Um, I Have a Dilemma too...

tjwriter · Jan 15, 2007

I'm going to Barnes & Noble today with $60 in gift cards, and I have no idea what I'm going to buy! On top of that, I have a time limit as to how long I'll be able to shop.

I know I'm going to get Jenna's book, but after that I'm clueless.

Somebody help me (shameless plugs are welcome)!

:e2woo:

Ol' Fashioned Girl · Jan 15, 2007

If mine were only available in bookstores from sea to shining sea... ::sigh::

alleycat · Jan 15, 2007

You may want to give a hint as to what you might be interested it. Books on writing? Classics? Mystery? Fantasy? Romance? The Joy of Sex?

aadams73 · Jan 15, 2007

Oh Oh Oh, I know: Jackie Kessler's Hell's Belles.(B&N has it shelved in the Romance section) It's a really good read, plus Jackie(Dragonjax) is an AWer! (and her reviews have been excellent!)

tjwriter · Jan 15, 2007

This is the part where it gets really difficult.

I am looking at some writerly tools. I like fantasy. I like suspense/thriller. While I was pregnant I had an unusual craving for romance.

But I'm pretty wide open.

I was just looking for a couple of ideas. Then PeeDee and/or Spooky come around and high-jack the thread. It's how the system works in OP.

J. Weiland · Jan 15, 2007

Mould a future pulitzer prize winner with this amazing book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-Child-Genius-Theva-Nithy/dp/9812049193/sr=8-14/qid=1168864718/ref=sr_1_14/203-4795891-2255111?ie=UTF8&s=books

alleycat · Jan 15, 2007

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Browne & King

Writing Mysteries, The Mystery Writers of America

Killer Fiction, Wheat

Or, just visit the bargain bin and see what you can pick up for $5 apiece.

dancingandflying · Jan 15, 2007

Water for Elephants. Best book I've read in a long while. Written by Sara Gruen.

Alice.

NeuroFizz · Jan 15, 2007

Indulge yourself in the spirit of the gift.

TrainofThought · Jan 15, 2007

I have a few suggestions, but you’re probably at Barnes & Noble now.

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant

Have fun!

Ol' Fashioned Girl · Jan 15, 2007

The Red Tent was wonderful!

Gravity · Jan 15, 2007

Buy one of mine (check my sig for titles). B&N should have a copy of two of at least one of them.

Shameless, I know. Utterly, irredeemably shameless...

writerterri · Jan 15, 2007

You mean Jenna's "Street Smart Writers"?

I heart that book. Not one writer here at AW should be without that. It's great!

maestrowork · Jan 15, 2007

Have you visit the AW library yet? Plenty of books to give you ideas. How about Liam Jackson's Offspring? How about James D. Macdonald?

jennifer75 · Jan 15, 2007

tjwriter said:
I'm going to Barnes & Noble today with $60 in gift cards, and I have no idea what I'm going to buy! On top of that, I have a time limit as to how long I'll be able to shop.

I know I'm going to get Jenna's book, but after that I'm clueless.

Somebody help me (shameless plugs are welcome)!

Jenna, as in porn star Jenna? What did she write about? Sex?

I say hit the reference books and Fiction/Lit sections.....you can always find something good....or the bargain section, always try and save a buck or two!

writerterri · Jan 15, 2007

jennifer75 said:
Jenna, as in porn star Jenna? What did she write about? Sex?

I say hit the reference books and Fiction/Lit sections.....you can always find something good....or the bargain section, always try and save a buck or two!

Oooo, bad joke.

Jenna Glatzer author of 14 books. I think it was 14. She used to run this joint.

tjwriter · Jan 15, 2007

Okay. There were so many things that caught my attention. I could have spent weeks in the bookstore, and if only I had won the lottery.

Here are my purchases:

Would You Rather...? 365 Days of Absurd Dilemmas to Ponder (It's a calendar)
Medalon by Jennifer Fallon
Sometimes the Magic Works by Terry Brooks
Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines
Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Talyn by Holly Lisle

They didn't have Jenna's book in the store, so I'm going to order it online. I did have a blast though.

Carrie in PA · Jan 15, 2007

tjwriter said:
Okay. There were so many things that caught my attention. I could have spent weeks in the bookstore, and if only I had won the lottery.

Here are my purchases:

Would You Rather...? 365 Days of Absurd Dilemmas to Ponder (It's a calendar)
Medalon by Jennifer Fallon
Sometimes the Magic Works by Terry Brooks
Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines
Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Talyn by Holly Lisle

They didn't have Jenna's book in the store, so I'm going to order it online. I did have a blast though.

Fun!! Sounds like you got your $60 to go pretty far. Yay!

jennifer75 · Jan 15, 2007

writerterri said:
Oooo, bad joke.

Jenna Glatzer author of 14 books. I think it was 14. She used to run this joint.

If I was anything more than a "board fanatic" I might have known that.

maddythemad · Jan 15, 2007

Buy my daddy's book so we don't go broke and have to beg on the streets!

Oh right. Except I can't tell you who my daddy is. Because then you'll track me down and murder me.

Oh, well, I see you've already picked out your books. I've been meaning to buy Goblin Quest myself. The author is on AW, right?

Inkdaub · Jan 16, 2007

Get 'The Shadow of the Wind' by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and 'The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction' by Stephen Koch.

Christine N. · Jan 16, 2007

aadams73 said:
Oh Oh Oh, I know: Jackie Kessler's Hell's Belles.(B&N has it shelved in the Romance section) It's a really good read, plus Jackie(Dragonjax) is an AWer! (and her reviews have been excellent!)

Oh, is THAT where it is?? I was at B&N the other day and could not, for the life of me, find that book. Romance! No wonder - I don't do the Romance section.

Freckles · Jan 16, 2007

C'mon people, they sell more things than books there! Sheesh. Ever heard of magazines?

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