Tag: Reading

• All aboard to Bookingham for another Juniper giveaway!

  Friends and readers, I am delighted to announce that we have put our heads together, and the magnanimous Duke of Bookingham is currently hosting a Juniper-themed giveaway over on her tumblr! You may notice there seems to be a set in these pictures. That’s because an advance copy, a finished hardback, and an audiobook of Juniper […]

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  Julie Israel

  26 September, 2017

  Books, Reading

  booklr, bookworm, giveaway, jlhi, Juniper Lemon, Juniper Lemon’s Happiness Index, Reading, The Duke of Bookingham, YA, young adult

• 30 Stories, Day 12: The Necklace

  I have been wanting to read Guy de Maupassant ever since a friend recommended Bel Ami to me. After this short story, which is twelfth in my 30 day short story reading challenge, I think I may just have to bump Bel Ami up a few notches. In this post my observations include a running […]

  Julie Israel

  12 January, 2013

  Reading, short story, Writing

  30 short stories in 30 days, fiction, Guy de Maupassant, Reading, The Necklace, writers, Writing

• 30 Stories, Day 11: The Lottery

  For Day 11 of my 30 day short story train (reading for writing ‘013!) I read a dark mystery/thriller. This one is awesomely unsettling and makes me want to write a dystopian short. But judge for yourselves: in this post I include a synopsis, my writing craft observations, a couple new words and a link […]

  Julie Israel

  11 January, 2013

  Reading, short story, Writing

  30 short stories in 30 days, Chekhov’s gun, fiction, Reading, Shirley Jackson, synopsis, The Lottery, writers, Writing

• 30 Stories, Day 9: The Tale

    Reading better to write better, day 9: “The Tale” by Joseph Conrad Yes, it is impossible to believe, till some day you see a ship not your own…but some other ship in company, blow up all of a sudden and plop under almost before you know what happened to her. Then you begin to […]

  Julie Israel

  9 January, 2013

  Reading, short story, Writing

  1917, 30 short stories in 30 days, fiction, Joseph Conrad, Reading, The Tale, writers, Writing

• 30 Stories, Day 7: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

  On day 7 of my 30 day short story challenge I get into magical realism. *Rubs hands together* Eeeeexcellent… “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez The light was so weak at noon that when Pelayo was coming back to the house after throwing away the crabs, it was hard for […]

  Julie Israel

  7 January, 2013

  Inspiration, Reading, short story, Writing

  A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, fallen angel, fiction, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, magical realism, Reading, writers, Writing

• 30 Stories, Day 6: The Door

  On the sixth day of 30 Short Stories, my anthology gave to me…a wonderfully nonsensical story by a renowned grammar nazi! (Apologies for the shabby rhyme. Ahem:) “The Door” by E.B. White “More and more (he kept saying) I am confronted by a problem which is incapable of solution (for this time, even if I […]

  Julie Israel

  6 January, 2013

  Reading, short story, Writing

  30 short stories, 30 short stories in 30 days, E.B. White, fiction, Reading, short story, The Door, writers, Writing

• 30 Stories, Day 5: The South (El Sur)

  Today marks day five in my 30 day, self-imposed short story challenge. I’m in the midst of trying to find homes for some of my short stories and decided I need to read more short stories myself—to enjoy some good literature, to learn, and to improve my own writing. I share my findings with you. […]

  Julie Israel

  5 January, 2013

  Reading, short story, Writing

  30 day reading challenge, 30 short stories in 30 days, El Sur, fiction, Jorge Luis Borges, Reading, The South, writers, Writing

• 30 Stories, Day 3: A Sound of Thunder

  Hello, wordsmiths! Today is the third installment in my venture to read 30 short stories in 30 days with the long-term goal of improving my writing. Today I report on this:  “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury “Anything happens to you, we’re not responsible. … Six Safari leaders were killed last year, and a […]

  Julie Israel

  3 January, 2013

  Reading, Writing

  30 short stories in 30 days, A Sound of Thunder, Ray Bradbury, Reading, short story, writers, Writing

• 30 Stories, Day 2: The Masque of the Red Death

  “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe “There were sharp pains, sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution. The scarlet stains upon the body and especially upon the face of the victim…shut him out from the aid and from the sympathy of his fellowmen. And the whole seizure, […]

  Julie Israel

  2 January, 2013

  Reading, Writing

  30 short stories in 30 days, Edgar Allan Poe, Reading, The Masque of the Red Death

• Forum Friday: What Banned Books Have You Read?

  This Friday, my fellow readers, writers, and bloggers, let’s get our hands dirty. Let’s talk contraband. This week (September 30 to October 6) is Banned Books Week in the United States. For those of you unfamiliar with it, this is an annual event among the national book community that celebrates the ability to read freely […]

  Julie Israel

  5 October, 2012

  Books, Writing

  10 most challenged titles, 100 most frequently challenged books, banned books, Banned Books Week, Books, censorship, challenged books, life, Reading