My name is Kristen and I am a junior studying Magazine/Public Relations Journalism at Ohio University. After graduation I plan on attending the Publishing Institute at the University of Denver in Colorado and pursuing a career in book publishing. I have loved to read to since I was a little girl; for me it has always been a way to escape into someone else's reality, whether it be fantasy fiction (yes I've read every Harry Potter book), chick-lit (serious Nicholas Sparks fan) or mainstream fiction, I've found a serious addiction and love in them all.
I'm writing this blog for my junior composition class, Women and Writing-Desiring Bodies: Vampires. I will be critiquing and reviewing the books that we read throughout the quarter. When I read the book list and theme for this class, I got sooo excited. While English has always been one of my favorite subjects, I can't imagine a more interesting class topic. And so far, I've be proven right. Our class discussions have been incredibly interesting so far, and as I'm also interested in writing my own novels, the writing exercises we'll be doing will be so helpful.
I just became a major Twilight fan last summer. Throughout the craze that came from the first movie, I refused to fall into the Twilight-trap. A friend finally convinced me to try it, and I ended up reading all four books in a week. I then proceeded to watch the movies and fall even more ridiculously and shamefully in love with Edward Cullen (I know, pathetic right?). Something about the sexy vampires that I adored, vulnerable young girl who I could relate to and seriously forbidden love story that every hopeless romantic dreams of, drew me in and I was hooked. Im excited to be able to blog about my reaction to the book (although you can already tell its going to be a rave review), but Im also excited that Ive been introduced to new vampire fiction, and will have the opportunity to write about it!
Peace, Love & Vampires
-Kgirl
4 comments:
I think the beauty (and trap) of twilight is that it is so relate-able.
Bella is an awkward, self-deprecating teenage girl obsessed with a beautiful boy. Familiar to a lot of us:)
I think that its pretty cool that you want to become a book publisher. Colorado is also very far away, have fun with that flight. I have also read every Harry Potter book, even though those were probably the only fiction books that I have read in the past 7 years. I am also not sure that falling in love with Edward Cullen is that pathetic... I think that you may one of the MANY that have.
Magazine writing sound pretty neat, good luck with that. Also, I wouldn't be embarrassed about liking Edward Cullen. So many others are obsessed, so you know there is something that others are seeing the same way as you are.
thanks! and im not necessarily embarrassed its just so cheesey!
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