Dr. Nicole Basaraba

Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities, TCD

Tag: reading

Writers’ Uni-Verse-City – A semester in review

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
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ROW80 Goals Round 4

It has been a sad two weeks. Nothing bad happened, don’t worry. But I didn’t write much at all. I really did use these two weeks between Round 3 and 4 to rest a bit. I had also hit a small road block near the end of last round and it threw me for a
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The End of ROW80 Round 3 is here

Today is the last day of Round 3 in A Round of Words in 80 days. Where did I get to in the past two and a half months? Well, my initial goal was 5,000 words per week. I felt that it was doable and also I was at the beginning of my first WIP
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Book Review – This Charming Man by Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes charms with This Charming Man with her high tension writing that keeps you turning the page and the sprinkles of humor. I’d have to say even though the title sounds easy and breezy, this book is definitely not what I consider a beach read. While the tale is a more serious one, that
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Book Review: Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married – Marian Keyes

Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Marian Keyes’ breakout novel making her a bestselling author, is an action packed story of finding love. Running at 640 pages, being printed in a larger format than the standard paperback its about two inches thick and it will definatey make your hand sore, wrist, fingers and all, because you won’t be able to put it down.
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