Programmer, Writer, Mom
Posted in Writing/Reading on Nov 18th, 2009
I’m reading Treasure Island and noticed that the main character, Jim Hawkins, has something in common with my favorite protagonist, Stephanie Plum. Each character has almost no expertise in the main conflict in the story. Treasure Island is about boats and pirates. Jim worked in his parents Inn in the country. Stephanie Plum is a [...]
Posted in Personal on Nov 16th, 2009
When I was in college, I had a friend who had the most beautiful curly black hair. I was jealous. The fact that she spent years straightening it high school was astounding to me. I drooled for that hair. In college, she let it return to its amazing curly glory. I wanted that hair. If [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Nov 14th, 2009
Treasure Island is written in first person from Jim Hawkins point of view. Not third person as I said in my last post. Early mornings, late-night reading, and a book I have to read to make my husband happy is not going well. But the letter still slows things down which was the point of [...]