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Category Archives: #ReaderFriday

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Reader Friday: Fear Factor

Posted on October 21, 2016 by James Scott Bell

What was your scariest moment?

Psycho (1960) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Shown: Janet Leigh (as Marion Crane)

(Note: This is another great question to ask your main characters.)

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Reader Friday: Your Favorite Childhood Toy

Posted on October 14, 2016 by James Scott Bell

What was your favorite toy as a child … and why?

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(Note: This is a good question to ask about your main characters.)

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Reader Friday: Opening Paragraph

Posted on October 7, 2016 by James Scott Bell

Green Girl

 

Creativity time. Write an opening paragraph based on this photo. Don’t look at anyone else’s contribution first. Let’s see what we come up with! (Photo by Carol Highsmith)

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Reader Friday – What’s your favorite book turned movie?

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Jordan Dane
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

 

What’s your favorite book turned movie? Tell us about it.

Posted in #ReaderFriday | Tagged book adapted for movie, book to film

Reader Friday – What’s in a Name?

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Jordan Dane
Kurt Cobain Tattoo

Kurt Cobain Tattoo

What is the best name you’ve ever seen for a fictional character in a book? Would you name your child after this character…or a pet…or wear a tattoo with the name?

Posted in #ReaderFriday | Tagged character names

Reader Friday – If you could marry a fictional character…

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Jordan Dane
Photographer: Kim Traynor

Photographer: Kim Traynor

If you could marry a fictional character, who would it be? (Of course we want to know why.)

Posted in #ReaderFriday | Tagged famous fictional characters

Reader Friday – If you could be besties with any author…

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Jordan Dane
Ernest Hemingway - Passport - Public Domain

Ernest Hemingway – Passport – Public Domain 1923

If you could be best friends with an author (alive or dead), who would you choose and why?

Posted in #ReaderFriday | Tagged famous authors

Reader Friday – If you could travel to one place you’ve read about…

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Jordan Dane
Featured in "Bridges of Madison County" movie

Featured in “Bridges of Madison County” movie

If you could travel to one place you’ve read about in a book, what place would you visit and what book did you read to inspire your sense of adventure?

 

Posted in #ReaderFriday, Writing | Tagged imagination, settings

Reader Friday: Your Summer Reading List

Posted on July 29, 2016 by James Scott Bell

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So what are you planning to read this summer?

And if you’ve finished a particularly good beach read, let us know about it!

 

 

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Reader Friday: Wish

Posted on July 22, 2016 by James Scott Bell

Fairy Godmother

 

If your could wake up tomorrow with one gift or talent that operates to the max, what would you choose?

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