Idol Musings (The Real LJ Idol, #1) by Sophie N. Childs


Idol Musings (The Real LJ Idol, #1)
Title : Idol Musings (The Real LJ Idol, #1)
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ISBN : 0473151006
ISBN-10 : 9780473151003
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 644
Publication : First published January 1, 2009

What would you get if you took a journal writing competition, added the twists and turns of reality television and put it on a roller coaster with iffy brakes? Thus says the community profile of a writing contest like no other. In this book you'll find the cream of the first five seasons of this unique competition, plus brand new entries written exclusively for this volume, covering every range of human emotion and experience. Prose and poetry, fact and fiction, there is something for everyone as these break-out writers explore subjects as diverse as: - relationships - spirituality and religion - parenthood - headstone cozies - and zombie romances!

Idol Musings (The Real LJ Idol, #1) Reviews

  • Maria Elmvang

    I don't think the thrill of reading my own name in print is ever going to get old :-D

    This collection of Idol Musings is very representative of the competition. Some entries made me laugh, some made me cry, some left me cold, and some made me sit back with a feeling that all is right with the world.

    I doubt the book will register on the radar of people who haven't either participated in the writing competition themselves, or know some of the contributers, and that's a shame, because there's a lot of really, really good writing in there.

    It's not a book I can sit down and read from A-Z, but for a few essays here and there, it's a pure treat.

  • Ryk Stanton

    Wow - real stories by real people. This book, as I understand it, is a compilation of works submitted by the writers on the LJ Idol blog community (which in itself is worth checking out), and there is a sort of universal Truth-with-a-capital-T that serves to center and focus this anthology. The stories are brief and powerful and plentiful, and I recommend the book heartily.

  • Kimberly

    Fantastic contest, wonderful book!

  • Amy M.

    This collection has something for everyone: humor, tragedy, poetry.