Barb's Observations

As I live my days one at a time, I try to learn and observe as much as I can. I take a lot of pictures of what I observe and will share many of them here. I will also share those random thoughts that come to mind that don't fit the themes of other blogs.

I chose a childhood photo because I try to see the world with fresh and childlike eyes. Even though I'm closer to the end of my life than the beginning, I find myself becoming more curious every day.

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As a used bookseller, those tags are infuriating. We don’t want them to ruin the books we plan to resell.

"I don’t like to throw characters into a plot as though it were a raging torrent where they are swept along. What interests me are the complications and nuances of character. Few of my characters are described externally; we see them from the inside out."

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Michael Ondaatje (via amandaonwriting)

I like to read authors who write this way. Too many books are all plot with little about the characters to make you care what happens to them.

leilockheart:

old book smell

I guess my books just aren’t old enough yet.

CMRUBINWORLDAUTHOR: Alice - Mark It With a Water Stone

cmrubinworld:

”I mark this day with a white stone.” - Lewis Carroll

On a special day in the town where Lewis Carroll (aka Charles Dodgson) lived and wrote his famous fairy tale, where would an author dream of sharing her book? Where would an author want to show off her carefully selected outfit while…