2025 Reading Challenge

2025 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 164 books toward her goal of 365 books.
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Poems or Eek, She Said, Apparently I was a Fairly Maudlin Teenager

So I have been trying to figure out what to write about today, and must confess that NOTHING was coming to mind… I tried checking out Google for lists of writing exercises and to see what came up on the “I’m Feeling Lucky” search. I looked through previously identified lists of writing exercises. I looked […]

On Non-Fiction or When a Story is not a “Story”

Well, here we are on Book Review Tuesday yet again. This week’s theme: non-fiction. You see, I have recently taken on a new role – I will be a guest reviewer, providing book reviews on a variety of non-fiction topics and themes, for LuxuryReading.com (check it out – it’s a very cool site, and sometime […]

“Words to Live By” (Fiction)

So I thought I would post another piece of fiction, to prove that I actually do write fiction some of the time… (teehee) Seriously, I have been surprised at how much I enjoy the flash fiction/short story genre in my own writing. I have a lot of ideas percolating in my head (oh, the things […]

Surprise, Surprise: The Ball is Actually Rolling!

So I have News. Good news. Things are Starting to Happen…

First, I have officially entered my first short story writing contest (sponsored by The Writer magazine and Gotham Writer’s Workshop)! Submissions are due by April 30, with winners (top three submissions) notified by August 15; I submitted yesterday and received my official notice that […]

Three Cheers for Accessible and Engaging Science Fiction!

It’s book review Tuesday again, and this week I am going to tell you about my latest favorite author – Robert J. Sawyer – whose latest book (Wonder, part of the WWW Trilogy), the final installment of an amazing trilogy, is sitting in the mailbox as we speak (hooray!). Sawyer is a prolific Canadian author […]