October 2011 - Page 3 of 4 - Dr. Nicole Basaraba

By - Nicole Basaraba
Posted on October 12, 2011
Posted in Books, Writing

Book Review: Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell

Welcome to Writers’ Uni-Verse-City (or WUVC for short because every university has an acronym), a place where writers/bloggers can meet to discuss the craft of writing in the Internet age. WUVC will involve independent research, setting a curriculum and hopefully finding other participants (like you – readers/bloggers/writers) to: chip in, give tips, suggest books and other materials for

By - Nicole Basaraba
Posted on October 11, 2011
Posted in Books, Writing

The fate of books…or should I say ebooks?

Yesterday, on the metro ride home from work, I saw two people one standing in front of me and one beside me and both were reading a physical book. This made me smile. I have tried reading a book on a Kindle app for my computer. I thought that it was an easy and cheap

By - Nicole Basaraba
Posted on October 10, 2011March 21, 2013
Posted in Romania, Travel

Sibiu, Romania: The Capital City of My Heart – Lower Town

As I passed under the Council Tower after visiting the Upper Town of Sibiu, I walked towards the Lower Town to Piaţa Mica deeper into the city of Sibiu, my love deepened. When you walk out onto Piaţa Mica you see more terraces and the Arts House beside the Liars’ Bridge. In the Arts House

By - Nicole Basaraba
Posted on October 9, 2011
Posted in Living in Brussels, Writing

Happy Turkey Day and ROW80 check in

Well the October 5th ROW80 Twitter party ROCKED! There was snacks and drinks, music and of course lots of dancing. There were so many funny tweets going around that was laughing out loud. On the night of the Twitter party, I also stopped by on a networking event in Brussels. I met some Americans and

By - Nicole Basaraba
Posted on October 7, 2011
Posted in Books

Book Review: The White Queen – Philippa Gregory

I started out with an interest in the Elizabethan era and then moved back to the time of Henry the VIII and now Philippa Gregory has taken me back to the War of the Roses. The Plantagenet era, before the Tudors, is less well-known as is Elizabeth Woodville, widowed Lancastrian who woos the newly crowned King