Happy Birthday, Antoine de Saint- Exupéry!
When I was young, I remember my grandmother telling me a story about a little prince. At the time, I thought she was making it up. But one day, my mom bought me the book The Little Prince and I was surprised to learn that the story wasn’t conjured up by my grandmothers imagination, but rather the imagination of Antoine de Saint- Exupéry.
Today, June 29th, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry would have been 112 years old. Let’s raise our glasses to this pilot, journalist, author and publicist who left the world too early in 1944. Below is my favorite quote from The Little Prince.
“Goodbye, said the fox. And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.”
Blog About BookRix Contest!
Blog About BookRix Contest
We know there are bloggers out there. After all, this is a writing community, right?
If you are a blogger, your blogs may consist of one particular subject, may be a personal journal or a way of advertising yourself. You may have fancy blogs with text, images, links, music and videos. Or that added touch with the ability for readers to leave comments.
Regardless of what type of blogger you are (even if you are a new to the blogging world) BookRix wants you to share your blogging abilities with us. This is also a way to promote your writing and gain more followers! Ya here that? FOLLOWERS! Whoohoo!
1st Place: $75 Amazon gift card
2nd Place: $50 Amazon gift card
3rd place: $25 Amazon gift card
GUIDELINES:
*The subject of your blog must be about a positive experience with BookRix (the site itself, networking, selling, feedback, the community, reading, etc.)
*You must insert a link to your blog post in the contest entry thread when it opens on June 25, 2012 until July 26, 2012, 11a.m. EST, 4 p.m. London Time/GMT in the “I Love BookRix Writing Contests” group.
*You may enter as many times as you like with different blogs about BookRix
*There is no word limit to your blog
VOTING:
The top 10 finalists, voted by the community in a separate voting thread, from July 26-August 2, 2012, 11a.m. EST, 4 p.m. London Time/GMT, will be advanced to the BookRix Team to decide the top 3 winners.
If you have any questions please post them here on the BookRix.com Support Forum.
Only 2 Days Left for $4-Tastic!!!
Can you believe it’s almost been a month since we started $4-Tastic? It’s crazy how time flies. But the good news is, you’ve still got two more days to take advantage of this amazing 90% off deal. Don’t pass it up!
The authors listed below sold their books during $4-Tastic. Check out some of their work!
The Book of Revelation by Tertiusgaudens: The author is deeply related to the Revelation of John for many years. The text belongs to so called apocalyptical literature, which had deep impacts on Christian theology and thinking. Many throughout ages have seen in the book a kind of time table of human history from a divine view, and the number of different approaches is countless. The author’s interest is not so much in revelations of possible events taking place, but in the strong language and figures the writer is about to use in order to comfort his fellow believers in Jesus. This is indeed amazing! One of God’s great gifts to humans is – playing. By this He gave us a strong medicine against any sadness. And playing opens many fields to use our minds and imaginations. So why not play even with biblical texts? This was the reason for the lines you are about to read. Basics are the New International Version of the New Testament. You should try it by yourself; it is fun and can open much deep understanding. Just play with the text and see what happens! And if you don`t like it – just leave it! God’s good spirit may inspire you in all your ways of thinking and living!
Six Hot Naked Old Women on a Running Machine by Peter Jalesh: My grand-grandparents had in their house a servant they brought long time before from Mexico. Her name was Freda. She had a big overflowing breast. Before she would put me to bed she’d take me in her arms and set my nose between her tits. I’ll take a plunge there and get asleep very fast against my will. She smelled always like cayenne pepper mixed with basil. Sometimes before I went to sleep I could see a beautiful woman that grand-grandpa would call “the Blond Harlot” getting in and out of the pub. Most of the time she was dressed in black, with a low cut silk blouse and a short skirt – so short that I could see her panties – and wearing high hills shoes that made her look like she was stepping on hot coals.
The warm breeze in the evening made me feel better than the midday hot wind. Then the warm breeze faded away to get replaced by a sandy wind. Within minutes the town got deserted. It was like the whole thing that used to move around would retire to rest. No more voices or laughs or curses: lights of the pub and houses around would gently go to sleep under blinds and rags.
Unforgettable Poetic Stories by Tonya Renee McRaft: This book is a compilation of poetic stories the author wrote for her readers’ enjoyment. They were inspired and created from experiences and imagination.
BookRix Reaches 500k+ Members: Whoooo!!!!
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At BookRix, we’re all about empowering writers to become authors. Truly, nothing makes us happier than seeing someone’s dreams coming true. What’s not to love? We understand that the process of writing a book can seem daunting at times, but with perseverance and determination many of our BookRix members have made that dream a reality. And we tip our hat to them for each accomplishment!
We’re not hung up on numbers (size isn’t everything!), but this weekend we were pleased to see that we had reached 500k BookRix members. That’s FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND!!!! Five oh oh!! Amazing, right? It was a very proud moment for all of us and we wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you. Thank you for using our site to upload your poems, short stories, novels and illustrations. Thank you for coming here to read other members work, engage in our online community and participate in our writing contests. Most importantly, thank you for being you. Each BookRix member is unique and by coming to our site, you’ve molded BookRix into what it is today.
We will continue to be innovative and will strive for excellence. We’ll continue to listen to your feedback and encourage you to share your opinions. That’s what growing is all about!
On behalf of the BookRix team, we’d like to thank each and every one of our members, fans and followers. You guys rock!
Let’s Make Today ‘National Mr. Darcy Day’!
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I was informed by a colleague that today was National Commemoration Day (determined by the United Nations). Although I couldn’t find anything on the interwebz to back it up, I decided to declare today National Mr. Darcy Day! I mean, why the heck not?
For countless years, this fictional character has conjured up deep feelings in women (and some men I presume!) across the globe. With his dark and brooding demeanor, Mr. Darcy captured the hearts of, dare I say, millions. But why? Is it his dominance and controlling nature? It’s hard to pinpoint and no one really knows for sure. He’s arrogant and self absorbed, yet charming and well mannered. What is it about this combination that has us in all in a frenzy?
I visited Etsy and was blown away by the available memorabilia (greeting cards, t-shirts, posters, mugs, jewelry, magnets, etc.) dedicated to the man who’s proposal quote melts my heart to this day: “In vain have I struggled. It will not do. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
On this fine day of June, let your Pride and Prejudice flag fly and toast your goblets to Mr. Darcy!
Tolkien Rips Off ‘Harry Potter’ a Lot: Umm, really?
We recently became aware of a situation on IMDB. Yes, that’s right. The Internet Movie Database served as the landing spot for a strange accusation from user “brian__007” a few days ago. This users post ignited a fire under J.R.R. Tolkien fans and caused quite a stir in the community. Some were outraged by the users sheer lack of knowledge. Others perceived it as humorous and helped fan the flames. Unfortunately, IMDB removed the post and the many comments that followed. However we managed to save the initial post for your reading pleasure.
On Tuesday, June 19th, 2012, username “Brian__007” made the following post on an IMDB message board for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Enjoy.
