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Challenge ACCEPTED.
__ Vanessa Grillone@VanessaGrillone I work at four o’clock. I wonder if I can finish the @MindyKaling book before then… 7:58 AM – 25 Nov 12 · __ I literally just finished Mindy Kaling’s Is Everyone...
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why i Write, with a capital W
I’ve been looking through Not A Model’s favourite links and have found a quote that explains who I am and why I need to write and read. Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They […]
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Drunk Mom [Book Review]
I started Drunk Mom not too long ago and had to put it down. I found it too raw, too brutal, too real? I’m not quite sure. I picked it back up last week and I […]
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“Beyond the Lobby: Bookseller Receptions”
I mentioned on Bursting the Bubble Week 8 that I attended the Random House of Canada Bookseller Reception. I also mentioned that there would be more about it on the Retreat by Random House website. […]
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A Case of The Outsiders
There are very few places I feel that I can be myself, very few people who really know who I am. I’ve always had a fascination with novels and movies starring an outsider because I’ve […]
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The Reason I Jump [Book Review -- Kind of]
A story never before told and a memoir to help change our understanding of the world around us, 13-year-old Naoki Higashida’s astonishing, empathetic book takes us into the mind of a boy with severe...
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tomorrow tomorrow I love ya tomorrow
And that day will be AWESOME. Thanks to HTC Canada and Casie Stewart, one of my all-time blogging dreams will be coming true. You’ll have to stay tuned for it but basically… *waiting. I’ve been […]
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Bookstravaganza 2013 [@Randomhouseca @Chatelaine]
Yesterday night was Random House of Canada and Chatelaine’s second annual Bookstravaganza! Randy and Cathy (the Directors of Strategic Marketing at Random House) were right, it was bigger and better...
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How to beat WRITER’S BLOCK !
Get Ryan Gosling in your corner. Thanks Ryan, I knew you believed in me. Talk soon, Vanessa Xo
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A Writer is only as good as her tools
I use Grammarly’s plagiarism detector because sometimes spellycheck jut doesnt cut it! I’m always trying to find ways to improve my writing, to ensure I don’t make a fool of myself when I post a blog...
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I am “THAT WOMAN” [Book Review]
This morning, I sat down with I AM THAT WOMAN by Vanessa Shields and a cup of coffee. I was swept away by this beautiful collection of poetry. Vanessa Shields is a writer, poet, and novelist living in...
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ecojot: my lover
In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could to any person; I create myself. The journal is a vehicle for my sense of selfhood. It represents me as emotionally and spiritually...
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“And when you want something…”
A while back I tweeted that I would go to an interview in February, that I would KILL it, and that I would start my career. I guess positive thinking really does have positive results because all of...
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Sometimes I just can’t do it
I love my blog. I do. I love the way it looks, I love the way it feels, and I love that I’ve stuck to my guns as far as content is concerned. But sometimes I just can do it, I don’t FEEL like doing...
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The Opposite of Loneliness [Book Review]
I read about The Opposite of Loneliness in FLARE Magazine and immediately emailed Simon & Schuster Canada to ask them for a copy (please please please please!). They happily obliged in exchange for...
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The Writing Process [BLOG TOUR]
I like to get involved with Blog Tours because they allow me to write about something entirely different AND show some love to great bloggers and writers that I know. Vanessa Shields is a writer with a...
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Meet Philippa Gregory in Toronto [BOOK EVENT]
It’s no secret that I have a love for historical fiction novels, in fact, if you take a look at my bookshelf that’s the biggest genre you’ll see. My awesome friends at Simon & Schuster know about...
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Word of the Week [INIMITABLE]
It’s a well-known fact that if you want to write well you must read a lot and often. Reading improves your own writing in style, form, and vocabulary. I read a lot of great books, magazines, and try...
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Lesson Learned: falling into place
On my 25th birthday I held my breath and blew out the candles with such ferocity that my wish didn’t have a chance to exist… The clock ticks faster these days and any attempt to slow down my thoughts...
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Word of the Week [GUMPTION]
I first heard the word GUMPTION in the film The Holiday and have been obsessed with it ever since. I love what the word means, I love what it represents, and I adore what it means in the context of...
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