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 [easyazon_link identifier=”1476791457″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Confess by Colleen Hoover[/easyazon_link]. 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 […]
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, [easyazon_link identifier=”0440212561″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Outlander[/easyazon_link] series. Rose and Dimitri, [easyazon_link identifier=”1595147586″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Vampire […]
Chapter Break is doing a Read Along! During the month of February, join us as we read [easyazon_link identifier=”1476791457″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Confess by Colleen Hoover[/easyazon_link]. 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 […]
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.