Julie’s Review: Here’s the thing. I have a peeve. Well, I have tons of peeves about bookish stuff, and I’ve written about them plenty before. And this one hits upon a peeve of mine. First, let’s chat about what I did like. I liked the characters and the unique personalities. The three main characters each […]
Do you read outside your comfort zone? Julie: To be honest, I rarely do. I read for fun. I read to enjoy my time. Usually, my time driving as that is the only time I get to read. So I read what I like, I read what makes me happy. I read what makes the […]
One Easy Way to Create a Fictional Town Janet Chester Bly My late husband, Christy Award winning western author Stephen Bly, chose all his fiction story settings to happen in the West, whether historical (1880-1905) or contemporary. When I started writing solo adult novels of my own, I determined to stay with that brand and […]
There are books that it seems like everyone else has read, but you haven’t for whatever reason. What are they? Julie: My reading has slowed down so much in the last couple of years so it feels like everyone has read everything but me! I mean, I was the one super late to the Harry […]
We’re starting a new feature here on Chapter Break called Chat About Covers. ‘Cause you know we all judge books by covers, whether we admit it or not. We judge the style, the color and font choices, and just the overall look. That might not keep us from reading the book, but we do […]
Julie’s Review: This book was simultaneously a fairy tale and a very serious glimpse into our history. I thought the combination was very well done and interesting. I loved how the book started off with the tale of the three sisters and their curse to be stuck until they can save a soul on […]
Give up your shoulds – what should we be doing instead of reading? Julie: Things I should be doing (and usually am doing) instead of reading: Sleeping – what’s that again? Working – this takes up so much of my life Caring for my kid – this takes up the rest of my life, not that […]
#ShelfLove Challenge 2016 We’re co-hosting the #ShelfLove challenge again this year so join us and read more of the books you already bought! November’s topic: Name one bookish item that you are thankful for. This could be your favorite book or gift or author. You decide. Share pictures if you can. Julie’s Challenge Update: I’m […]
So let’s just chat about those scruffy dudes with beards, shall we? Julie: Goodreads likes lists. And I like to search lists. Goodreads has these cool lists about bearded dudes: Gotta Love a Man with a Beard Best Bearded Heroes I do not appear to have read any of them. Which sounds like I’m missing […]
We’re starting a new feature here on Chapter Break called Chat About Covers. ‘Cause you know we all judge books by covers, whether we admit it or not. We judge the style, the color and font choices, and just the overall look. That might not keep us from reading the book, but we do […]