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Fribbler
A verb to describe someone who is vocal in their appreciation of women, but who is also nervous of their consent. For example: "He fribbled his colleague in front of everyone in the office, and then backed off as soon as he noticed she was…
Pulchritude
pul⋅chri⋅tude [puhl-kri-tood, -tyood]
–noun physical beauty; comeliness.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L pulchritūdō beauty, equiv. to pulchri- (comb. form of pulcher beautiful) + -tūdō -tude
Synonyms:
loveliness, beauteousness, fairness.…
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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd; Rev. and updated ed. edition (25 Aug 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750932880
ISBN-13: 978-0750932882
Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.6 x 3 cm
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Title: Ship of Magic
Tag-line: The Liveship Traders, Book One
Genre/Category: Fantasy
Type: Paperback
Authour:Robin Hobb
Publisher: Voyager; New Ed edition (1 Mar 1999)
ISBN-10: 000649885X
ISBN-13: 978-0006498858
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- At 3:54am on February 21, 2009,
Jodi MacArthur said… - I have a very good sci fi buddy named Scott Davis. I believe he had a publishing over at the Book of Tentacles (I think that is the name). I wish there was a way for you two to meet. Are you familiar with www.critters.org? It's a free writer's critique group. There are many many sci fi writers there and think they'd read your stories like child eating candy. I spent hours critiquing stories early last year. It was unbelievable how much it helped. Unfortunately, I burned myself out, but I plan to jump on the band wagon again. Getting feedback is so helpful, but you also have to take it with a grain of salt. I told Kate to keep an eye on you, I think it's only a matter of time you'll be swamped in (well deserved) publishings. Is there a point to this whole comment? I'm sure there must be. :) check out www.critters.org.
- At 4:26pm on February 16, 2009,
Jodi MacArthur said…
- sure, I'd love to read it. Red rover red rover send your ms on over to jessjo33@gmail.com...
The complication is that the mc is an eighteenmonth old girl. Her language skills are very limited, so having an alien speak weird alien language when the little girl can barely understand/speak human language is going to be tricky...
Yeah, I promise to give those self published book reviews either today or tomorrow.
- At 11:32pm on February 15, 2009,
Jodi MacArthur said…
- Barry,
This will probably sound crazy to you but over the holidays, I was reading five books at one time. Two of them were from self published authors, of which I would love to give a good review here, one of them Dean Koontz' Your Heart Belong's to Me, and the other...um, not sure if I finished, I can't even remember the title. I do have about three or four books that I'm looking foward to reading. It's just that right now I have all these time lines for another group of rewrites, two coloborations. Also, had the priviledge of working with two classy ladies as part of an editorial group 6s Twilight Carnvial mag we will be turning in to Rob soon. Shhhh..it's a secret. Didn't think you'd spill the beans.
I'm feeling that urge to shut it all out and read a good book. Infact, I think I'll sit down tonight. Either the third book in the Wicked series or a book called The Shack that was highly recommended to me.
Thanks for talking about books with me. I love to read and it's fun to find others to talk to about them. :)
BTW - do you write sci fi? And editor just got back to me saying he'd accept a story if I can make the alien voice more alien. LOL. I can imagine and dream up alot of different things, but for some reason I have the classic. "I am an alien, take me to your leader. I come in pieces. Story pieces." Alien voice in my mind.
Gotta jet. Have a good day!
- At 5:09pm on January 21, 2009,
Lisa said… - Yeah, crunch mode!! My assignments that were due last week for my online class, the grades haven't been posted yet, and I was having alot of trouble with the computer that day and to top it off, I had to do them on a computer at school and didn't have my flash drive to save them. So if they didn't make it to my instructor, I have to do them ALL over again. I'm covering my bases here and doing them again and saving them so they are ready in case I do need to re-send them.
- At 5:51am on January 5, 2009,
Lisa said…
- Thank you for the invite, Barry! I am an avid reader and the only reading type site I am on is goodreads. Glad to be here. I am always looking to broaden my reading world!
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The Age of the Cloister by Christopher Brooke
“My imagination is a monastery and I am its monk.” - John Keats
Book Details
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd; Rev. and updated ed. edition (25 Aug 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750932880
ISBN-13: 978-0750932882
Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.… Continue
Posted on September 23, 2009 at 8:35pm —
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
“The master of a single trade can support a family. The master of seven trades cannot support himself. The wind is never for the sailor who knows not to what port he is bound.” - Og Mandino
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Posted on August 3, 2009 at 10:19pm —
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” - J.R.R. Tolkien
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Title: Dragonflight
Tag-line: The Dragonriders of Pern
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Posted on July 4, 2009 at 8:00am —
The Girl Who Heard Dragons by Anne McCaffery
"As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope." - Ursula K. LeGuin
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Title: The Girl Who Heard Dragons
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Posted on June 5, 2009 at 10:00pm —
Cell by Stephen King
“If it's the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?” - Robin Williams
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Title: Cell
Tag-line: Is your number up?
Genre/Category: Novel
Type: Hardcover
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Posted on May 7, 2009 at 1:26pm —
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