2024 Reading Challenge

2024 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 1 book toward her goal of 285 books.
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2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 5 books toward her goal of 265 books.
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Homework Assignment Five: Description

Continuing the series of writing exercises inspired by Susan Breen’s The Fiction Class, today we are moving on to description. For more information on the book and this series of posts, please check out the original book review here.

Description: Write about a place that was important to you growing up, but don’t put people […]

Guest Post: My Publishing Adventure by Davis Aujourd’hui

Today’s Guest Post is the second of two posts on writing and publishing, provided by Davis Aujourd’hui. Check out yesterday’s post on writing, and keep your eyes open for more from Davis in the next few weeks, including excerpts and more insights into writing. Enjoy!

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I had never dreamed of writing a book, let […]

Guest Post: So You Want to Write a Book, by Davis Aujourd’hui

Today’s Guest Post is the first of two posts on writing and publishing, provided by Davis Aujourd’hui. Check back tomorrow for the second of this series – and keep your eyes open for more from Davis in the next few weeks, including excerpts and more insights into writing. Enjoy!

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So, You Want to Write […]

Short Story Review: Two from Yuri Alkin, and You Can Read Them for Free!

For today’s Book Review Tuesday post, you are going to get double the value – two reviews of short stories by Yuri Alkin for the price of one AND the reviews are of stories you can download for free on Smashwords! (What a generous girl that Jill-Elizabeth is…)

The first, Table for Four, was […]

Another Freebie – Mozart this Time – and Some Insight into the Plight of the Lefthanded (teehee)

Okay, here’s a fun fact for you – there is an International Lefthanders Day. Seriously. Apparently, there are about 600 million lefties in the world (wow!) and this day has been celebrated since 1976. I have been alive since 1976, but sadly am not left-handed. As a result, somehow this particular fun fact has managed […]