by casblomberg | Jul 5, 2016 | Blog, Blogging, books, Characters, fiction, Reading, stories, Writing
What do you like in a story? Have you ever thought about it? And by that, I mean more than for a few seconds. Have you ever sat down and made a list of the things you enjoy about the stories you read? I read Chris Baty’s book, No Plot, No Problem last week. For...
by casblomberg | Jan 12, 2016 | Blog, Blogging, Book, books, fiction, fun, Reading, Uncategorized
My post last week recapped the books I’ve read in 2015. In that post, I was excited to try to reach my goal of a book a week for 2016. With that in mind, I’ve created a reading challenge because I think they’re fun. I’ve based it on the...
by casblomberg | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog, Blogging, books, fiction, fun, Reading, resolutions, Uncategorized
In 2015 I posted a reading challenge. Forgot about it, did you? For those of you who didn’t, I know you’re dying to hear how it went. Well . . . I got almost half of them ticked off. Here are the details: A book with more than 500 pages — Mistborn:...
by casblomberg | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog, Blogging, books, family, Fantasy, fiction, fun, kids, Reading
Earlier this week I wrote a blog post about the smell of books. Normally I try to use my own photos on my posts, mostly because it takes forever to find royalty-free photos. For that post, I knew I wanted something book-related, so I pulled out a few of my older...
by casblomberg | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Blogging, books, Bookshops, Reading
Drop me off at an old library, or antique bookstore, and I’ll be content for hours. Not only would I get lost amid the obscure and fascinating titles, but I’d savor each book, holding it in my hands and feeling the weight of it, breathing in the scent of...
by casblomberg | Oct 26, 2015 | Blog, Blogging, books, Bookshops, Fantasy, fiction, fun, Reading, science fiction, SFF
The kids are home this week for fall break and rather than set myself up for massive frustration, I’ve decided not to work on the novel while they are home. Instead, I’m going to relax and catch up on my reading! What better way to enjoy the new darker...
