2025 Reading Challenge

2025 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 164 books toward her goal of 365 books.
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Homework Assignment Three: Plot

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

Plot: This is an exercise in learning how to write a climactic scene. A boat sinks […]

Guest Post: Market Your Book – Blog Writing Tips from Sheila Lowe

Welcome to the second of two guest posts from the fabulous Sheila Lowe – part one, available Monday, was an excerpt from Last Writes, the fourth installment in her Forensic Handwriting Mystery series featuring Claudia Rose; part two, available today, contains Sheila’s blog writing tips for marketing your book (should you be one of those […]

They Call it “Breakfast of Champions” – But Not Really, At Least Not for Me

So here we are on Book Review Tuesday, tackling an icon of the canon – Kurt Vonnegut – and his novel Breakfast of Champions to boot. Let me start by saying that I already had my doubts about Vonnegut. I’ve already admitted that I could never get into Slaughterhouse Five, and while I’d not given […]

Guest Post: Excerpt from “Last Writes” by Sheila Lowe

Starting today, I am going to be running a new series of guest posts for the next couple of months. They will include excerpts from published and/or in-progress fiction, as well as tips, tools and tricks-of-the-trade from some talented writers who have expressed an interest in reaching out to you, my lucky readers. I hope […]

Hooray for Book Warehouses or The Miracle of Buy Five Get One Free!

So The Fiancee and I recently returned from a spot o’ business travel that involved us driving over 1700 miles to visit four states in less than a week. Let’s just say it was a bit busy, with lots of car time and lots of coffee shop reading by me… So, in other words, let’s […]