2025 Reading Challenge

2025 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 164 books toward her goal of 365 books.
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A Freebie in Advance of My Review

I was recently contacted by an author to whom I promised a review with some very good news – his book is free today (and yesterday, sorry I couldn’t get this posted in time for the extra day)! So here’s the link – and here’s a blurb about the book, Night of the Purple Moon, […]

Flying Solo or Working with a Buddy?

This post was inspired by a recent post/comment thread I participated in on the blog of a writing friend – Paul Dail, author of The Imaginings, which I’ve reviewed previously. So I apologize if any of you saw that and parts seem redundant, but it got me to thinking and I wanted to think a […]

Book Review: A Thinking Man’s Bully

Today’s book review book is written in a style similar to one that I have been considering for my own writing – so I will be extra-curious to hear your thoughts on said style (whether you have read this particular book or not!). The book, A Thinking Man’s Bully, was provided courtesy of LuxuryReading.com, which […]

Apparently, Someone Thinks I’m a Decent Poet…

And that someone is NOT just me. 😉 Seriously, I have been fortunate enough to have had one of my poems selected as a “Best of the Web” love poem (you can find it here fifth from the bottom or here directly), and now I’m going to express extreme self-aggrandizement for a bit.

HOORAY! HOORAY! […]

Top Ten: The Increasing Appeal of Short

Blah Blah Blah, I’ve raved and ranted about time (and the lack thereof) and short stories a thousand times. So I’m not going to repeat any of that today. I know, I know – the power of your collective sigh of relief actually just blew the papers off of my desk. Instead I’m just going […]