Ryanne Molinari

August 15, 2015

Literary Living

Standing at the checkout at the grocery store, I found myself incredibly bored having forgotten both my book and my phone. Most people in such a predicament would probably do one of two things: 1) make small-talk with fellow shoppers or 2) flip idly through the magazines on the racks. Similar to Mr. Darcy, I…

literary living

Anne, Anne of Green Gables, AP Literature, author, authors, best friends, books, bookworm, character, Children’s Books, classic literature, kindred spirits, magazine
July 26, 2015

An Epic Workout

You probably clicked on this link thinking it was an actual fitness article with instructions on how to run a 5K or do one-armed pushups, so I am sorry to disappoint you. But then again, this is a book blog, so if you came here looking for fitness inspiration, then you came to the wrong…

Bookish Style

book nerd, book workout, epic, homer, honors institute, summer reading, the iliad, the odyssey, workout, workout game
July 16, 2015

A Europe State of Mind

It has now been over a month since I returned from the trip of a lifetime: a two-and-a-half week journey through Europe with my family. When I call it the “trip of a lifetime”, I mean it! Sure, I had to punch my snoring relatives in the middle of the night once in a while,…

Musings

accents, American, austria, bicycle tour, books, europe, france, germany, holiday, humor, ice cream, inspiration, literature, london, macarons, Music, paris, prague, senior trip, sound of music tour, tourism, tourist, trip, vacation, writing
July 9, 2015

To answer “How is your writing going?”

People often ask, “How is your writing going?” or some such question. Well, to answer that… What I think: My novel is sadly forsaken but I think if it all the time and also I need to change the entire perspective so I am rewriting it even though I was 50,000 words in and also…

Musings, Scribblings

author, blogger, Book, brainstorming, essay, first draft, novel, practice, short story, working, writer, writer problems, writer’s block, writers despair, writing, writing practice, young author
July 3, 2015

Rest and Laziness: They are Different!

I am a busy person, not necessarily because I have committed to a lot or because my parents expect a lot from me, but because I make everything I am passionate about into a serious commitment and expect a lot of myself. (Started piano lessons? Practice to be accepted as a piano major at a conservatory. Enjoyed…

Musings

AP student, Bible, books, breakdown, calm, conservatory, diligent, earned, exhaustion, Genesis, God, hard work, INTJ, labor, laziness, lazy, macaron, nap, peace, perfectionist, piano, piano major, pinterest, Proverbs, rest, rested, resting, Sabbath, weekend, work
June 30, 2015

Research…it’s Legit

As a writer, I frequently find myself researching topics that are…strange, to say the least. In the past I have spent late night sessions researching homemade poisons, mustache puns, medieval makeup, symptoms of consumption, ways to recycle a goat carcass, and what happens inside a morgue. Oh, and let’s not forget unibrow jokes. Anyway, in case…

Scribblings

brainstorming, first draft, google history, humor, research, writer, writing
June 27, 2015

Writer’s Despair: Part Two

Last night I was struck with a severe case of what I have dubbed “Writer’s Despair,” the cruel cousin of Writer’s Block. Unlike with Writer’s Block, I could not break through Writer’s Despair by searching through my idea notebooks or looking up prompts on Pinterest. Rather, WD hung over my head like one of those cartoon…

Musings

author, despairing artist, first draft, ray bradbury, writer, writer’s block, writers despair, writing, writing advice, writing mentor, writing process
June 25, 2015

A Lovely Combination

I recently visited my favorite indie bookstore and somehow managed to leave without using all of my credit! (I needed an excuse to return next week…) What did I purchase? A combination I believe works quite well: 1) A book with a setting that drew me in. (Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, taking place…

A Bit of Light Reading, Musings

book shopping, books, Bradbury, buying books, gaiman, indie bookstore
June 20, 2015

A Rare Open Letter from an INTJ

“You’re funny! I had no idea.” “We will have to draw you out of your shell.” “I used to be scared of you.” These are sentences I have heard often throughout my life and I am sure than many other people like me- INTJs and similar personalities, have had to listen to the same basic…

Musings

INFJ, INTJ, introvert, ISTJ, moriarty, Myers-Briggs, personality, psychology, the scientist
May 17, 2015

Cookie-ception Cookies

One of my friends who knows more about movies than I do informed me that “Inception” does not actually refer to having one thing within itself but rather having a story begin at the end (or something like that) and that my cookies more accurately could be compared to nesting dolls, with one thing holding a…

Recipes for Readers

AP Literature, baking, books, chocolate chip, chocolate chip cookie butter cookies, cookie, cookie butter, cookie butter cookies, fluffy cookies, inventing recipes, pudding mix, reading and eating, speculoos, stress baking, trader joes
May 12, 2015

The Window Washer

Once more, I find myself in the uncomfortable situation of actually enjoying my homework. A lot. I know that many people in my class find this irritating, but I can’t help it; I like to write, so naturally I will like an assignment that requires me to write a short story using the literary elements…

Literature

Anne of Green Gables, annotation, AP Literature, authors, beauty, Book, books, bookworm, Bradbury, classic literature, english class, homework, how to read literature, inspiration, library, scribbling, sherlock holmes, short story, writer, writing, writing assignment
May 1, 2015

A Sketchy History

Never investigate a writer’s Internet search history unless you’re comfortable knowing that he or she was looking for things such as this: Other searches may include: beard puns, homemade poisons, magic mirrors, baby names, Latin verbs, and nearest coffee shops. All but the last are for stories…at least let us hope so.

Scribblings

awkward, brainstorming, research, search history, writer, writing