Lexical Light

Is there a list of books in this book of lists?

I'm quite the list maker. Not that I finish doing things on my list, but I like making the list. I guess it makes me feel a bit in control - at least on paper. Now I can read a book of other people's lists, Sasha Cagen's 2nd book, To Do List.

Sasha first did a magazine of lists from 2000 - 2003. In 2005 she started a blog collecting people's to do lists. On November 6 of this year she released a book of 100 TDLs. No doubt her publication of the book was influenced by the success of the blog.

BTW, if you want to contribute a list to Sashas' blog, she's still accepting them.

Maybe Dave should do a Top Ten List compiled from Sahsa's book.

HT: Blogger Buzz, the blogger.com blog.

Book Author Blogs I Frequent

Theses authors' blogs/books have all encouraged me in one way or another. How cool is that?  Though I may not meet them in person, I can learn from them throught their books and their blogs. Under each name is their blog's name and tag line.

Susan Albert-
Lifescapes, "Notes about writing, landscape, and life in the Texas Hill Country."
She's a mystery series writer, but my favorite works of hers are her blog and "Writing From Life: Telling Your Soul's Story." She's also the founder of Story Circle Network. I enjoyed hearing her at the Cedar Park library.

Brian Bailey-
Leave It Behinde and Blogging Church
The Blogging Church book is scheduled to be published in January 2007.

Barbara Curtis -
Mommy Life, "Montessori megamom serves up smorgasbord of parenting, cultural, political, and spiritual wisdom. Because she can."
Barbara is my techno Titus 2 model. She utilizes her blog to teach others. I found her blog on April 19, 2005 - my blog birthday. While searching for info on the book Perfect Madness, I came across Mommylife. I loved her tagline, the look of her blog and the content. When I e-mailed her for writing advice she graciously responded to my e-mail with advice she later posted. She's managed to maintain her blog & her off line writing in midst of doing life.

Dena Dyer -
Amazing Graceland, "Musings on grace, mommyhood, writing, and more."
I reviewed Dena's book, Grace for the Race, for Mind & Media. A quick google of her name lead me to her website and blog, both of On her site she offers writing tips, even a few writing courses. Since she's a fellow Texan, I'm hoping to met her in person one day.

Sandra Glahn -
Aspire2 Blog,  "Engaging the Culture on Issues that Matter"
I don't remember how I found her, but her post, Inclined to Write?, speaks well to the question, "Why should I write when there are already so many writers out there?" 

Heather Ivester -
Mom2Mom Connection
Her goal for her blog:   “…become a comfortable gathering spot for women in all seasons of mothering. My goal here is to help connect you to people and resources where you can find the encouragement and inspiration you may be seeking.” She also post  interviews w/authors and book reviews. 

Terry Whalin-
The Writing Life, “Through these pages you get a glimpse into my work inside publishing – as an editor and a writer. Can you learn something from my journey?”
This is a prime example of the value of blogging as a learning tool. 

Susan Wise Bauer
The History of the (Whole) World, "My progress in writing, revising, sending to my editor, re-revising, fact-checking, galley-reading, and promoting a four-volume history of the world."
Yes, the author of The Well Trained Mind added blogging to her impressive resume in January of 2006. She generously shares her writing adventure through words and pictures, though the her blog's tagline itself forewarns wannabe book authors of the process of actually having a book published.

 

Lookin' for Some Readin'?

Don't look here. Just kidding. Well, only a little. (How's that for spittin' in the face of blog traffic rules?)

Like Marla, I've been trying to get a grip on my blogging. Actually, I'm trying to get a grip on lots o'things right now. That means less posting for now.

However, Barbara Curtis has written on a few things that I would write about if I were writing more. 

One is The End of the Spear controversy, which reminds me of Steve Taylor's song, "Guilty by Association.”

So you need a new car? let your fingers take a walk
Through the business guide for the "born again" flock
You'll be keeping all your money in the kingdom now
And you'll only drink milk from a Christian cow
Don't you go casting your bread to keep the heathen well-fed
Line Christian pockets instead--avoid temptation

Guilty by association

(Thanks to QRSTUV for the lyrics. )

I also liked the post w/pics from the March for Life rally. Love the pics of the teens at the rally, esp. the group w/the gianormous Mountain Dew.

She’s been quite the busy blogger lately. Take a minute to enjoy the fruits of her labor.
(Arghh. There's that goofy last line glitch.)

Happy Birthday to Mommy Life

Mommy Life celebrated her 1st blogaversary yesterday.

I think of Barbara as my Techno Titus 2 woman. Through her blog, she dispenses Biblical wisdom and humor and writing advice...I need all three!

She's also one of the reasons I started my blog. I found her blog and Michale Hyatt's (the president of Thomas Nelson publishing) on the same night. I haven't been the same since...really.

So, Happy Blogaversary, Barbara. May your next year of blogging be filled with many blessings.

Author's Blogs

How do you find author's who blog? Go to authorsblogs.com

It's simply an alphabetical listing of authors who blog.  The list contains the author's name, the blog name, the category (genre) of writing, there publishing status (P for published; A for aspiring publish) and a brief description of the blog.

It would be nice if you could sort the titles by genre, but I didn't see that. 

You can also add your own blog.