→ A Quiz About Misplaced Modifiers

→ The Greatest Books of All Time, As Voted by 125 Famous Authors

David Orr offers a litmus test for greatness:

If you’re putting together a list of ‘the greatest books,’ you’ll want to do two things: (1) out of kindness, avoid anyone working on a novel; and (2) decide what the word ‘great’ means. The first part is easy, but how about the second? A short list of possible definitions of ‘greatness’ might look like this:

1. ‘Great’ means ‘books that have been greatest for me.’
2. ‘Great’ means ‘books that would be considered great by the most people over time.’
3. ‘Great’ has nothing to do with you or me — or people at all. It involves transcendental concepts like God or the Sublime.
4. ‘Great’? I like Tom Clancy.

What are your greatest books? 

(Source: brainpickings.org)

→ Top 10 Favorite Authors according to Better World Books

1. Terry Pratchett
Co-Author of “Good Omens” with the number two pick. Pratchett also wrote “Unseen Academicals,” “The Wee Free Men,” “The Color Magic,” and many other novels.


2. Neil Gaiman
Co-Author of “Good Omens” with the number one pick. Gaiman also wrote “The Graveyard Book,” “American Gods,” and “Neverwhere” to name a few.

3. Kurt Vonnegut
Most famous for his anti-war book “Slaughterhouse-five,” Vonnegut also wrote a satirical commentary on modern man, “Cat’s Cradle,” and “Breakfast of Champions,” examining fiction as truth, as well as “Welcome to the Monkey House,” full of his short stories… plus many more.

4. Jane Austen
“Pride and Prejudice” and “Sense and Sensibility” are Austen’s two most loved English romance novels that also serve as historical fiction and social commentary.

5. Janet Evanovich
Evanovich is famed for her series of 18 contemporary mysteries including every book from “Explosive Eighteen” to “One for the Money.”

6. Madeleine L’Engle
Highly celebrated for her children’s novel “A Wrinkle in Time,” L’Engle also wrote three more books in the quintet.

7. Pat Conroy
Award-winning Southern novelist Conroy’s latest hit is “South of Broad.” He’s also enamoured for “Beach Music,” “The Lords of Discipline,” and “The Prince of Tides.”

8. Harper Lee
Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” continually makes the top 10 list of books sold on betterworldbooks.com. She also won a Pulitzer Prize for the novel.

9. Maya Angelou
Trailblazer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has published over 30 bestselling titles. Some fan favorites include “I Know why the Caged Bird Sings,” “Letter to my Daughter,” and “And Still I Rise.”

10. Stephen King
King’s most recent hit “11/22/63” is receiving much praise from our fans. He also famously wrote the thrillers “The Shining,” “IT,” and many more.

→ What you should know about the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

“The very narrow annual submission window is now open for the much-buzzed-about Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (learn about it here). If you’re an unpublished or self-published first-time novelist, you’re eligible to enternow through February 5 (or until the limit of 5,000 entries have been received) to win the chance to get your first novel published, along with a $15,000 advance from Penguin.”

→ How to Create a Gallery Wall

My love knows no bounds when it comes to gallery walls.

(Source: ciaochessa.com)

It’s my day off today and I’m glad to have this time to myself and catch up with important things like buying my text books, filling out my FAFSA, and writing.

This week I’m working twenty hours which compared to professional jobs is nothing. I can’t help but wonder, if I can’t handle this, how will I handle working in the future? Do we as adults adapt to working more than twenty five hours a week or is it a battle that that we will never get used to? I keep thinking of that saying “get a job you love so you’ll never work a day in your life”. I wonder if it’s true and if I’ll ever get to experience what that feels like.

I spent most of my time this morning sipping on my coffee and scrolling through my twitter feed. I came across a lot of fun links that I though I would share with you so look out for those today. 

Of course I have!

Beautiful day in LA today. It’s a shame that I can’t enjoy it because of all the hours I’ve spent indoors training for work. Hope everyone else is enjoying our weather!

The nights here have been warm and kind to us lately. It’s a nice end to the heat which has been hanging around LA lately. It’s comfortable enough to walk outside, to grill, to sit and talk out on the balcony.

Thank you for the message! I’m glad you like it and happy to hear that you’re working on becoming vegan. Message me again if you ever need any help :)