No Book Buying Challenge 2015 – April Update As you know, we are co-hosting the Show Your Shelves Some Love: A No Book Buying Challenge. You can also review the details of the post on the “No Book Buying Challenge“ page from the menu above. For April we are talking about avoiding relapse. How are […]
Guest Post: The Pain–and the Joy–of Editing Fiction by Allen Woods It took me several years to complete The Sword and Scabbard, since I was only able to work on it part-time between paid writing projects. When I look back, I realize that a large percentage of that time was spent editing one draft after […]
Have you ever read a book simply because you saw the movie? Or maybe heard about the movie and wanted to read the book first? What about TV shows? Julie: I usually decide to see a movie based on a book because I already read and enjoyed the book, but sometimes I’ve done the reverse. […]
The only challenge (other than our Shelf Love challenge of course) that I signed up for in 2015 is the Audiobook challenge. I didn’t end up doing an introductory post and instead linked up my GR shelf. But I still wanted to participate in the quarterly updates, so here we go. I’m kind of going […]
Julie’s Review: Spell Bound is a great ending to the Hex Hall series. Sophie is even more kick ass and brave than before, and still her awkward sarcastic self. She has to overcome new struggles and deal with new magical issues. I like how she continues to learn more about her family history and learns […]
Should books have closure, even if they have a sequel or are in a series? Julie: YES! I absolutely prefer each book in a series to have their own ending, and then a set up for the following book. I hate cliffhangers – really not a fan. Also, can’t stand books that just STOP. That’s […]
Being that it is Women’s History Month, I thought it would be quite appropriate to share this awesome infographic about the 13 women who have won the Nobel Prize in literature. Let’s hope the upcoming years will see more lovely ladies winning Nobels for their work. I actually haven’t read ANY of these, so now […]
Julie’s Review: Can I just say how excited I am that I really enjoyed this book? The first book in the series was good, but not great. The second book, well I don’t even remember it. To be fair, I read most of it just before I had my baby, and then when I did […]
Is there a book (or several books) that you’ve already read but would just love to be able to read for the first time? Julie: I’m not much of a re-reader, so there are a lot of books that I’ve already enjoyed, but don’t plan on enjoying again. Though it would be fun to enjoy […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Julie’s Quote: “You’re my flame in the dark. We chase away the shadows around each other.” and “Because I can’t help doing it,” he said with a shrug. “And […]