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If you're busting to talk about Liar with other people who've read it this is the place for you. Here you can say whatever you want about the book without fear. Go forth, speak, theorise, argue, enjoy!
For those of you haven't read it you really really really do not want to look at the comments below.
Go here to see my arguments as to
why you do not want to be spoiled. You should also avoid reviews. ((You should especially avoid the Horn Book review of Liar because it's so outrageously spoilery I cried when I read it. Though if you've read Liar you should definitely check it out because it's a very interesting take on the novel.))
Liar ...
Posted by Justine at 9:20, October 3rd, 2009 under Best of Blog, Liar |
[UPDATE: I'll be answering questions about the process of writing only. No questions about publishing. Thanks!]
[UPDATE the second: This is for the folks asking about what order I'm answering the questions in. I'm answering them in the order they come in. Though I'm bundling similar themed questions together. If you've asked two unrelated quessies I'll answer your second one only after I've gone through everyone else's first questions. Hope that makes sense! I'll be turning off comments on the last day of January. I won't be doing daily writing posts after that. Though I will try to answer all quessies. It'll just be slower. Much slower.]
I am working on organising my
writing process posts so that they're more accessible. ...
Posted by Justine at 0:02, January 1st, 2009 under Best of Blog, Writing process |
Often when people find out what I do it turns out that they harbour ambitions of writing a novel too. Mostly they just daydream about it. But sometimes they confess that they've had a whack at it but not very successfully. "How do you actually finish a novel?" they'll ask. "Starting's easy but how do you finish?"
I cannot tell you how many novels I started but did not finish before I finally managed to complete one. Not because I don't want to tell you, but because I honestly don't know. On the hard drive of my current computer there are fourteen unfinished novels. But there are others that didn't make it to this computer. Not to mention many notebooks that ...
Posted by Justine at 0:09, June 12th, 2008 under Best of Blog, Writing goals & milestones, Writing life, Writing process |
Posted by Justine at 12:14, May 21st, 2008 under Best of Blog, Publishing business, Writing life |
Posted by Justine at 0:16, January 2nd, 2008 under Best of Blog, Reading, Scott's books, Viewing, Writing process |
Posted by Justine at 9:56, March 6th, 2007 under Best of Blog, Bloggery/Internetty Stuff, New York City/USA, Publishing business, State of the World, Writing life |
Posted by Justine at 17:09, September 6th, 2006 under Best of Blog, Bloggery/Internetty Stuff, Frippery, Unicorns, Writing process |
Posted by Justine at 19:20, April 6th, 2006 under Best of Blog, Bloggery/Internetty Stuff, Writing life |
Posted by Justine at 1:08, August 13th, 2005 under Best of Blog, Musings, New York City/USA, Publishing business, Ranting, Sydney/Australia, Writing life |
some scary economic realities
Posted by Justine at 0:59, December 24th, 2004 under Best of Blog, Musings, New York City/USA, Publishing business, Sydney/Australia, Writing life |
a pared-down, embarassingly easy introduction to the world's holiest game
Posted by Justine at 23:03, February 16th, 2004 under Best of Blog, Cricket, Musings, Sport |
an incoherent rant against romantic love
Posted by Justine at 22:02, December 31st, 2003 under Best of Blog, Musings, Ranting, State of the World |
