Tag Archives: Juliet Blackwell

Connect Five – List H

Kathryn offers a generous bimonthly draw and the chance to win a book is motivating.  I love thinking-up themes.  I have succeeded at finishing eleven connections!  I have been reading up a storm! Here is “List H”.  Accessing WordPress has … Continue reading

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Definition Of The Broad “Cozy Genre”.

My blog celebrates its fifth anniversary!  Please enjoy the kitty photographs I share relating to the formation of RIEDEL Fascination.  My blog’s foremost purpose is to furnish a writer with a public place to write and invite conversations.  One of my … Continue reading

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Women & Diversity Of Literature

I was a guest when Valentina launched “Women” and look forward to a new one, from New Zealand.  I had my eye on the diversity theme because I support it whole-heartedly and own qualifying literature.  The first must is that groups I … Continue reading

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Global, British, Wishes

  List 12 books you have been excited about, longer than 2013! It might be surprising:  rather than read what I love (paranormal, gothic, mystery);  I strategize to get others out of the way.  With these, I have membership in a total of 40 … Continue reading

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Outlets For Series

More than halfway through the year I discovered ‘reading challenges’ and completed all 17 I chose.  I’m being daring in 2013, imagining the good I can do starting right in January!  I’m joining more of these pleasant circles than ever.  Out … Continue reading

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Socrates x III

With so many wonderful activity themes to try, I’m generating requisite sign-up commitments in fewer posts.  That’s a trend I’d like hosts to do different, as well as diversifying a January start.  I have time for one blog and it isn’t solely for … Continue reading

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Theme-Closing Combo

I am passionate about numerous subjects but 16 activities I partcipated in -from about September to December- toppled the reading topic.  I thank my non-bookie subscribers for bearing with that.  Stay tuned for a variety of great subjects I’m going to have fun with.  To minimize ‘closing … Continue reading

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Cozy Theme Conquered.

I’ve said and will say it again:  ‘cozy’ is a weak, lame word for a heading!  I cringe if it is used in reviews and urge everyone to just say ‘mystery’.  However since I enjoy so many authors labelled thusly;  I must be … Continue reading

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Silly name but love the genre.

Isn’t ‘cozy’ a stupid name for novels?  I love a paranormal aura.  Like gothics, some authors continue to write ghost stories:  EJ Copperman, Alice Kimberly, Christie Fifield, PJ Alderman.  Whenever keeners throw around “nice cozy” in reviews, I wince!  The genre means stories propelled by … Continue reading

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A witch novel challenge!

  THE LEVELS Initiate:  read 01 – 05 books Maiden:  read 06 – 10 books Mother:  read 11 – 15 books Crone:    read 16 – 20 books   With pleasure I join Witch Reading!  From Jan 1 – Dec 31;  some readers halfway in.  If I’d read … Continue reading

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