Guest Post: How Not to be Boring: Eight Writing Tips for Writers by Cara Achterberg Be honest. Don’t pretend you know something you don’t, feel something you don’t feel, or are something you’re not. Just be heart-exposingly honest and readers will appreciate it. Honesty is never boring. Write your passion. Write what you love. Write […]
First impressions matter, right? Well, the first line of a book is one way to make (or break) a great first impression. Here’s a fun infographic with 34 Compelling First Lines of Famous Books. Enjoy! Scribendi.com What’s your favorite opening sentence in a book?
Let’s chat about the covers that we are just drawn to. Julie: Here are some of the things I love most on covers and I will just want to pick up the book: Beautiful dresses with a fairy tale look. I don’t know why. I just love that swirly-whirly ethereal feel on YA covers. Bonus […]
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 […]
Teachers and mentors are so important to us as we grow up. I loved this infographic with inspirational quotes from our favorite fictional mentores, so I ma sharing it here today. PlaygroundEquipment.com
We all have some interesting reading habits. Let’s talk about them, good or bad. Julie: I love talking about how good or bad I am at something. Reading is one of my favorite hobbies, but I’m sure I’ve picked up some bad habits over time. Let’s see what those might be: Good Reading Habits I […]
Woot! Happy 3rd birthday Chapter Break! How exciting that this lovely blog has been around for 3 years now! Did you notice something special? That’s right, we have a new look! Just in time to celebrate a HUGE blogoversary Giveaway. If you’re not a raving fan regular visitor, you might be interested in seeing some […]
I thought it would be fun too take a look at all the books we have reviewed in the first quarter of 2016. Have you read our reviews? Which book is your favorite from our list? January 2016: Feburary 2016: March 2016:
Share your Blogging Habits, both good and bad Julie: I want to say I’m a good blogger. I try to do be organized and get my posts ready well in advance, but it doesn’t always happen. Here are some of my habits, good or bad. Good blogging habits: Posts are organized and planned out on […]
#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! April 2016: The 2nd Week of April is Library Week. Tell us about your local library and what makes is special to you. Julie’s Challenge Update: I honestly haven’t physycally been to our […]