2025 Reading Challenge

2025 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 164 books toward her goal of 365 books.
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Guest Post: World Builders Worksheets #101 by Patti Barrington (Part 1 of 2)

Today’s guest post is the first of a two-part series designed to help all of us struggling writers, and is generously provided by author Patti Barrington. Hope it helps – and please do leave your thoughts/comments so I can pass them on to Patti! ***

World Builders Worksheets #101

Recently I guest posted at SciFiSignal.com […]

Homework Assignment Seven: Pacing

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

Pacing: Imagine a moment of crisis: someone shooting a bullet into you, someone about to […]

Book Review: Tout Sweet

Today’s book review is a fabulous memoir that rang more than a little true for me personally. The book, Tout Sweet, was provided courtesy of LuxuryReading.com, which also hosted the original (shorter) post of this book review, which is available here.

Tout Sweet (subtitled: “Hanging Up My High Heels for a New Life in France”) […]

Homework Assignment Six: Dialogue

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

Dialogue: Two people are having a conversation. It can be any two people you want, […]

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 […]