NaNoWriMo2015: The End

Another NaNoWriMo has come and gone. It’s November 30, and all is well. I finished on time and with high hopes of taking this novel thing a bit further. If you didn’t reach 50,000 words, it’s all good. Participation is Continue reading NaNoWriMo2015: The End

Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge 2015: Finished!

I’ve completed the Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge for 2015! You can see my completed list here. And you can find out more about this challenge on Book Riot’s Goodreads group page. The list of 24 categories was fun to fulfill, but the Continue reading Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge 2015: Finished!

NaNoWriMo 2015: Week Four

With only a week and day to go, it’s time to dive into Week Four. This week is the most difficult for participants celebrating Thanksgiving, but difficult doesn’t mean impossible. It’s all about timing and perseverance. We got this! Let’s Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2015: Week Four

NaNoWriMo 2015: Week Three

November is in full swing. We can see the finish line; it’s a bit fuzzy, but it’s there, looming. . . beckoning. Thanksgiving in the United States is a bit of a roadblock, and that’s okay. But don’t forget November 30 Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2015: Week Three

Book Impressions: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

I have read all 7 books in the Thursday Next series (book 8 comes out in 2017). I love them all. Jasper Fforde has done amazing and wild things with the world of Thursday Next and all her shenanigans. I couldn’t Continue reading Book Impressions: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

NaNoWriMo 2015: Week Two

As usual, the first week of NaNoWriMo flew by to the sweet sounds of tap tap tap on the keyboard (or maybe the mad scratching of pencil on paper). All good sounds. Let’s test the waters of progress. I’ve discovered Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2015: Week Two

NaNoWriMo 2015: Tell the World

Are you a NaNoWriMo 2015 Participant? What better way to tell the world that November is going to be extraordinary than by wearing it for all to see. Today, my mail carrier reverently handed me a package. A peek at the return Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2015: Tell the World

Book Impressions: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. On Goodreads, this lovely book won the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for best historical fiction. Continue reading Book Impressions: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

NaNoWriMo 2015: Week One

Novelists, start your engines. And. . .we’re off! Yes, it’s that time of year again. Time for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). October is great for celebrating Halloween and talking a big game about the next month’s plot and characters Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2015: Week One