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The Reading and Writing Life
Приєднався 22 бер 2021
This channel is about reading and writing!! Join me as I talk about those topics, and probably a lot more!
LitWits Facebook Reading Group TBR
Hi, I'm Amanda. I love to read and write, but I especially love to talk about reading and writing. Thanks for stopping by!!
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Join me over on storygraph to see all the books on my TBR list!!
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Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/115461941-amanda-f
Email: thereadingandwritinglife@gmail.com
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Dear Diary, Day 28 | The End
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Hi, I'm Amanda. I love to read and write, but I especially love to talk about reading and writing. Thanks for stopping by!! Let's Be Friends: Join me over on storygraph to see all the books on my TBR list!! app.thestorygraph.com/profile/amanda_readingnwritinglife NEW (IMPROVED) DISCORD: Come join us!! discord.gg/xxC4EhG86n Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/115461941-amanda-f Email: theread...
Dear Diary, Day 27 | I Was a Teenage Slasher
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Hi, I'm Amanda. I love to read and write, but I especially love to talk about reading and writing. Thanks for stopping by!! Let's Be Friends: Join me over on storygraph to see all the books on my TBR list!! app.thestorygraph.com/profile/amanda_readingnwritinglife NEW (IMPROVED) DISCORD: Come join us!! discord.gg/xxC4EhG86n Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/115461941-amanda-f Email: theread...
Dear Diary, Day 26 | Sound Issues!
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Hi, I'm Amanda. I love to read and write, but I especially love to talk about reading and writing. Thanks for stopping by!! Let's Be Friends: Join me over on storygraph to see all the books on my TBR list!! app.thestorygraph.com/profile/amanda_readingnwritinglife NEW (IMPROVED) DISCORD: Come join us!! discord.gg/xxC4EhG86n Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/115461941-amanda-f Email: theread...
Dear Diary, Day 25 | I'm Tired!
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Hi, I'm Amanda. I love to read and write, but I especially love to talk about reading and writing. Thanks for stopping by!! Let's Be Friends: Join me over on storygraph to see all the books on my TBR list!! app.thestorygraph.com/profile/amanda_readingnwritinglife NEW (IMPROVED) DISCORD: Come join us!! discord.gg/xxC4EhG86n Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/115461941-amanda-f Email: theread...
Dear Diary, Day 24 | I Was a Teenage Slasher
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Hi, I'm Amanda. I love to read and write, but I especially love to talk about reading and writing. Thanks for stopping by!! Let's Be Friends: Join me over on storygraph to see all the books on my TBR list!! app.thestorygraph.com/profile/amanda_readingnwritinglife NEW (IMPROVED) DISCORD: Come join us!! discord.gg/xxC4EhG86n Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/115461941-amanda-f Email: theread...
Dear Diary, Day 23 | Busy Day
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Dear Diary, Day 22 | Enemy Zone
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Dear Diary, Day 21 | Not Productive, but Worthwhile!!
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Monstrosity New Round Video
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Dear Diary, Day 20 | WHEEL DAY!!
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Dear Diary, Day 19 | Long Day!
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Hi, I'm Amanda. I love to read and write, but I especially love to talk about reading and writing. Thanks for stopping by!! Let's Be Friends: Join me over on storygraph to see all the books on my TBR list!! app.thestorygraph.com/profile/amanda_readingnwritinglife NEW (IMPROVED) DISCORD: Come join us!! discord.gg/xxC4EhG86n Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/115461941-amanda-f Email: theread...
Dear Diary, Day 18 | I'm tired!
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Hi, I'm Amanda. I love to read and write, but I especially love to talk about reading and writing. Thanks for stopping by!! Let's Be Friends: Join me over on storygraph to see all the books on my TBR list!! app.thestorygraph.com/profile/amanda_readingnwritinglife NEW (IMPROVED) DISCORD: Come join us!! discord.gg/xxC4EhG86n Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/115461941-amanda-f Email: theread...
Dear Diary, Day 17 | Dungeon Crawler Carl
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Dear Diary, Day 17 | Dungeon Crawler Carl
Dear Diary, Day 15 | Confessions of a Domestic Failure
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Dear Diary, Day 15 | Confessions of a Domestic Failure
Dear Diary, Day 12 | Arrows of the Queen & Where Sleeping Girls Lie
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Dear Diary, Day 12 | Arrows of the Queen & Where Sleeping Girls Lie
Dear Diary, Day 11 | Where Sleeping Girls Lie
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Dear Diary, Day 11 | Where Sleeping Girls Lie
Dear Diary, Day 10 | Anniversary Quiz Questions
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Dear Diary, Day 10 | Anniversary Quiz Questions
Dear Diary, Day 7 | The Storm King | Content Creation Discussion
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Dear Diary, Day 7 | The Storm King | Content Creation Discussion
I'm excited that we were able to pick books for you! 🎉
I identified so hard with your comment about loving to make goal lists and then ignoring them like ehh maybe ill do them or maybe i wont 🤣
I'll be reading Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender for a book set in summer with a Trans MC for the HRCYED.
I love it. I'm going to be reading that one too, so I'll count it for Trans MC for HRCYED too.
I am on the Ice Cream team this month. ❤
yay, me too!!
What does middle grade mean?
It's written for kids in grades 6-8th. So, literally written for kids in middle school.
All these books!! Just glad you enjoy reading. Have a wonderful day Baby girl ❤️😎☕️
Thanks daddy. I love you!
I still need to figure out a few books but I'm sure I will read something that fits the prompts that are left.
I'm leaving myself some wiggle room this month instead of being super strict and feeling like I messed up when I switch books or something.
I'd highly recommend not skipping meals even if they are suboptimal. It depends a bit on how your body and psyche work, but skipping meals will plummet your blood sugar levels and can easily lead to binge eating episodes (it did for me). If you can get some easy snacks/meals in your pantry/freezer that you can always get easily that will help loads (make a little list for yourself, for me canned pineapple without sugar/syrup is a low effort/energy, healthy snack). It's not about perfection, it's about doing better❤
P.s. Really been enjoying the vlogs!❤
Yeah, and I didn't mean eating nothing (I should've clarified), I just meant eating something small instead of eating a whole meal from a fast-food place. The options you listed are fantastic. Thanks for sharing!!
@@TheReadingandWritingLife Oh good! I think that's a wonderful idea. Eat a little snack so you can cook yourself a full meal.
I've enjoyed watching your daily vlogs and getting to know you a little bit. They way you schedule your day out is impressive.
Thanks. I wouldn't get anything done if I didn't have the schedule. I can keep almost nothing in my head, so it has to be scheduled. ;)
food is life! 🤤 I’m definitely adding Hooked to my TBR - it sounds so incredibly fascinating, thanks for the rec! Loving the daily vlogs 📚✨💛 from one foodie to another
Hope you enjoy it! It was really amazing and eye-opening!
I’ve loved these daily videos and will miss starting my work day with them 😢
Aw! That's so sweet! Thanks for joining me with them.
I have enjoyed your daily vlogs. I am happy to hear you have a plan for your eating. It sounds good. I thought about the stop and go in our brain and you are right. Giving up dairy took me forever but that's when I retrained my brain.
I love that you called it that. It really is retraining our brains. Thanks for sharing!
That food stuff is crazy! My family hardly eats out so I don’t pay attention to the fast food places I pass, but if I’m downtown I got to see if the ice cream shop is open 😅
It is weird that all of us notice and do things in different ways. Just so cool how we're all different!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
I can't do all the random diets, it never works but the last few months I have been eating in a deficit for my body which is still 1800 cals and upped my protein to at least 100 g a day and more fiber, also portion control and I don't eat diet foods unless I like them. I have lost 17 pounds. Some days it's hard as I just want to snack, but having extra protein in my meals are helping. Your dogs are so cute!
Thanks for sharing what's working for you. I love that we each have to take a path to get us to a place where we are comfortable with what we're doing. I am upping my protein as well and noticing a difference in my snacking too.
Going to miss watching your daily vlogs, and seeing the doggos too. 😂
Maybe I'll post pics of the dogs in my community tab more. Just so they don't go anywhere! :)
@@TheReadingandWritingLife I have fallen in love with Skeeter! I love jango obvs but Skeeter is just a sweetie!
I have loved watching your daily vlogs this month. I don't watch vlogs normally but I've loved yours. You should do it again in future! I can't believe how much you were able to read in a month as well as all the other things you were doing. Seeing your routines, daily planning was really fun!
I'm glad you liked it as much as I did. It was fun, but it was a lot of work. I definitely couldn't do it while also doing daily sims videos! :)
The other thing I do is ask for a box with dinner and put half away right away. Then I feel like I can eat "everything" on my plate but I'm still only eating a good portion rather than the huge portion they have brought me with all the associated calories. It has worked out well so far. Good luck! 🎉
That's a good idea and I've tried it in the past. I want to be able to do that, but then I have to fight the toddler in my head. I guess I'll just tell it to take a nap like I did the other night and go on with my meal! Thanks for sharing what works for you.
Thank you so much for videos and updates ,not sure if I’m being silly or not but still a little confused as when I download audible narration to listen to it sounds like a computer reading rather than a person is that right ? or is it supposed to be like that ?, i was told doing it like this is just a cheaper was of getting audio book but is exactly the same .
Originally, the books were all audible books read by real voice actors. However, I've noticed that writers can authorize audio versions that are done with the computer voice, and now those are popping up as well. I think that kind of audio is listed as another type, but I'm not sure what it's called. Sorry you've had bad experiences with it. I hope you can find an audio version that is done by voice actors and not something that sounds like a computer.
You were cracking me up talking about the legs in the way
Haha, I'm glad you thought it was funny. ;)
I am a fellow Gemini too, and I love the information you shared about the food addiction, it's super interesting. I have had to make a strict meal plan and stick to it, so I know what I am eating and do not have to make last minute decisions, because I would order a pizza all the time. 😂
That's a really good idea. I'm glad you've found something that works for you.
When you learn it please share what you find
I do share a little more about the eating stuff over the next few days, but he doesn't have easy fix solutions because he's being truthful and not lying to people.
Wow very cool Ron has a great job help people is so great loved it 🐺❤❤❤
I agree, and he loves it. It was a nice day to just hangout with everyone and relax.
The addiction thing makes so much sense to me. I have smoked socially many times in my life, and can just quit when I want to, and friends and family don't understand how it's not as addictive to me. However food is a whole other struggle.
Thanks for overlooking the sound issues! :) And yes, the addiction thing is incredibly interesting.
@@TheReadingandWritingLife it really is! I have not eaten junk food in 3 weeks after today. Still crave it though. And my husband will be like 'why don't you just get some dark chocolate?' But in my own mind I know if I do, it could lead to a slippery slope.
For me, after l finish a book, is when l track it. I've made up my own spreadsheet on Excel that l use and l use Goodreads. If l'm participating in a readathon that tracks books, l take the time and register it right away. Only after l've done those things, do l move on to my next read.
Trisha Leigh has a series called The Last Year and each of the four books is set in a different season if I’m not mistaken (I haven’t read them yet but they’re on my TBR). Is a YA Sci-fi about aliens that conquered earth and enslave humanity through aggressive mind control. The first book is called Whispers in Autumn, the 2nd book is Winter Omens, the 3rd books is Betrayals in Spring and the final book is called Summer Ruins.
Oh, those sound awesome!! So different from a lot of seasonal reads. I'll check them out.
I need to get around to DCC sometime soon - I think Jake and I are going to make it a readalong on the discord next year 😊
I'm obsessed!! ;)
How dare you EA to miss with Amanda's schedule? 😂 At this pont, we better get a good sarcastic laugh about this, I do wonder why they don't test it with all packs, and I truly think is safer (and also cheaper) for them to release it and wait for all player to send their free feedback to them, they know at the end we just want to play the game so we do free work for them, the people that are working on the packs cannot be also testing, so they would have to pay other people to do it, and honestly I think they don't do it bc they want to avoid pre release piracy or some thing like that, is the only explanation that I can come up with... Not counting it will also delay the release flow of packs...
That makes sense, unfortunately. I think you're right.
I log my finished books in TSG shortly after finishing a book. I might go back a day later to adjust a rating or review. My bullet journaling I do in spurts after I've finished multiple books, because I don't like to waste paper printing just a few covers/images on one full page. P.s. You might have already noticed, but your sound got doubled up again in this and the previous video.
Thank you so telling me. I noticed it, but I thought it was an issue with my microphone and I couldn't figure it out and then TONIGHT, I saw the two sound things, so I fixed it. I'm sorry!!
Kenni Lowry is my favorite series by Tonya Kappes.
Oh, that's awesome to know. I'll be glad when I get to them.
I have a reading tracker (spreadsheet) and a reading journal. I'm always playing catchup with both. I don't log books read as I finish them. I'm too excited to get to more reading.
I feel the same way as far as going right on to the next book and I think when I get behind, I just want to stop tracking. I'm hoping to try something new that will continue to work for me even if I get behind.
I have tried journaling, and learned it's not for me. I do however log and rate my books on three different apps. I do that as soon as I finish a book.
I think doing it as soon as I finish is the key. I just put it off and then I don't want to take the time to catchup.
Holy patoly, I choked on my breakfast when you got to MMFMM and said about the barbie dolls 😂😂😂😂😂 I can’t, I’m ☠️😂😂😂😂😂
hahaha!! I am glad it made you laugh!! ;)
I made my full Litwits August TBR the day we got the prompts. Whether or not I stick to them all, is another matter. Last month I did read 12 out of my original 15, then switched the others out for different books. 😂
I love that strategy!
I struggle to get video filmed and edited for one channel, very impressive you’re organized enough to do it for three 😮
Thanks!! I think it's because I've been doing this youtube thing for a long time and I've figured out the fastest way to get things done. It also has to do with all the free time I have in my life as well.
Glurp, glurp!
Here are a few potentials for the LGBTQIA+ alphabet prompt -caveat, I have not read any of these yet so I can't say if I recommend them or not. Ace -side character, Sapphic main characters: Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland, Exploring gender fluidity -side character: The Moon Within by Aida Salazar, Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction edited by Joshua Whitehead.
Thanks so much!!
@@TheReadingandWritingLife Also forgot to mention that I believe both The Moon Within, and the anthology are from independent publishers. Not sure if you were looking for self-pubs and/or independent publishing houses. Good luck, I definitely can't read 100+ books so I'll just have to cheer you all on from the sidelines!
I often think those book covers look alike, but to see two of them featuring the same model was incredibly funny 😂 I put My Commander on my evergrowing TBR. It sounds like it could be a fun, easy read.
I was so surprised to see them being so close together and being the same person!! ;)
There are many terrible things about living in Florida nowadays but... book banning sure is one of them. Have you read Answers in the Pages by David Levithan? Such a great middle grade about book banning
Nope, but I'm adding it to my list now. Thanks!!
Litwits ends on the 26th at 11:59 your time zone. You can read up to 25% of a book before the next month starts.
I finally figured that out when I entered books yesterday and saw the dates! :) Thanks for the reminder though!
Gosh, now I REALLY want to read Dungeon Crawler Carl!
I am OBSESSED!! ;) The audio version is amazing, so I recommend doing it on audio, or at least giving it a shot there.
Thanks for sharing the link I used the cozy mystery 1
yay! I grabbed about 35 or so books too. I hope we both like them!! ;)
I am also super excited about the new Litwits prompts, I have so many summer books I have not gotten to yet this year.
That'll be awesome!!
@@TheReadingandWritingLife Yes! And the ARC I need to read before September 24th has a picnic on the cover, so I was excited about the something to eat prompt.
Watching you go through all those romance books and their tropes was very entertaining 😂
Haha, I learned so many things!! :)
I have never read an MC romance. 😂 I did however read a Rockstar one and enjoyed it, so I may have to read an MC one soon and see. LOL
I read one about 5-6 years ago and got hooked! :) I haven't read one in about a year or so, hopefully I'll still like them!
"No book for me today" is the saddest possible sentence lol
Haha! So true!
I haven't been super chatty, but I've been watching your vlogs every day! Glad to see you back at the Monstrosity 🤩
Thanks for the support, and I'm so happy the Monstrosity is back too!!
Spending quality time with family is productive! I'm glad you had a lovely day with your fam!
I keep telling myself that!! Thanks for reinforcing what I'm trying to practice.
My family loves Flux! We have multiple versions. My husband and I tried to learn the choose your own adventure game at a game cafe on a date night, but it seemed too complex. 😂
It's not bad, but we didn't finish. Once we died, we decided to just stop there, only in chapter 2. It is long. It says it could take up to 1 hour per chapter and there are 5 chapters. It'd be a good one to play alone or just with one person and you can leave the stuff out and play over multiple nights.
Teeheee! Loved the guest audio appearance ❤
I'm jealous about your mom being in all your videos! :) I love that she reads with you and my mom doesn't read a ton, but I was glad she had a book to recommend!