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REVIEW - ADMIT IT, YOU'RE CRAZY!

"Quirks, Idiosyncrasies, and Irrational Behavior."

Author: Judy Reiser
Pages: 192 pages
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing on April 2005
Form: E-book (from the author/publisher for an honest review)
Genre: Humorous Non-Fiction
Amazon: Buy / $6.69 (Kindle)( EU price, click to see yours )
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $4.99 (Nook)
Excerpt: Amazon Look Inside

"Judy Reiser gets people to confess to their most bizarre behavior. Judging by the success of her first book, And I Thought I Was Crazy!, it's a good thing she does!

Admit It, You're Crazy! is the follow up book, chock full of outrageous, outlandish, and downright ridiculous things people do. Kids say the darndest things? Adults DO them!!!

Author Judy Reiser offers up more hilarious eccentricities exhibited ( and confessed to ) by otherwise normal people. Everyone has at least one particular oddity in his or her daily way of life. The trick is to get them to admit to it. These side-splitting actions are categorized from hilarious bathroom behavior to funny money and clothing habits to eating and sleeping peculiarities to germ-a-phobia and more."  ~ From Goodreads

For everyone : It's so great to know I'm not crazy! Or that I'm not the only one who is. ;) This book is shockfull of crazy stuff people do, it's hilarious to read about men's bathroom habits, like that they can't use stall next to each other but the furthest only will do - there is coughing involved. It really is interesting seeing other people do crazy stuff and it's even more interesting spotting yourself doing something another person does as well. This book says it's humorous but I find if hilarious! - and not in the laughing at other people's OCD kind, but genuinely just weird and funny.

For authors : Oh you'll love this! This is the golden treasure chest of idiosyncrasies! As a reader and reviewer I'll spill that for me to connect with the main character they have to be a little odd to interesting, so instead of using what you do weird check out this book! There are so many character quirks in there that it's perfect to snatch few for your characters as well. Take a heroine in urban fantasy who whops head of monsters and doesn't mind blood but has the habit of putting on sunglasses when she gets a nights snack so that the fridge light won't bug her out. See! She's instantly more interesting character! Now add someone witnessing this oddity, and you got a whole chapter of  quirkiness.

Here are some of the oddities!

* Flipping through a magazine at a newsstand then reaching for a 

fresh copy to buy because the one they were flipping through is no longer new.

* Enumerating (1, 2, 3...) while urinating and trying to end their peeing on an even number.

* Flossing between their toes with a pair of socks to remove sock fuzz at the end of the day.

* Eating the most expensive part of a meal first, just in case they can't finish everything.

* Ironing the newspaper before reading it to protect them self against germs.

* Leaving sunglasses on top of the fridge so a midnight raid won't blind them by opening it.

* Controlling shedding by vacuuming the cat.

Let's admit it, we're all crazy! And if you don't yet agree read Admit it, you're crazy! and you'll be agreeing in no time!

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GUEST BLOG: TIPS TO STAY FOCUSED

Tips to Stay Focused

by Sylvia Hubbard

Today’s article is brought to you today by a reader/writer who wrote me a note and I just had to share it with you. I loved the note and I loved the questions. So if you want to ask me one, just hit the contact button at the end of this post.

Writer Question: "i have started a book of my own, i started in 2008 or 2009 i dont have a title for it yet and i’m only on the 11th or 12th chapter. I’m not really sure if i want to finish because my vocabulary is far from good and i know you have to be a wordy person to write books. What do i do?"

AUTHOR’S RESPONSE

I have had the grace of God on my side literally and an insane mother who made me write my lies down that have help trained me to write full length novels before my time ( When I was six and seven, but please if you ever meet my mother, tell her I called her insane. I'll never hear the end of it ). Yet, the majority of writers who are trying to write novel length stories for the first time find it very difficult to just write. They look at 75,000 words and just want to faint at the site of even trying to get to that with a fear of boring the reader to death.

I know writers that have outlined for years and will not put words on paper because they don't feel they can write enough. They'll read all the articles on story plotting, research until it's pouring out of their ears, go to every workshop, class and conference and still not write enough or feel all the time under confident about their writing.

I'd love to invent a placebo pill that's called JUST WRITE. I'd say the results would be to write until your hearts content. I could make millions off of those pills, but since I don't have anything like that, I will suggest two things:

1) Just write and stop worrying about the way you write.

2) Join a writing group in your area and your genre

I can't explain the first one anymore plainly as it's write. Just get a sheet of paper and pen, just get to putting your fingers on the keyboard and typing random words until something comes to you, but JUST WRITE.

We are our own worst enemies and critiques and the greatest challenge is if we get over ourselves and just do what we need to do. I've learned even though I can write full length novels, I still will find ways to stop myself from getting the writing I need done by the criticism and excuses.

I defeat myself and win by concentrating on what good things can happen if I finish up a chapter or a project or even starting the story itself.

So I hope I've given you a "how-to" and some inspiration on writing and getting it done. If I haven't, see me in a couple of years and hopefully, I will have that placebo for you to order.

What do you do to encourage yourself to keep writing, start writing and getting through the hard criticism you give yourself?


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SHOULD AUTHORS COMMENT ON REVIEWS?

"I have seen some discussions about this online and authors get really confused. Inspired by the 3 Stars Rating Event, I decided to create this as an opportunity for us, book bloggers and reviewers, to write our opinion and let the authors know what we expect from the authors when we post a review of their book(s). And don’t forget to answer the following question:"



Should Authors Comment On Reviews?

Hi, everyone! So, should authors comment on reviews? There's two ways to look at this let's go with the Non-Tour answer first! Alright, so I've reviewed a book wither self-bought or asked to by the author, I've send a link back to them so that they can promote the review as well and know what I thought of the book. So far I see no requirement to comment, it's not necessary - but it is nice. Some do it ( :) ), some don't. If someone comments on the entry, then depending on the context of the comment it's the choice of the author to comment or not. ( in this I see no reason to encourage commenting, or prevent it )

Now, to the On-Tour answer! If an author expects and encourages readers to comment then the first rule of Social Networking Etiquette applies, Reply To All Comments - absolutely no one wants to have a conversation with themselves online ( that just makes you feel stupid and ignored ). Firstly, a commenter doesn't necessary expect a reply, but loves it when they get one from the author! This is good Public Relations, this sells your book, this will make people give you a good name when they gossip.

If you decide not to comment you risk the following attached to your name: Unavailable, aloof, snobby, snotty, indifferent and you don't want that wither you're a beginning author or a pro.

Blogging 101 - Rule #1 - Reply to all comments. Easiest way to be liked, to be talked well of and to be recommended.

If you don't comment while On-Tour with For The Love of Reading, I'll cover for you because I follow the First Rule of Blogging. ;) The nicest authors I've ever been On-Tour with have a been commenters.