Paradox Says *Hi*

Hello, I'm Paradox, and I must be crazy for attempting to start a blog. Don't expect there to be much here until at the very soonest December (NaNoWriMo is eating my soul). But when I do finally start posting things, besides contest links, this will be a blog for book reviews, things that amuse me, interesting stuff I find on the internet, updates about my writing and possibly short stories, graphics and drawings of mine, and randomness. I'll try to stress the book reviews, though, because I am love reading. I'm pretty new to writing book reviews, so at first they probably won't be that good.

My favorite genres of books to read are science fiction, fantasy, supernatural, mythological, or anything with a touch of the metaphysical. Anything with parallel universes too. Most of this is YA. I do not like fluff cliquish high/middle school stories, so don't expect me to review them. I will read realistic fiction, but I prefer for it to be something special or unusual.

I like to write about the things I like to read, and that influences what I draw, because I usually draw my characters. Right now I am attempting to write two books (more about that in later posts). Besides reading, writing, and drawing, I like to find amusing sites on the internet, design websites, attempt to teach myself 3D animation and other digital art, and take pictures of things with my digital camera.

Oh, the picture on the left is not me, it's one of my characters that I drew.

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I doubt anyone is actually reading this, but here are some links to contests that I am posting to get extra entries:

• Reading Keeps You Sane is having a Halloween/Birthday contest where the winner gets to choose from a selection of books, including a signed copy of Wake by Lisa McMann. It ends tomorrow at midnight. - http://readingkeepsyousane.blogspot.com/2008/10/halloweenbirthday-contest.html

• Reading Mania is having a huge contest to win any book she reviews from when the contest began to today. It ends at midnight, so I don't know if anyone will find this in time, but there'll be another contest soon. - http://elainareads.blogspot.com/2008/11/contest.html

• Reviewer X's YA Connection Giveaway is for Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen this week. It ends on Saturday, the 22nd. - http://reviewerx.blogspot.com/2008/11/ya-connection-contest_15.html

• Book Chatter is having a giveaway for Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link. It ends on November 30th. - http://bookchatterandotherstuff.blogspot.com/2008/11/giveaway-pretty-monsters-by-kelly-link.html

• Mrs. Magoo Reads is having a contest to win How Not to be Popular by Jennifer Ziegler. It ends at the end of November. - http://www.mrsmagooreads.com/2008/11/contest-win-copy-of-how-not-to-be.html

• Presenting Lenore is giving away 5 copies of Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway. It ends on the 25th. - http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com/2008/11/book-giveaway-audrey-wait-by-robin.html

• My Favorite Author is giving away an ARC of The Season by Sarah MacLean. It's not even coming out until next March! The contest ends on the 30th. - http://myfavoriteauthor.blogspot.com/2008/11/chapter-35-debut-author-month-giveaway.html

• Chick Lit Teens is having a giveaway for three books: The Debs by Susan McBride, Bad Kitty by Michelle Jaffe, or The Squad: Perfect Cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. It ends on the 21st. - http://chicklitteens.blogspot.com/2008/11/book-blowout.html
  

My next post on this blog will probably be either contest links or about some fan book covers I made. And the layout is temporary. I'll customize it when I have time.

*Paradox*