Let’s chat about prologues. What do you think of them? Do they add to the story, or do they feel like just another chapter? Julie: I’m seeing prologues being used to tell a little bit of the story from before the current timeline. I think that works well so that a chapter doesn’t feel out of […]
Chapter Break is doing a Read Along! During the month of February, join us as we read . Each Saturday in February, we’ll post our thoughts on the current chapters. Today we are talking about Chapters 13-18. If you want to keep up with the read along, the rest of the schedule is below. Julie: […]
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Plot Summary: Five sisters in 19th century England must deal with the idea of marrying wealthy businessmen, as well as protecting themselves from a growing population of savage zombies. Starring: Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote, and Douglas Booth Directed by: Burr Steers Info from imdb I have been anxiously […]
Top 5 Reasons for Writing a Fairytale Retelling By David Estes With my SciFi Pinocchio retelling, STRINGS, having been just released, I’ve been thinking a lot about why I wrote the book in the first place! Here are my top 5 reasons for retelling a fairytale: Nostalgia! When I read awesomely creative and action-packed fairytale retellings […]
We were tagged in this joint blogging Q&A tag by the lovely sisters at Fashion Du Jour LDN! As you know, Chapter Break is a run blog by two very awesome ladies (Julie and Lynn), so we’re sharing some insight on our joint blogging. Q1: What made you want to write a blog together? Julie: […]
Julie’s Review: I started reading Chameleon shortly after finishing the first book, Ripple. I loved the Ripple audio, but at the time had the trilogy ebooks and decided to try reading an ebook again. My schedule just wasn’t working out, with only reading a chapter or two on weekends, so I was happy to get […]
Happy Valentine’s Day. Let’s chat about our favorite literary couples. Julie: We recently shared an infographic about the famous and favorite classic couples, so I’m going to be focusing on the current book couples. These are some of my favorites: Claire and Jamie, series. Rose and Dimitri, series. Kaylee and Tod, series. Cat and Bones, […]
Chapter Break is doing a Read Along! During the month of February, join us as we read . Each Saturday in February, we’ll post our thoughts on the current chapters. Today we are talking about Chapters 7-12. If you want to keep up with the read along, the rest of the schedule is below. […]
Lynn’s Review: Warning: If you are planning a cruise, skip reading The Living til afterwards. Trust me on that. The Living by Matt de la Pena is about a collection of characters on a cruise ship, trying to survive after an earthquake sets off a massive tsunami right in the path of the […]
Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day. We thought it would be fun to share this fun infographic showcasing endings of famous love stories. Just beware, it contains spoilers. Subscribe to Chapter Break posts. Never miss a post on Chapter Break. Subscribe today for all the bookish awesome in your inbox. Email Address Subscribe Join 568 other subscribers