Binding of Bindings #20: The Vain Post (1) – 10 Books You’ll Buy for the Cover

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This Binding of Bindings is for the truly vain.
The seekers of outerperfection.
The lovers of all things shiny, beautiful, enticing and eye-catching.

Who cares what’s on the inside?!
It’s all about the OUTside!
These are all the books you can’t help but love for their looks.

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~* The Vain Post *~

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1. Mechanica by Betsy Cromwell
Genre: YA/Fantasy/Retelling/Steampunk

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Mechanica is a Steampunk retelling of Cinderella, which follows a young female inventor with hopes of escaping her bleak life. Nicollette happens upon a cellar full of books and mechanical menagerie, which may be the path to her fairy tale ending.

2. Hook & Crown by Nicole Knapp
Genre: YA/Fantasy/Retelling
Pub Date: June 11, 2019

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Hook & Crownis a Peter PanRetelling that follows Elena Hart as she arrives at her new boarding school in London. As…

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On gates and chimes, a prayer

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Gate
swinging in the wind

Discordant
sound

Hinges
needing oiling

Wind
chimes

Music

A
welcome sound

Isn’t
life like that?

Discordant,
sometimes

Irritating,
sometimes

Merry,
sometimes

Joyful,
sometimes

But
always good

Always

I thank
you, God

For the
wind

That brings
movement

And
change

Help me
accept it all

The good
and the not-so-good

And help
me see the blessings

In both

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Saturday Mix – Sound Bite, 8 June 2019

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Welcome to the Saturday Mix – Sound Bite, 8 June 2019!

This week we are hearing things, as we explore the use of ONOMATOPOEIA. You will need to use the THREE onomatopoeic words in your response – which can be poetry or prose.

Our three words, using onomatopoeia are:

  • howl
  • munch
  • plop

You may be asking yourself, How can I use onomatopoeia in my writing?

Luckily, Your Dictionaryhas some examples for you.

The word onomatopoeia comes from the combination of two Greek words,onomameaning “name” andpoieinmeaning “to make,” so onomatopoeia literally means “to make a name (or sound).” That is to say that the word means nothing more than the sound it makes. The word “boing,” for example, is simply a sound effect, but one that is very useful in making writing or storytelling more expressive and vivid.

Many onomatopoeic words can be verbs as well…

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