Ongoing Reading Challenge I have a huge stack of library books which I am working my way through, but I haven’t finished many of them, and realized today that a few of them I probably won’t finish at all. This makes me sad, but also glad I found those books at the library. What IContinue reading “Friday Fandom and a Few Musings”
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Cover Reveal for Katherine Briggs!
I’m excited to join in the #coverreveal for The Eternity Gate by @katherinebriggs_author releasing from @enclavepublishing in September 2023! This first book in The Threshold Duology, a YA fantasy series, is available to preorder in hardcover today. When I went to Realm Makers last summer, I was in an odd spot as an author. IContinue reading “Cover Reveal for Katherine Briggs!”
Writerly Book Review: bird by bird by Anne Lamott
bird by bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott, Author of Operating Instructions, is a book on the writing life that doesn’t pull any punches about the journey to publication and the journey after it as a writer. And yes, the title is really in lowercase, which seems like a strange juxtapositionContinue reading “Writerly Book Review: bird by bird by Anne Lamott”
Fandom Friday and Five Writing Prompts
This is the post where I update my 2023 Reading Challenge Stats, discuss what I’ve been watching/listening to, and as part of a new twist, I’ve decided to add in five writing prompts. I’m doing something like this at my Substack, and thought I would try it here, but this will probably be the onlyContinue reading “Fandom Friday and Five Writing Prompts”
Writerly Book Review: Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
If you don’t think a book on grammar can be funny, entertaining, or interesting, you haven’t read Lynne Truss’s book Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. This gem of a book with a super cute cover (the American version has pandas on it) made the rounds in 2003, but it’s applicableContinue reading “Writerly Book Review: Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss”
Fandom Fridays: Reading 2023, Watching, Listening
This is a post to update anyone interested in my 2023 Reading Challenge, as well as some extra bits about fandom and creatives. 2023 Reading Challenge Update 24. Blade of Ash: Scepter and Crown Book One by C.F.E. Black is a romantic fantasy with Christian thematic elements and clean romance. The characters are fun toContinue reading “Fandom Fridays: Reading 2023, Watching, Listening”
Don’t Steal This Book, a Book Review for Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon is a book I’ve raved about in the past at other places and times, but I feel like it is worth saying again. But before I get to my actual review, please note that despite the title, this is not a book about plagiarism, and in fact, AustinContinue reading “Don’t Steal This Book, a Book Review for Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon”
Fandom Friday: Reading, Listening, and a Newish Idea
This has been a week of downs and ups. My mom-in-law spent some time in the hospital. But, as always, I was doing some reading (partly because that’s how I deal with stress or happiness – either way, reading increases my happiness and relaxes me, so I don’t find it to be a chore). ReadingContinue reading “Fandom Friday: Reading, Listening, and a Newish Idea”
Writing Book Review: Your Writing Matters by Colleen M. Story
Photo of Your Writing Matters: How to Banish Self-Doubt, Trust Yourself, and Go the Distance by Colleen M. Story, and my current journal. If you have ever doubted your call to be a writer, then I highly recommend reading this book. With gracious words, kind invitations to consider your own life, concise summaries of whyContinue reading “Writing Book Review: Your Writing Matters by Colleen M. Story”
Fandom Fridays with Chair Dancing, Reading, Watching, Listening, and Beginner Walking
CHAIR DANCING? What kind of image do you get with that? Well… whatever you just thought of, that’s your imagination at play or at the work of play. For me, chair dancing means dancing in my chair. Why? Well, I injured myself last November and I’m still healing. When I look at that last sentence,Continue reading “Fandom Fridays with Chair Dancing, Reading, Watching, Listening, and Beginner Walking”
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