Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Signed: Your Secret Admirer

These are 10 writers I admire:

1. Stephenie Meyer
www.stepheniemeyer.com
I'm sure you've all heard about her by now. TWILIGHT! Anyway, she's amazing! She is the only and will be the only vampire book I ever read in my life.

2. Maria Shriver (aka Mrs. Schwarzenegger)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Shriver
Needless to say, she only really has a website about acting or politics, but she does write books. Books on subjects you probably have a difficult time discussing with children. Anyway, she does an awesome job, and I use her books all the time.

3. God
http://english.sdaglobal.org/question/author.htm
He doesn't have a website, but he wrote this really awesome book called The Bible and I find it very helpful. Especially when you're writing a paper that incorporate religions and you need some good quotes. Also, it can set you on a spiritual journey...if you're at that point in your life.

4. Dave Pelzer
http://www.davepelzer.com/
Holy smokes! If you think you have it rough, take a moment to read Dave Pelzer's book, A Child Called It, it will simply amaze you. He is a great author that depicts the most vulnerable moments of a child's life, his own.

5. Shel Silverstein
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html
Needless to say, since I was a kid I wanted to be this man. He ways of writing poetry, that made it seem so much fun. It was because of this man that I've grown appreciation for rhyme and rhythm.

6. Marilyn Sachs
http://www.marilynsachs.com/
Well, let's just say this past summer, I decided I needed to read something, anything...cover to cover...and I didn't want it to be difficult. I picked up Marilyn Sachs' book The Fat Girl I was drawn in and finished the book in 2 days. I felt a connection with the character in the beginning...but really want the change that occured to the main character in the book (in time that change will come...I suppose). Anyway, I like the way she writes....don't mind that she's a young adult writer...she's still good.

7. Lois Lowry
http://www.loislowry.com/
I'm sure we've all either read The Giver or Number the Stars written by this author. Well, if you haven't, you really need to read one. Not only are they both a journey, but they are a way of learning.

8. C.S. Lewis
http://www.cslewis.org/
C.S. Lewis wrote stories that bring light to biblical stories. Not only does he journey to the other side of a wardrobe, but he takes you off to distant lands that seems almost unimaginable.

9. Edgar Allan Poe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe
Never did I think I'd actually hear the beating of a heart through poetry...but this amazing poet did exactly that. I've never been so frightened as I was when I read Poe's The Tell Tale Heart. If you haven't read him...and you're an English major...you should go online...look him up...and read read away!!!!! I'm talking about NOW....right NOW!

10. Walt Whitman
http://www.whitmanarchive.org/
This man wrote one of the most intriguing poems about war, it's entitled O Captain My Captain. If you're interested in any history....read this poem and see if you can see who Whitman is talking about. Good luck!

1 comment:

A Quinlan said...

Love this list. I'm also a C. S. Lewis fan--my husband recently gave me a book of his on mourning that I love. And as for God--well, nothing to say there! Thanks.