Up Close and (un)Conventional – Commenting Welcome to this week’s Up Close and (un)Conventional. This is where I discuss both things that have to do with reading and blogging, and things that just have to do with life in general. This week, I want to talk about commenting. I think one of the best rewards for bloggers – at least it is for me! – is to see comments on my posts. I love reading other blogger’s opinions, and if they’re nice enough to come and share theme here, I’m extatic . Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction had a post that tackled this subject partly last week, in her The Perils of Growing a Bigger Blog. So, how can […]

Up Close and (un)Conventional  – Classroom Reads Welcome to this week’s Up Close and (un)Conventional. This is where I discuss both things that have to do with reading and blogging, and things that just have to do with life in general. This week, I’m going to chat a bit about reading in class. I teach English as foreign language in senior high, so my students are between 15 and 19 years old. When they’re in their second year, they’re supposed to read two novels during the school-year, and it’s not always easy to pick something that’s both interesting and that has value for critical thinking for their essays as well. Last year, when we were about to choose our second […]

Up Close and (un)Conventional – Let’s Talk About Sex Welcome to this week’s Up Close and (un)Conventional. This is where I discuss both things that have to do with reading and blogging, and things that just have to do with life in general. This week, I’m back to talking about sex once more. My inspiration came from Kristin @ Metaphors and Moonlight’s post a couple of weeks ago, where she talks about age and when 50 Shades of Grey is appropriate. I have written about Sex in YA before, but it’s been a while, so here we go. I think that a lot of people have things they don’t want to read about, and then, when becoming more mature, that […]

Up Close and (un)Conventional – Memes Welcome to this week’s Up Close and (un)Conventional. This is where I discuss both things that have to do with reading and blogging, and things that just have to do with life in general. This week, I’m going to talk about Memes, they are like the cornerstones of the blogging community in some ways. There are so many amazing ones out there, and especially when I first started blogging almost four years ago, they were like a hidden treasure! Not only did they give me the perfect prompt so I had something to say, they also helped me find a lot of fantastic bloggers – some I follow still today, and interact with fairly […]

Up Close and (un)Conventional  – Keeping Track Welcome to this week’s Up Close and (un)Conventional. This is where I discuss both things that have to do with reading and blogging, and things that just have to do with life in general. This week, I’m going to chat about how I keep track of my ideas  – both when it comes to my reviews and other posts I do here. I have this strange thing, where if I think about blogging, or a book, or a review just before I go to bed, I dream about it. And I come up with fantastic ideas when my brain isn’t consciously trying to figure something out! Isn’t that amazing? It can also be […]