(image credit) I survived my first read-a-thon ever; thank you Bout of Books! I enjoyed the experience immensely even though I didn’t quite meet my goals. But I guess that’s what goals are for, yes? Anyhow, I finished The Maze Runner by James Dashner and A Stir of Echoes by Richard Matheson. Reviews to follow, but of these two I enjoyed A Stir of Echoes more. In addition, I finished listening to Wolf Hall during the read-a-thon week although I…
What fun! Not only am I participating in a read-a-thon, but I also get to take part in a challenge hosted by Paperback Dreamer. The object of the challenge is to find well, objects, on book covers that you own. I found everything except of all things, a Christmas tree. I even had a book called Christmas Day Kitten, but do you think it would include a Christmas tree on the cover? Nope. Anyway, this was way harder than it…
Please join me as I pioneer my way through the Bout of Books Read-a-thon. First, a big thank you to Grace from Books Without Any Pictures for bringing this event to my attention. I’ve never participated in a read-a-thon before, so this should be interesting. Here’s the information about the event that the organizers provided: “The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long…
(photo credit) We are gathered here to mourn the passing of October but also to revel in the warmth of autumn and the joy of sharing. It’s been a busy, crazy, exciting, delightful month of reading and conversing and musing. Even now, the last of the young-uns are streaking through the streets in pursuit of chocolate. Soon, all will be as quiet as the grave. This year I think I maximized my otherworldly experiences. I participated in the group read…
Today is my birthday. Or was when I began this post. (Alas, I’m a slow writer.) But I have a gift for you. R.I.P is here again! Hard to believe a year has gone by, but there it is. And autumn, the best time of the year, arrives. And with autumn, comes R.I.P. R.I.P (Readers Imbibing Peril) is the brainchild of Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings. It’s an opportunity for those of us who like things that go bump in…
Sadly, the annual Readers Imbibing Peril Challenge has met its inevitable demise. I feel so fortunate to have found this reading challenge in my first year of blogging. It was great fun, and I’m already looking forward to next year! Best of all, I will continue to peruse the posted R.I.P. reviews in my quest for the quintessential ghost story. To check out the hundreds of other reviews in the realm of the creepy at Stainless Steel Droppings, click here. By…
R.I.P Challenge As writers we always hear, “Connect with others who share your interests.” Everyone tells you to do it, but no one tells you how to do it. In my case, I find it hard to connect with folks in the ghost fiction genre because, well, there is no ghost fiction genre. Some ghost fiction comes to us from top-drawer masters like Henry James and Toni Morrison and are shelved in Literature. I’ve found some ghost novels in the…