Welcome! I'm Riv Re, teenager and aspiring author. I post Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Tuesdays are for book reviews; Thursdays are for a weekly meme called "Character Dolls," which showcases character depictions I made online; and on Sundays I just wing it.
This blog is for my writing misadventures, my reviews, ramblings, and rants. My favorite genre is fantasy, so expect a lot of the unusual.

Warning: I've got an awful sense of humor. Don't blame me if you keel up and die from reading the jokes I crack.
Notice: I hold no responsibility for any deaths caused by previously mentioned jokes.

Enjoy and happy reading!

Current Book Showcase-Starling by Lesley Livingston Trailer!
(What's Book Showcase? Click HERE!)

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

BMM: Bad Days

Hey Blogger Buds,
The awesome Sara McClung is hosting a May blogfest, to try to blog every day in May!

I've decided to try putting a spin on things. It may not work, but I want to plan each post around a song lyric, or a quote, or something to that extent. Besides for that, I'll be keeping my posts pretty short.


Wednesday: MAY I ask something about you?

No? Oh well. I wasn't really asking.

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I'm having a bad day today. :(

How do you fix bad days?

May the odds be ever in your favor,
Riv

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Blog Me MAYbe: The Bookshelf Muse

Hey Blogger Buds,
The awesome Sara McClung is hosting a May blogfest, to try to blog every day in May!

I've decided to try putting a spin on things. It may not work, but I want to plan each post around a song lyric, or a quote, or something to that extent. Besides for that, I'll be keeping my posts pretty short.


Thursday: MAY I tell you something about someone else?

No? Oh well. I wasn't really asking.


You've probably seen The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi. And if you haven't heard the buzz about the book, you at least know what this amazing duo did: a Random Acts Of Kindness Blitz, which I participated in on Monday. It was amazing.

I don't read very many [read: any] writing books, but whenever I have a few bucks to spend, I'm getting The Emotion Thesaurus. It's fantastic, and the authors are such sweethearts.

Angela and Becca blog over at The Bookshelf Muse, and they're offering you a gift: a companion to ET, for the low low price of FREEdom.

Angela, Becca, I want to thank YOU guys, for being so incredibly awesome.
My opinion isn't much, but I'd LOVE to offer you a YA critique for being so cool!
Since your companion, Emotion Amplifies, is thirty pages long, it would make me happy to offer BOTH of you 30 page critiques!
(I know, I sound like a sketchy salesperson, claiming to give you something for free with just a few minimal fees...)
If either of you are interested (and I'm majorly flattering myself here. I'm sure there are other teens clamoring to crit for you), PLEASE drop me an email: rivkarno1 (at) hotmail (dot) com

Everyone else: Don't forget to check out The Bookshelf Muse!

May the odds be ever in your favor,
Riv

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Blog Me MAYbe: Your Universe is Coming

Hey Blogger Buds,
The awesome Sara McClung is hosting a May blogfest, to try to blog every day in May!

I've decided to try putting a spin on things. It may not work, but I want to plan each post around a song lyric, or a quote, or something to that extent. Besides for that, I'll be keeping my posts pretty short.


Wednesday: MAY I ask something about you?

No? Oh well. I wasn't really asking.

I’m Glad You Came - The Wanted
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Who would you LOVE to meet--living or dead, real or not real--that would change your life?

May the odds be ever in your favor,
Riv

Monday, May 14, 2012

Random Acts of Kindness BLITZ!

People say writing is a solitary act. But it takes a whole village to raise a child. (That's catchy. I should trademark that.)
There are so many amazing writers out there. The list of people that helped me personally is endless.


Kindness Rocks!

To commemorate the release of their book The Emotion Thesaurus, Becca and Angela at The Bookshelf Muse are hosting a TITANIC Random Act Of Kindness BLITZ. And because I think KINDNESS is contagious, I'm participating too!

I'm blitzing my sister, AKA the Blobfish (don't ask). She's always been there to debate [read: argue] with me all the little things in writing, from how to phrase a sentence, to how to break up a chapter. We have completely different writing styles, but we can still talk. And she supported my writing, even when it was complete garbage. Because seriously. I should have been banned from writing three years ago. That stuff should be illegal. (Don't you dare tell her I said this, but I think my sister is the better writer of the two of us, too!)

Something is in the mail heading towards you right now, sis. I hope you enjoy it. -D

Do you know someone special that you'd like to randomly acknowledge?
Don't be shy--come join us and celebrate! Send them an email, give them a shout out, or show your appreciation in another way. Kindness makes the world go round. :)
Becca and Angela have a special RAOK gift waiting for you as well, so hop on over to The Bookshelf Muse to pick it up.

Have you ever participated in or been the recipient of a Random Act Of Kindness?  I'd love to heard about it!

May the odds be ever in your favor,
Riv

Friday, May 11, 2012

Blog Me MAYbe: Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch

Hey Blogger Buds,
The awesome Sara McClung is hosting a May blogfest, to try to blog every day in May!

I've decided to try putting a spin on things. It may not work, but I want to plan each post around a song lyric, or a quote, or something to that extent. Besides for that, I'll be keeping my posts pretty short.


Friday: MAY I share something funny?

No? Oh well. I wasn't really asking.



May the odds be ever in your favor,
Riv

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PS: O HAI LOOK! IT'S THE BLOGGY'S BIRFDAY!!!!!

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Blog Me MAYbe: Save Kitties and Win Critiques!

Hey Blogger Buds,
The awesome Sara McClung is hosting a May blogfest, to try to blog every day in May!

I've decided to try putting a spin on things. It may not work, but I want to plan each post around a song lyric, or a quote, or something to that extent. Besides for that, I'll be keeping my posts pretty short.


Thursday: MAY I tell you something about someone else?

No? Oh well. I wasn't really asking.

Fat Kitty City is a sanctuary dedicated to caring for rescued cats (and dogs!), while giving them "the proper room to run and play, climb and jump, chase and explore" instead of being "crammed into small cubicles in a warehouse building" as they hope to get adopted. Fat Kitty City also provides for special needs cats, "including those positive for feline AIDS, ferals, elderly kitties, and abandoned and abused animals."

Of course, all of this is incredible expensive, which is why the Pens for Paws Auction was started.

They sum it up much better than I do, though, on the auction page:
Pens for Paws is an online auction with writers, artists, and others from the publishing community to raise funds for Fat Kitty City, a no-kill, cage-free cat sanctuary in El Dorado Hills that also rescues dogs (as foster homes allow).


Pens for Paws Auction
(Banner header from the site)

Pens for Paws

In fact, if you're not sick of me yet, I've got a critique up on the auction block! And I will love you forever (more than I already do!) if you check it out!

My critique auction closes on MAY 12 at 11:00 EST, so hurry to give it a looksie!
(Did I just say "looksie?")


May the odds be ever in your favor (AND FREE TESSERAE IF YOU CHECK IT OUT!!!),
Riv