Tag: readers

• My Summer Reading Giveaway! — on tumblr.

  Hey, guys! Two things have happened recently: Tumblr’s become the social media I’m most active on, which lead to I discovered the Book Depository. The Book Depository is a magical and wondrous place where you can buy books online and ship them to over 160 different countries— FOR FREE. Yes. FREE. Shipping. Worldwide. As such, […]

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  Julie Israel

  20 June, 2015

  Books

  Books, giveaway, readers, summer reading, the Book Depository, tumblr

• 10 Reading/Writing Goals for 2015

  Read 52+ books. Attend 3-5 readings. Beta read for at least two new people. Read at least one new book on the craft of writing. Freewrite and do more exercises when not actively novel writing. Revise Project A until next stage. Revise Project B until next stage. Plot, research for, and begin writing new book. […]

  Julie Israel

  9 January, 2015

  Writing

  becoming a better author, goals, list, readers, reading goals, revisions, writers, Writing, writing goals

• Ye Olde Reading Liste

  – very late that night – (Panting) OK. OK. I think I finally got it. I’ll still have to update it manually, but I managed to get pretty dang close to the shiny Goodreads montage without the help of widgets. Check out my new Reading List page here! ____________________________________________________ – 1.5 hours later – So […]

  Julie Israel

  15 December, 2014

  Books, Reading, Writing

  old reading list, readers, reading list, TBR, writers

• What’s in a reading? Some observations as attendee, as author

  A former professor once said that she liked to think of readings as gifts: something that one gives one’s audience. That listeners can enjoy and take meaning, amusement, solace from. Or anything, really; it’s the author’s gift to give. What it does is, by and large, up to them. I am fortunate to live in […]

  Julie Israel

  30 September, 2014

  Books, Inspiration, Reading, Writing

  author events, author readings, BJ Novak, book events, David Mitchell, David Sedaris, fiction, Gretchen Rubin, literary event, readers, reading at an event, readings, readings as gifts, writers

• Forum Friday: Favorite books of 2013

  What were your favorite books this year? They don’t have to be new as long as they were new to you! Here are some of my favorites (not presented in rank– they were all 5 stars for me):       The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Gone Girl […]

  Julie Israel

  20 December, 2013

  Books, Reading, Writing

  favorite books 2013, fiction, Forum Friday, readers, writers

• Forum Friday: Do you have a literary bucket list?

  If so, what’s on it? Writing fan letters to your favorite authors (or perhaps meeting them)? Visiting places from your favorite books, like the House on the Rock in American Gods (or the Harry Potter world in Universal Studios)? Going on a literary pilgrimage, or filling a library of your own with signed first editions? A literary […]

  Julie Israel

  4 October, 2013

  Books, Creative Projects, Inspiration, Reading, Writing

  fiction, Forum Friday, lists, literary bucket list, literary pilgrimage, readers, writers

• Deadlines, Girl Jams, & 5 Good Reasons to Write

  30 Day Know Thyself Writing Challenge Day 13: What motivates you to keep writing? Deadlines. Deadlines and coffee. OH, you mean the POSITIVE things. Well, let me first say this: deadlines have their positive attributes, too. If you have them, it means that someone is expecting your work, which means that someone will be reading […]

  Julie Israel

  13 June, 2012

  Creative Projects, Writing

  30 day challenge, challenges, dance party, deadlines, expression, fans, girl jams, motivation, readers, reasons to write, Writing