O is for Oates, Joyce Carol Oates #AtoZchallenge via @trincarl

Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another's skin, another's voice, another's soul." Joyce Carol Oates











Readers, if you want to mention any works by Joyce Carol Oates or just Women contemporaries in general please do so in the comments below.

N is for Nutty Life in Books #AtoZChallenge via @trincarl

I'm using this fun book tag I found on YouTube.  It's called Life in Books.  You basically have to use books to answer questions about your life.

Let's start...







Name a book with Destination in a book You want to travel to.

Book:The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

I would like to travel to Sweden someday and I really have a different sense of the country after watching the movie adaptation of this book.

Name of book set in my state:

Book:Rules of Prey by John Sandford

A lot of Sandford's novels are written with the setting in Minnesota.  It makes it so fun to read and picture the characters running around Lake Calhoun or eating at a place like the Hard Rock Cafe.

Find the book on your bookshelf that represents your age.

Book: The 33rd book on my shelf is The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

I loved this book because it introduced me to life in Afghanistan and the character of Hassan had to be one of the humblest characters I've ever read about.

*** clip of Bookerly's youtuber's life in books

Readers, if you want to name a book that takes place in your state or a book with a destination you want to visit.  Please do so in the comments below.

M is for for Martel #AtoZchallenge via @trincarl

"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity-it's envy.  Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can." Yann Martel (Author of Life of Pi)

L is for L'Engle #AtoZchallenge via @trincarl

"We can't take any credit for our talents. It is how we use them that counts." Madeleine L'Engle (author of Wrinkle in Time)

A List of Must Listen to Detective Murder Series

Here is a list I create of several  detective like murder series to follow that are similar to serial podcast.  A nationally recognized podcast gaining popularity in America.
http://www.ibtimes.com/pulse/when-does-next-serial-episode-come-out-10-other-crime-podcast-episodes-worth-1729472

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/
http://radiodiaries.org

K is for Kooky Book Puns #AtoZchallenge via @trincarl @worldofhashtags #tashapolis #polandbananasBOOKS

Readers, these are some of my kooky book puns based on book series I've came to enjoy. This is part of my #AtoZChallenge and anything Writer(ly).  It's important to have fun in your writing.  Please include your own book puns based on topics in the comments below.

I is for Irving #AtoZchallenge via @trincarl

I write the last line, and then I write the line before that. I find myself writing backwards for a while, until I have a solid sense of how that ending sounds and feels. You have to know what your voice sounds like at the end of the story, because it tells you how to sound when you begin.

 John Irving

H is for Hauling Books #AtoZChallenge via @trincarl

I'm Hauling some of my favorite audio books as Part of my #AtoZchallenge and my theme of anything Writer(ly)

A big part of being a writer is reading a lot of books.  And when you can't read, why not listen?!

Below you'll find some audio books I've been listening to along with their audio narrators.

I feel that an audio narrator alone will dictate whether I enjoy an audio book.  So I included some

of these narrator's other work for your further listening pleasure.

I also wrote an earlier blog posts on detective-like podcasts that are great to listen to.

http://theglobaldig.blogspot.com/2014/12/here-is-list-of-several-other-detective.html

1. End Of Watch by Stephen King.  

G is for Going back to a favorite Post #AtoZChallenge via @trincal

G is for Going back to a favorite post.

My theme this year is Anything Wirter(ly)  

I wrote this post back in December and I love it because it's about my two favorite things:Dancing and Basketball 

We watched the NBA game on December 25th.   Basketball is one of my favorite sports. My alumna high school won the state championship four years in a row, and in the past I would watch every game from the sidelines and wait for my dance team to perform at half time.  Needless to say we were die hard fans. 

"The Sweet Life in Paris" by David Lebovitz

"The Sweet Life in Paris" By David Lebovitz (nonfiction)

Paris, in all it's glamour.  After you're finished reading this book, its my belief that  you'll know which baguette is better: Pas trip cuile, traditionelle, or demise entierre.

As an American writer in Paris, this author explains why the French tend to accept defeat in things like paperwork.  He'll explain why customer service is not a priority in this country and why budging someone in line is considered the norm.  By the end you'll come to know helpful strategies to fend off those Parisians that you come in contact with and do as the author does "use a basket and spin it, to block anyone coming to you from an angle." (when your in the grocery store).   Basically, after your finished reading; you'll understand the necessities of becoming a Parisian.

F is for Finding Free events #AtoZchallenge via @trincarl

As Promised, I'm letting readers know where they can find FREE events nationally. FREE, can you believe it!  

Readers you have got to jump on board with this.

This is part of my #AtoZchallenge and writing a post everyday (except Sundays) for the month of April.  My theme this year is anything Writer(ly).  I love going to events.  This helps with generating ideas for my writing.

So without further ado, these are the steps.

E is for Ernest Hemingway #AtoZchallenge via @trincarl

“When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.” 
― Ernest Hemingway, Death in the Afternoon

D is for Discovering Free Events: #AtoZChallenge via @trincarl @mnplaylist

Discovering Free events can be a lot of fun, especially if you're a  Minnesotan because this state is one of the theater capitals of the world.

***I am preempting this post by telling readers that they will learn about free events in Minnesota.  Don't worry readers, I'll write a post on Friday about how to find free events in other regions as well.

Let's continue...

Alexandra comes to Trin Carl's Blog

I'm excited to inform readers that I will be posting interviews throughout the month. This is a chance for readers to get to know up and coming writers.

Today I'm interviewing Alexandra Christina

Alexandra writes book reviews, interviews with authors, and bookish news.  You can find her on her blog letsrunawaytobooks.wordpress.com and on Instagram and Twitter.

What are your ambitions for your blog?

I feel like I can really express myself more in a blog post than in a short Instagram/ Twitter caption so I made my blog in order to talk more about my favorite post, do discussions and post more in-depth reviews. Hopefully I can influence more readers this way.

C is for Cassandra Clare:#AtoZChallenge via @trincarl

“We live and breathe words. .... It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them. Reading your words, what you wrote, how you were lonely sometimes and afraid, but always brave; the way you saw the world, its colors and textures and sounds, I felt--I felt the way you thought, hoped, felt, dreamt. I felt I was dreaming and thinking and feeling with you. I dreamed what you dreamed, wanted what you wanted--and then I realized that truly I just wanted you.” 
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

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