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24 Hour Read-a-Thon: Character Crush Mini Challenge
This challenge is officially closed. Thank you to everyone who participated; I loved reading about your character crushes. I’ll be selecting a winner shortly and will post it in an update. Every so often I’ll come across a character in … Continue reading
Book Sentence Mini Challenge
This mini challenge was super fun and I’m so glad Midnight Book Girl is hosting it. I didn’t make it in time to enter, but I still wanted to do it. Yeah, it’s that fun. Dark Highland Fire Leaving Jane … Continue reading
Wordle, Wordle, Wordle…
I have no idea why, but when I think of Wordle, that episode of the Smurfs where Tailor Smurf says, “Needle, needle, needle!” over and over pops into my head. (Yeah, that’s totally random and has absolutely nothing to do … Continue reading
Oh, You Thought the Word of the Day was an Actual Existing Word? Sorry.
One of my great pleasures in life is checking the Dictionary.com app on my iPhone for the ‘Word of the Day’. If I like the word, I’ll add it to my favorites. And it just so happened that I liked … Continue reading
Captivating Covers 001
Sometimes I’ll come across a book that makes me want to buy it just because of its cover. I resist the urge mind you—I must at least read the description and possibly a review or two first—but I’m still enamoured … Continue reading
Unless Your Skin is This Thick, You’re Not Ready Yet.
Some background: Jacqueline Howett, apparently, sent out digital copies of her self-published novel, The Greek Seaman, to various reviewers. One of those reviewers, BigAl, offered his honest assessment which Ms. Howett didn’t agree with, so she took it to the … Continue reading
Handwriting Meme 001
Handwriting can say a lot about a person, probably the most important is whether that person cares about penmanship. Then, there are some other considerations: Handwriting can change based on mood, writing position, pen, and paper quality. So, I’ve decided … Continue reading