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Book Review Exchange

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Whisperings CoverI hope everyone had an amazing 4th of July!  While writing reviews on Amazon, this idea popped into my head.  Anyone interested in having a Book Review Exchange?  I’ll give you a copy of my book, and you give me a copy of yours.  We both read the books and write a review on our blog and on Amazon.  My book Whisperings is available on paperback and on Kindle, so whichever you prefer, I can send it your way.

Personally, I prefer to read paperbacks because it’s hard for me to concentrate on long passages on the computer.  There’s also that comforting, nostalgic, and satisfactory feeling of flipping the pages of a book that you can’t get from an e-book.  However; that’s just me =)

If interested, let me know!  I look forward to reading your book.

~ Jenny Katherine Luu

Poetry in the Park

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Yesterday afternoon, I attended a book launch party for my poet friend Rachelle Escamilla’s Imaginary Animal at San Benito County Historical Park.  It was a beautiful country day, warm and breezy, with a glimpse of the historical past.  The food was amazing and the poetry was touching.  Rachelle is an inspiring poet who writes from the heart.  Imaginary Animal takes you through both her and her family’s memories of the country life, her journey as a poet and what it means to be Mexican.

I had the opportunity and pleasure of starting off the poetry program by reading a few of my poems from Whisperings.  I settled on Forever Creating, The Love of My Life and Absolute Freedom.  It was the first time I read Absolute Freedom out loud but it seemed like the perfect Hollister crowd for a motorcycle poem.  Here is a photo from the event.

Poetry in the Park
Other featured poets of the day included Samuel Ramos and my creative writing professor from San Jose State University, Alan Soldofsky.

My next poetry reading will be a smaller, more intimate setting on Saturday, July 18th and will focus on musical poetry.

Tips for Writing

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I came across a quote that a friend posted on Facebook today and thought it was a really cool analogy for writing.

Writing is a muscle. Smaller than a hamstring and slightly bigger than a bicep, and it needs to be exercised to get stronger. Think of your words as reps, your paragraphs as sets, your pages as daily workouts. Think of your laptop as a machine like the one at the gym where you open and close your inner thighs in front of everyone, exposing both your insecurities and your genitals. Because that is what writing is all about.

To read the entire guide to writing, check out this post: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-better-than-you-normally-do