Saturday, November 5, 2022

Randomness...

 
Kindle Vella Update: My sister and I just posted our eleventh episode of Ghosts of Grayhaven; we have just ten more episodes to go and will be posting two episodes a week until we're done. We've been having so much fun creating and writing this ghost story about Zeb, Mariah and Moose.   THANK YOU so much to all those blogging friends who have read, followed, and given likes to our story. I appreciate your support so much! You guys are the best. And if anyone else wants to check it out, the first three episodes are totally free to read. Just click on the story title link above. (And if you want to read more episodes, Kindle Vella gives you your first 200 tokens for free; and you can buy 200 more tokens for just $1.99. Each of our episodes cost between 10-15 tokens.) 

Reading Challenge update: I only have one more classic to read this year and I will have finished all twelve categories in Karen's Back to the Classics Challenge. I'm hoping to read my last classic, The Scarlet Pimpernel, this month. I picked up a used copy of it for 25 cents at a library book sale last year. It'll fill the Classic Set in a Place You'd Like to Visit category...because Paris! 

Nonfiction November:  I always try to read a few nonfiction books every November. Here are the ones I'm planning on reading this month:
  • Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War by Tony Horwitz
  • The Fighting Bunch by Chris DeRose (a book that Sam @ Book Chase recommended last year)
  • Days of Rage by Bryan Burrough
  • The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband From a Deadly Superbug by Steffanie Strathdee
  • Swan Dive: The Making of a Rogue Ballerina by Georgina Pazcoguin
Will I manage to finish them all? Probably not. But I'm going to try. Of course, I also checked out a bunch of fiction titles from the library yesterday, too, because I'm the girl who always checks out too many books every month. So, here are the top five fiction books I'm planning on reading this month too: 
The Maid by Nita Prose
The Hidden One by Linda Castillo
Still Life by Louise Penny
The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim
A Little Wilder by Serena Bell

Practicing gratitude:  And throughout this month, I'm going to try a little harder to remember these two quotes by William A Ward, and be more consciously thankful for all the blessings I have been given in my life. 

 



Happy November Reading!














38 comments:

  1. Good luck and congrats on reading the classics. I left those behind after grad school, smile.

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    1. Reading classics for grad school would just be a lot of work. I only read a few each year for fun...and I get to pick them, so that makes it even better. :)

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  2. That is awesome that you and your sister are writing a story on Kindle Vella. Congrats on reading all of the classics for the challenge. Good luck with this month's reading!

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    1. Thanks! It's going to be hard fitting in all those books with life, work, Thanksgiving, etc. I really shouldn't have checked out so many.

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  3. I love that Ward quote. And I had somehow missed the news about "Ghosts of Grayhaven." I'll be sure to check it out.

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    1. It's been fun figuring out how to write a serialized novella.

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  4. I've been loving your Kindle Vella story! So excited to hear you'll be releasing two episodes a week now. I can't get enough of it. :D

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  5. I have a gratitude jar. Once a week, I sit down and think of all the good things that happened, then I choose one to write down on a slip of paper to put in the jar. At the end of the year, I empty the jar and read all the slips. I've done this for at least five years now, and it's helped to keep me focused on the positive-- which can be so difficult sometimes!

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    1. I love that idea! Staying positive is something I need to work on more in my life. And with a gratitude jar, I could read the slips of paper any time I was feeling down. Thanks for the idea, Cathy! :D

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  6. Ooh I want to read the Maid too! Heard so many good things. And I'm loving your story! Although I got behind in the last week or so- I'm going to go catch up today!!!

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    1. Thanks, Greg! And sorry this comment disappeared into spam. I don't know why Blogger keeps doing that to you. And I'm looking forward to reading The Maid, too. :)

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  7. I wish you luck and fun with your creative project with your sister. How fund for you.

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  8. I have read some things on Kindle Vella, so I will check out your story, Lark. Good luck with it. I am always looking for ways to be more grateful. I have a couple of books on gratitude I want to read.

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    1. Thanks! And if you come across a good gratitude book, let me know. :)

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  9. I'm going to check out your ghost story once I get some time. I hope you enjoy your non fiction books. I've been reading some memoirs for nonfiction November and have enjoyed them.

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    1. I'm hoping my nonfiction picks this month are good, too. They all sound interesting, but you never know. :)

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  10. Oh no looks like my comment disappeared. I swear Blogger is killing me lol. Anyway... just wanted to say that I'm loving the story, and I'm going to go over and catch up today! :)

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    1. Blogger is always sending my comments to spam...even on my own blog! It's so annoying. I do take a little comfort that it's happening to other people besides me. But I did rescue your first comment from spam. And thanks for reading our KV story! I really appreciate your support. :D

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    2. It cracks me up that it even sends our OWN comments tro spam ha

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  11. That is so awesome that you guys are writing a story together. I need to look into Kindle Vella. I feel like I've been living under a rock!

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    1. It was my sister's idea, but it's been a lot of fun. We're thinking about trying a Christmas romance story next.

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  12. Well, good luck trying to finish them all.

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    1. Thanks! It's not going to happen...but I'm going to try anyway. ;D

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  13. I'm super impressed at how well you've done with the classics challenge! Well done!

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    1. I'm a little surprised that I've made it through eleven books. I usually poop out in July. But I did try to schedule my hardest classics for earlier in the year which has helped.

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  14. Great job on your classics challenge! I hope your nonfiction reads are excellent this month. I don't read much nonfiction but will definitely be interested in hearing your thoughts on the ones you've chosen.

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    1. I'm hoping the nonfiction books are good, too; they all sound interesting...I just hope they end up being readable, you know?

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  15. I need to catch up with your stories! I've enjoyed the ones I've read so far. Bravo! Such a great reminder to be thankful every day. It really makes you a happier person to be grateful so good for everyone all around! :)

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    1. Being more thankful is something I do need to consciously work on; it doesn't come easily some days.

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  16. How great that you and your sister write together. What a special thing to share!

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    1. It's been a lot of fun! And it makes writing a story so much easier when you only are responsible for half of it. ;D

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  17. Congrats on your success with your writing! I've got a few non-fiction titles set for this month too.

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    1. Can't wait to see what you end up reading! :D

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  18. I hope you enjoy those books you listed here and I can't wait for our next buddy read! :D

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