If helping the poor is a crime and to fight for their rights is rebellion, then I plead guilty as charged.
-Church People
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Guest Post: Jess Scott, Author of Literary Heroin
Commercial Romance and Self-Esteem
by Jess C Scott
My name is Jess and I’m a 25-year-old independent author/artist/non-conformist.
I write in many different genres, one of them being relationship fiction. I like to combat gender stereotypes with the stories I write. While most stereotypes are somehow based on fact, stereotypes become a negative thing when they limit self-development (i.e. when “identifying with a stereotype” becomes more important than being one’s true self).
The girls/females/women in my books tend to not be afraid...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Book Review and Giveaway: Literary Heroin: A Twilight parody by Jess C. Scott
Literary Heroin
by Jess C. Scott
Publisher: jessINK
Publication Date: 4/13/2012
ISBN: 978-1-4349-0998-5
Format: eBook
Genre: Fiction, Satire, Parody, Humor
Isobel's fanfiction dream comes true when Edwin and Jacobus materialize out of thin air. But the two hunks secretly have the hots for each other...
Excerpt:
Ms. Isobel Swann, the English teacher, looked at her star pupil.
"So, what did you think of Twue Wuv?" Isobel...
Home Sweet Home!
I had just came home from an environment seminar held at Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental. No worries, I'll try to share to you what happened in the said 5-day seminar. :D It was really f...
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Poll | Is Pacquiao's statement against gays rational?
It is very unethical to attack a certain race, country, culture, or society and embarrass them in media. However, did Pacquiao really embarrassed the LGBT (Lesbain, Gays, Bisexual, and Transgender) community because of a statement that was only link to him and not really uttered from his own mouth? What I think is that, our LGBT friends had misinterpreted the news about Pacquiao condemning them. In the first place, it wasn't Pacquiao who recited...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Quote of the day 05/24/12
One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life.
-L. Estrange
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Review: Secret Feelings by Abdulla Kazim
Secret Feelings
by Abdulla Kazim
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc.
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4349-0998-5
Format: Paperback
Genre: Fiction, Romance,
Where do you go to find purpose and the inspiration to continue meeting life’s daily challenges? From his youth, Noordin Ahmed was filled with turbulent sorrow and self-pity. As a result of his cold past, he felt his life was not worth living, and he asked God to grant...
Monday, May 21, 2012
Quote of the Day 05/22/12
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe
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Guest Post: Saving Mary by Deidre Havrelock
Writing to me is … what I was created to do.
By Deidre Havrelock
When I look back on my life, to the first book I wrote in grade three: The Bloody Dagger, I see how I was made to be a writer. Later, in tenth grade, my English teacher pulled me aside and told me I should be a writer because I had a strong imagination—but I didn’t take anything she said seriously. So when she sent me to a writing retreat, I skipped it in order to go shopping. After...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Quote of the Day 05/19/12
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.”
-C.S. Lewis
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
Quote of the Day 05/12/12
"...fiction is the obvious medium through which to astonish or improve the world."
-Hubert Crackanthrope
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Books and Everything: A New Face
Dear Readers,
Starting this 14th of May 2012, Hail Gil will be catering another "branch" of interest which is BOOKS! I'll attempt to have this blog not just an Opinion and News blog but also a Book blog. This, then, will undergo a one-month phase experimentation whether or not I can sustain Hail Gil as both an Opinion and Book blog. Your feedback are appreciated the most and will be considered in the assessment.
Yours Truly,
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2012 Gil Reads
BEST of 2012 GIL READS
1. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
2. Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
3. Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto
4. Art of War by Sun Tzu, Edited by James Clavell
5. Literary Heroin: A Twilight Parody by Jess Scott
6. Catching Fire by Suzzane Collins
7. Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin by Bob Ong
8. Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me by Eros Atalia
9. The Best of Crazy Planets by Lourd de Veyra
10. Hunger Games by Suzzane Collins
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1. Angels Fall by Nora Roberts (owned, paperback,...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Quote for the day May 10, 2012
"Dying is not the real tragedy... Forgetting is."
-Max "Before Ever After (2011)"
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