Tag: Sundays are for writing

Sundays are for Writing #276

This was a great writing week—and I was out of town Monday-Friday for training. I wrote three book reviews: The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple, by Joanna Davidson Politano, What’s Eating Jackie Oh?, by Patricia Park, and The One That Got Away with Murder, by Trish Lundy. The first and last books are worth reading. The middle one…not so much. I also got in five fiction sessions.

Happy writing!

Sundays are for Writing #275

This was a solid writing week: I got in five fiction sessions, and two book reviews, The British Booksellers, by Kristy Cambron and The Reappearance of Rachel Price, by Holly Jackson. Busy week with family in town, a birthday party for my nephew, and my aunt in the hospital, so I’m pleased I stuck to my writing.

Happy writing!

Sundays are for Writing #274

This wasn’t a great writing week: I wrote one book review, Love, Unscripted, by Denise Hunter, and four fiction sessions. This is the first week all year I haven’t met my goal of five fiction-writing sessions each week. :/ Work was tough this week, though, and I was exhausted. Hopefully next week will be better!

Happy writing!

Sundays are for Writing #273

This was a decent writing week: I got in five fiction sessions and wrote one book review, The Trail of Lost Hearts, by Tracey Garvis Graves. I really enjoyed this read quite a bit.

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Sundays are for Writing #272

Despite traveling/being gone for work this week, it was still a solid writing week. I got in five fiction sessions, and three book reviews: Expiration Dates, by Rebecca Serle (not sure how I feel about this read), The Last Bloodcarver, by Vanessa Le (excellent read), Sincerely, the Duke, by Amelia Grey (solid romance read). I also wrote my March reading post, and my best books of March post.

Happy writing!

Sundays are for Writing #271

Happy Easter!

It’s been a good writing week: five fiction sessions and three book reviews. The Berlin Letters, by Katherine Reay was an excellent read, but I DNFed Maya’s Laws of Love, by Alina Khawaja and The Happiness Blueprint, by Ally Zetterberg. The characters just weren’t for me.

Happy writing!

Sundays are for Writing #270

This was a good writing week! I wrote Four book reviews, and got in five fiction sessions. An Unlikely Proposition, by Rosalyn Eves (This read like watching a telenovela), Good Half Gone, by Tarryn Fisher (DNFed because I didn’t like the MC), A Feather So Black, by Lyra Selene (I really liked this and can’t wait to read more!), and Bad Like Us, by Gabriella Lepore (This was a kind of YA locked room murder mystery—but I didn’t like the victim at all, so I wasn’t too invested.).

The fiction sessions were mainly brainstorming a do-over and working on bits of a re-write because I decided I didn’t like the genre or world I was writing in, So there’s that.

Happy writing!

Sundays are for Writing #269

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

This was a solid writing week: one book review, The Summer She Went Missing, by Chelsea Ichaso, and five fiction writing sessions. Is it bad if I realize, while writing, that I know I’m wandering a bit and the second draft will have to be reigned in a lot? I hope not. I keep telling myself I’m just trying to get a feel for the character…

Happy writing!

Sundays are for Writing #268

I was out-of-town for work training this week, but it was still an excellent writing week: three book reviews and five fiction sessions.

The reviews were Heartless Hunter, by Kristen Ciccarelli, Kilt Trip, by Alexandra Kiley, and In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation, by Alexandra Vasti. Heartless Hunter ended up being an intriguing, kind of dark, fantasy. Kilt Trip had me ready to pack and leave for Scotland. And Margo was a solid audio read. I also DNFed The Trouble with You, by Ellen Feldman because my attention kept wandering, and Death in Hilo, by Eric Redman because it just didn’t hold my attention.

Happy writing!

Sundays are for Writing #267

This was a great writing week! I got in five fiction-writing sessions, and I wrote three book reviews: The Warm Hands of Ghosts, by Katherine Arden, and A Flame in the North, by Lilith Saintcrow, and the The Book of Doors, by Gareth Brown.

The Warm Hands of Ghosts was a historical fiction mixed with…something else. I was eager to read it because of the author, but it never fully resolved itself, to me. A Flame in the North felt like a very slow read. I loved the mythology setting, but I’m not sure I’ll read more, because of the pacing. The Book of Doors was a solid read, and ended up being very engrossing. I also wrote my February reading post, and the best books I read in February.

I have a plan to get my writing in while I’m traveling for work, so let’s see if that pans out.

Happy writing!