Book Blogger Hop 9

The Book Blogger Hop, hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books.com, connects book bloggers and readers together, linking blogs with a Linky list. It's a great way to meet and greet fellow book bloggers. Thanks for the hop, Jennifer!

Each week there's a member-provided question to answer and post to your blog. This week's Book Blogger Hop question is provided by Aliyah who blogs at Des Absurdites:

"What book are you most looking forward to seeing published in 2011?  Why are you anticipating that book?"

Great question, Aliyah, and I have two great answers!

I await with great excitement my Gather friend and author, Chris Brockman, and his forthcoming memoir, Growing Up In Boom Times, to be published in a few months. I'll be purchasing his book hot off the press and immediately reading and reviewing it right here on Ruthi Reads!

Secondly, I am enthused regarding my own publication! I have set myself a goal to self-publish in POD (Print On Demand) format a chapbook-length collection of my poetry this year. More on this later, of course!

WoW Weekly 100 Words - Hop along!

My apologies for posting this late this morning. It's already been one of those days! And, I've not been reading or writing much this past week, as most of my time has been wrapped up in a family crisis--my Aunt Martha Bell was hospitalized and is now in a nursing home. I expect I'll be spending a lot of time visiting her this week as well.

Today, for WoW Weekly 100 Words, using The Word Count Tool, I'll share with you 100 words from the book I received in the mail this week - The Productive Writer - won in a book giveaway held by author Sheila Deeth. Be sure to visit Sheila, she's posted a book review as well as a guest appearance by the author, Sage Cohen. I am so looking forward to finishing up a few reading and reviewing projects so I can delve into this non-fiction publication.

The Productive Writer: Tips & Tools to Help You Write More, Stress Less & Create Success. From the "Introduction", page 2:

     "Are you ready to discover that what you want most in your writing life is not just possible but probable? Are you prepared to step into the rightful rhythms and productive practices that are yours and yours alone? Get ready to stake your claim on the writing life you most desire.
    I hope this book proves good company as you vision, dream, and blueprint your own, personal productive writer possibilities--and then raise the barn with the systems, strategies, and attitudes that can transform you from A Person Who Writes into The Productive Writer. (No wardrobe change or phone booth required.)"

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WoW WEEKLY 100 WORDS is a weekly event held each Wednesday here at Ruthi Reads! Hop along by sharing what you're currently reading! For further info on the WoW hop: READ HERE. You can hop in anytime during the week. I'd like to read what you're currently reading, so just add your WoW 100 post link to the linky list! And be sure to visit and/or introduce yourself to others on the WoW list each week...networking works if we work it!

WoW Weekly 100 Words 01.19.11

WoW! Another week has flown by! I'm happy to say life's settled down a bit around here the last couple of days and I'm now in peaceful, positive, and productive mode! That's a good thing, as I've lots on my ToDo List.

I'm enjoying my current reading material: The Capablanca Variation, a novel by author Douglas Quinn. For WoW Weekly 100 Words I'll be sharing from the start of Chapter 20, page 97:

     "Scott Kendall looked at his watch. He was annoyed. It was almost noon and he hadn't heard from John Raye in twenty hours - twenty hours, thirteen minutes to be exact. The girl would be checking out shortly, having lunch, doing some last-minute shopping, then catching the bus to Rabat, and Kendall wanted an update on the situation there.
     It would be interesting to see if Arnab, the messenger, would be on the incoming bus, but of no consequence if he was or wasn't. What Kendall was more interested in was if Raye learned anything more from Nour. Or had Raye just..."
 
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WoW WEEKLY 100 WORDS is a weekly event held each Wednesday here at Ruthi Reads! Hop along by sharing what you're currently reading! For further info on the WoW hop: READ HERE. You can hop in anytime during the week. I'd like to read what you're currently reading, so just add your WoW 100 post link to the linky list!

Reading, Writing, Reviewing, and More

For sure! Seriously, I've finished reading 3 books now and need to get those book reviews written ... Yesterday! Son of My Soul and ChristmaSin' need to be reviewed. And I need to write the review for Write Ways to Win Writing Contests.

John Howard Reid, the author of Write Ways to Win Writing Contests has agreed to grace us with a book giveaway, too! More on that when I post the book review ... Soon!

This week I received two new publications. I won I Dare You To Change in a blog book giveaway and it arrived today. Looks like a great and positive read for me. I also received, for review, Sworn To Secrecy For Life. I'm really excited about this book and author Charles Joseph Fickey. I'll be sharing tidbits of this one each week while reading, so you'll get to WoW with me!

I'm in the midst of reading The Capablanca Variation ... more about this one in my next post, which is for the WoW Weekly 100 Words hop. Come hop along!

Book Blogger Hop 8

The Book Blogger Hop, hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books.com, connects book bloggers and readers together, linking blogs with a Linky list. It's a great way to meet and greet fellow book bloggers. Thanks for the hop, Jennifer!

Each week there's a member-provided question to answer and post to your blog. This week's Book Blogger Hop question is provided by Barb of Sugarbeat's Books:

"Why do you read the genre that you do? What draws you to it?"

Actually, I'm an eclectic reader, pretty much reading across all genres. Just as my personal activities are varied and may change according to current mood and interests, so does my choice in reading material. I feel that diversification is empowering. Each book, regardless of genre, is written by an author with a unique voice with their own story to tell or information to share. Knowledge can be gleaned from each book I read and this makes any book of any genre enjoyable reading for me. Each book holds the key to open a new door leading to a new world. There's never a dull moment of reading since my bookshelf contains many choices to fit whatever my mind or spirit is in the mood for at that moment in time.

WoW Weekly 100 Words 1.11.11

First, on a personal note, today is my son's 39th birthday! Oh my, I feel old!

OOPs! I just realized today is Tuesday! Oh well, I'm ahead of the game in something for a change. Ha!

Today, for WoW Weekly 100 Words, using The Word Count Tool, I'll share with you 100 words from the book I'm currently reading--The Capablance Variation, a novel by Douglas Quinn. From Chapter 14, page 66:

"You know, you can't wait for the fish to jump into your net. Sometimes you just have to throw some bait into the water and see what happens," LeShaun said to Scott Kendall via scrambled cell phone. Kendall got a charge out of Grant's fish metaphors, always presented with such a straight face or tone.

Grant was always trying to talk Kendall into a fishing trip. Kendall always had the same answer. He had no interest in wasting time catching them when he could order up one already cooked, whenever he wished.

"Have you been in contact with Gillis?" Kendall asked.
 

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WoW WEEKLY 100 WORDS is a weekly event held each Wednesday here at Ruthi Reads! Hop along by sharing what you're currently reading! For further info on the WoW hop: READ HERE

I Dare You To Change - I Won!

I won another book giveaway, hooRAYo!

I just received email notification that I won the book I Dare You To Change by Bil Cornelius, Pastor of Bay Area Fellowship.

I look forward to reading how applying God's principles to my life can help me to change things that will make a difference in my life.

I will, of course, be posting a review of the book once I've read it.

I can thank Jill of Frugal Plus for this win. And Jill, I do thank you!

Book Blogger Hop 7

The Book Blogger Hop, hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books.com, connects book bloggers and readers together, linking blogs with a Linky list. It's a great way to meet and greet fellow book bloggers.

Each week there's a member-provided question to answer and post to your blog. This week's Book Blogger Hop question is provided by Ivan Bookworm. Great thought-provoking question, Ivan, and I thank you.


"What book influenced or changed your life? How did it influence/change you?"

I don't think any one book has changed my life; however, I do believe all of the books I've read in my lifetime have had their own influence on my life at the time. Several books stand out in my mind as examples of such. The Bible (KJV) has always been a source of comfort and inspiration. Women Who Run With the Wolves, by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, is probably the most inspirational book I've ever read and stands alongside my Bible to be read and re-read often. And the most writing inspiring books on my list are from many years ago: anything by the author Khalil Gibran and/or Rod McKuen. As a teenager and young adult I read these authors often and feel they influenced my dream to write and share my heart and soul to this day.

Ivan's question also had me thinking on the lines of authors who influence or change my life, rather than the books themselves. This past year I've concentrated mostly on reading new authors, generally newly published and/or self-published authors. This has turned me into an eclectic reader, which I believe has been a good thing for me. Because I wish to get to know the authors a bit more personally I find myself reading books on themes I might not have read in the past, so I am stretching my interests and knowledge base and I feel this is a good thing.

Great books and great authors -- nothing better except for maybe my good girl of a dog, Tidbit, lying alongside me while I read.

Hop Along! WoW Weekly 100 Words 01.05.2011

WoW WEEKLY 100 WORDS is a weekly event held each Wednesday here at Ruthi Reads! Hop along by sharing what you're currently reading! For further info on the WoW hop: READ HERE

Each week I will post with a new Linky list for us all to share the link to our weekly post sharing 100 WORDS of the book we are currently reading. If you're like me, you may be reading more than one book, so you're welcome to share them all!

This week I rang in the new year in ways other than reading, so I've little book progress to share. I am currently working on a proofreading project, my first manuscript reading for an author friend - Kasey Klein - more about that later, as we progress.

Today, for WoW Weekly 100 Words, using The Word Count Tool, I'll share with you 100 words from the book I'm currently reading--The Capablance Variation, a novel by Douglas Quinn. From Chapter 5, page 19:

     "On her lunch break, Jennie called the office of her mentor, Dr. William "Bill" Nash, PHD. She didn't expect to reach him and was surprised when his long time secretary, Millie, put her throught to his office.
     "So, my smart and gorgeous friend, have you decided to come to work for me?" After the business in Spain, Nash had offered her a jov with his think tank, World Watch. When she'd turned him down, he'd offered the opportunity to do some consulting work if something came up in her area of expertise. She said she'd consider that, but apparently nothing..."

And there you have it, my WoW reading share for this week! I can't wait to discover what words you have to share from the book(s) you're reading! Hop along on the WoW WEEKLY 100 WORDS with me! Once you've created your post on your own blog, return here to ADD your WoW 100 post URL to the Linky list for this week and I'll be reading you!

Review Policy

I've finally written my official book review policy and posted it to my blog, I do hope to get some feedback from authors, readers, and book reviewers, so please share your thoughts here with me. Your opinion is appreciated...thank you!

Book Review Policy and Disclosure for Ruthi Reads!