So don't take it personally! And by all means, if you get constructive feedback, use it! I mean, unless it feels wrong... 

Personal note: The Truth About Faking was requested and rejected by 20+ agents. Then when I landed an agent for Rouge, she shopped TTAF to 12 editors, and they all passed. It has currently sold 25,000 copies.

My Point = those guys aren't always right! If you believe in your book and are willing to work hard to polish it and get it shiny, self-publishing is always an option.

Great advice!  Some authors have blogs in addition to a website.  Do you have one?
Yes! It's leightmoore.blogspot.com. Please visit and consider following! 

And finally, What's the best part about being an author?
The absolute best part is when a reader leaves a review for one of my books and it shows he or she really got the point or the message of my story. LOVE when that happens.

Sunday Post/ Stacking the Shelves #28

Stacking the Shelves

 The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by  Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.  Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.  Both are a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and talk about what is coming up for the week on our blog. 

   
         
Pivot Point
I had my mom pick this up from the library for me this week because I've been dying to read it and she was there.  She's like "I always feel weird going into the YA section bc I'm old"...and yet she rented Magic Mike from the library, but wasn't embarrassed about that haha
Splintered
I've been excited about this book ever since the first day I saw that gorgeous cover and read the synopsis.  This is my goodreads club's book of the month so I'm excited to have people to read it with.
Chocolate covered oreos/pretzels, sugar cookies, etc.
My new cupcake stand!
So delicious!
So after months and months of planning, yesterday I threw my sister her surprise bridal shower!  She was so surprised and loved it!  I've always been a fan of baking and crafting and pretty much decided that I want to start a cake/candy table business to do on the side of my day job.  I've been looking into  a cake decorating class so I can learn how to use fondant!  Here's a pic of the cupcakes I made completely from scratch and the candy table for the shower.  When I get the rest of the pics I'll share more next week.
  
*The Madman's Daughter 
(I have this review on paper, but this week I'll def be posting it finally!)
*Pivot Point
*Splintered

*Harley's Hall of Bookish Fame #2: Leigh Talbert Moore
*TTT: Series I'd like to start, but haven't yet
*WOW
*Random Thoughts Thursday

February 2013 Wrap Up

challenges


Can you believe it's already March?  How did that happen so fast.  I decided to start doing wrap up posts sorta like the ones I've seen over at Katie's Book Blog so I can see my progress!  I did pretty well I think.    


 Posts:
Review & Recipe #1
Passion for Bookish Fashion #2: The Madman's Daughter
The Carrie Diaries Read Along & Giveaway
Harley's Hall of Bookish Fame: Auntie Spinelli Reads
Valentines Day Match Ups: romance movies to contemp books
Can Blogging Have a Negative Effect on Our Reading Experience?
Quiz: Which literary character are you?

 Reviews:
Dance of Shadows by: Yelana Black
The Ruining by: Anna Collomore
The Truth About Letting Go by: Leigh T. Moore
Beautiful Bastard by: Christina Lauren

Books Read But Not Reviewed:
Lola and the Boy Next Door
Unraveling
Boundless
The Carrie Diaries
The Madman's Daughter

 Pg Count Challenge-goal: 10,000 pages
3,712 pages

 Seriously Series & Sequel Challenges- goal: Seriously Spectacular Series Star  
Boundless
The Madman's Daughter
Dance of Shadows
Article 5

 New Adult Challenge- goal: 10 books
Beautiful Bastard
The Ruining
The Truth About Letting Go

 Classics Challenge- goal: 5 books
none

 A-Z Challenge- goal: 26 books
9 books 

Review & Recipe #2

Dystopian


I started a new meme here where I will be posting mini reviews  on the 1st of every month along with a recipe I've created or found that relates to the book.  To join me, add the image above to your post and link up below.

Mini Review:

Can someone please explain to me why I waited this long to read this book? Seriously, if you haven't read this book drop whatever you're doing (well finish reading my review first) then go get this book.  It was so action packed and had such a scary realistic dystopian world I literally could not put it down.  

 So much happens in this book yet it only takes place within a few days.  I loved Ember's character.  While she's stupid at times and puts herself in unnecessary danger, she's also really good at getting herself out of it.  And Chase was the dark brooding hunk that is just a teen trying to figure out his life in the middle of a crazy post war world.  

 Breaking Point just came out and it's taking everything in me not to just go spend money and buy it right this second.  That's how you can tell I love a book...when I'm willing to just go buy the book right away!  Seriously go read it!  
Mexican Lettuce Wraps

Recipe:

This meal seems so intricate, much like Article 5, but underneath the wraps it's actually quite simple and enjoyable!  My cousin and I love to get together and try to make healthy recipes out of ones we already have.  One day we raided the pantry and came up with this version of a mexican layered dip that my family has made for years.  It's healthy and obnoxiously delicious.

Ingredients:
1 can refried beans
4 tbs. plain greek yogurt (or you can use sour cream)
1/2 pkg taco mix
1 cup cheddar cheese (I used reduced fat cheese)
1/3 cup onion chopped
1/3 cup tomato chopped
1/3 cup black beans
1/3 cup corn
1 cup ground turkey
1 head of lettuce (I like Iceberg for this)

 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. On the stove brown the ground turkey until cooked.  Stir in the taco seasoning.
3. Add to the pot: onion, black beans, corn and stir till mixed. 
3. In a 9in pan layer refried beans, greek yogurt, meat mixture, tomatoes, cheddar cheese.
4. Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese starts to bubble.
5. Serve on lettuce (or if you want to be a little unhealthy chips work great too!)  
6. Sit back and relax while everyone praises your delicious cooking.




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