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Monday Inspiration: Books

Monday Inspiration: Books

Books have and will always be a big inspiration. Some books inspire you to write. Some inspire you to run outside and spin around in the rain. Some inspire you to spend an hour snuggled on the couch with someone you love. And some inspire you to be better. A better writer. A better mother. […]

Posted December 10, 2013 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 5 Comments
Selling Books at the Dentist

Selling Books at the Dentist

It’s been a long time since I went to the dentist. See, my mom is in the dental field and I always went to her job, but when she moved far away…well, yeah. Today I go, a little embarrassed, and have a sweet conversation with the assistant. She asked where I worked. I mentioned my […]

Posted June 20, 2013 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 4 Comments
Mid-Week Muse

Mid-Week Muse

Have you ever listened to a song and thought, wow that totally reminds me of ____! Songs do that ALL the time. Sometimes it’s because a certain song has become a theme  for a popular movie. Like Robin Hood Prince of Thieves and Bryan Adams. Come on, you know what song I’m talking about. What? […]

Posted January 31, 2013 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 5 Comments
Too much of a good thing?

Too much of a good thing?

How much is too much? In the case of the Griswold’s Christmas lights, I’d say yeah, there’s a limit. Lately I’ve been thinking about books. There are a lot of YA books releasing every year and tons of them are amazing. The more I read, the harder it is to stand out. I’ve been thinking […]

Posted November 30, 2012 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 4 Comments

Books into Video Games

It’s no secret that great books get turned into movies and these days it’s all about YA. But what about books being made into video games? If you think about video games that are based off books (Harry Potter, LOTR) they all came out after the movies. Out of all the games I’ve played there’s […]

Posted September 15, 2012 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 16 Comments
Long vs Short

Long vs Short

Lately I’ve been reading a lot of contemporary novels which mean I finish them quick–sometimes one day. Now I’m in the middle of reading Grave Mercy which is about 533 pages. The story is intriguing and I definitely love the main character Ismae, but I keep looking at my bookmark and thinking I have so […]

Posted July 15, 2012 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 11 Comments

RTW: Movie > Book

It’s been awhile since I’ve participated in YA Highway’s RTW. Here is this week’s post: What movie have you seen that actually (gasp!) improved on the book? This is actually an easy one. LOTR: The Two Towers. Shocked? Well, I have a very good reason. My FAVORITE scene in the movie is when the elves […]

Posted July 11, 2012 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 9 Comments