2025 Reading Challenge

2025 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 164 books toward her goal of 365 books.
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Homework Assignment Ten: Extra Credit!

Well, here we are, finally finishing the series of writing exercises inspired by Susan Breen’s The Fiction Class. Today’s assignment – extra credit! For more information on the book and this series of posts, please check out the original book review here.

Extra Credit: Write a short story (just a few paragraphs*) with this […]

Homework Assignment Nine: Revision

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

Revision: This is an exercise in learning to find creative solutions or how to write […]

Be Careful What You Wish For, or a Book Review of The Voice – and a Giveaway!

Today’s Book Review Tuesday post is a seriously creepy, deliciously dark, sinfully sharp whip-crack of a novel. Voice, by Joseph Garraty, is the story of Johnny Tango (a.k.a. John Tsiboukas), troubled soul and lead singer of the band Ragman. And he owes thanks for both descriptors to the mysterious man he meets at the crossroads. […]

Homework Assignment Eight: Theme

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

Theme: Choose a novel or short story that you like and try to discover its theme. […]

Guest Post: World Builders Worksheets #101 by Patti Barrington (Part 2 of 2)

Today’s guest post is the second of the two-part series by author Patti Barrington. For the first part, click here. Enjoy! And again, please do leave comments and/or feedback for Patti on all of this great information… Thanks! ***

World Building Worksheets #101 (continued)

For Part Two of my world building worksheets, I thought I’d […]