http://www.karenleefield.com/blog writing - reading - genealogy Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:00:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is with sadness that I make the following announcement. For those of you who regularly read this blog, you may remember that I moved into a house I purchased in April 2009. It was an exciting time for me and my family. Due to the ever ... http://www.karenleefield.com/blog/announcement-im-moving-to-a-new-desk.html Publishers Weekly - International Book & Bookselling News, Reviews, Bestsellers - is a website that acts as a news room for the publishing industry. Visitors to the site can see what's happening, where it's happening and to whom. I've seen articles about new publishers looking for submissions, indie ... http://www.karenleefield.com/blog/publishers-weekly.html As a writer I'm always looking for new resources, so when I came across this website I had to share it here.  The website is called Resource Central Directory - World Resources for All - Study, Learn, & Research. This site is jam-packed with links to reference sites on a large ... http://www.karenleefield.com/blog/resource-central-directory-world-resources-for-all-study-learn-research.html Forget Me Not by Isabel Wolff My rating: 3 of 5 stars I chose this book to read for two reasons: 1) I had three days of train travel left for the year and wanted to be sure to finish whichever book I started (because I knew I wouldn’t do any ... http://www.karenleefield.com/blog/book-review-forget-me-not.html It's the festive season and everyone is busy...or they should be. This will be my last opportunity to post anything this side of Christmas Day, so I'd like to take the opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. May your day be filled with happiness, joy and ... http://www.karenleefield.com/blog/merry-christmas-3.html Finders Keepers by Emily Rodda My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wanted something fun to read. As I enjoy books for younger readers, I thought I'd give this two-book series a go - the second book is entitled "The Timekeeper" is reviewed in this same post below. Besides, ... http://www.karenleefield.com/blog/finders-keepers-and-the-timekeeper.html The new WordPress allows the user to update plugins with a quick click of a button - no downloading the new file then uploading it to the server and then activating it. Life is becoming so much easier with each year that passes, in terms of technology. Recently, I used ... http://www.karenleefield.com/blog/broken-plugin-causes-inability-to-post.html Ether by Kristine Williams My rating: 3 of 5 stars Yesterday, I mentioned how I select books to read and Ether by Kristine Williams is an excellent example of that. Because of my current addiction to read ebooks I was combing Smashwords, a website that offers ebooks by new authors in ... http://www.karenleefield.com/blog/ebook-review-ether.html During my lifetime I've seen some changes in the world, especially where technology is concerned. I remember, in 1990, when my boss paid $50,000 for two computers. I was thrilled to be given one of those computers to work on. It was a buzz to use exciting ... http://www.karenleefield.com/blog/what-a-difference-a-decade-makes.html As I've recently started reading ebooks, it was a great joy to discover that some main stream publishers are offering old publication as free ebook downloads. Yes, the books are old, but it's a brilliant way to try new authors before purchasing a more recent publication by them.  I know that ... http://www.karenleefield.com/blog/baen-free-library.html