10/05/2019

Reading Recap: September 2019 (Audiobooks)

By Jo ¶ Posted in Ramblings, Reading Recap ¶ Tagged amreading, audiobooks, books, commentary, fantasy, learning, library, Reading Recap, Robin LaFevers, science fiction, SFF, Sophie Mackintosh, specfic, Sylvain Neuvel, Tara Sim, tips, Victoria Schwab, world building, writing ¶ Leave a comment

SeptemberAudiobooks2019RR Since I had taken several walks during break times of my September hell writing time, I wound up listening to quite a few audiobooks. Here are the highlights. Continue reading →

09/02/2019

Reading Recap: August 2019 (Hardcopies and Kindle)

By Jo ¶ Posted in Ramblings, Reading Recap ¶ Tagged amreading, audiobooks, books, commentary, DC, fantasy, Jeffe Kennedy, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Krista and Becca Richie, learning, library, Reading Recap, science fiction, Scott Westerfeld, self-help, SFF, Sui Ishida, tips, world building, writing ¶ Leave a comment

An author interview, so many eARCs, and so much writing. Welcome, to another month of reading. Continue reading →

09/01/2019

Reading Recap: August 2019 (Audiobooks)

By Jo ¶ Posted in Ramblings, Reading Recap ¶ Tagged amreading, Andy Remic, audiobooks, books, Catherynne Valente, Claire Legrand, commentary, fantasy, learning, library, Madeline Miller, Melissa Bashardoust, Nafiza Azad, Reading Recap, science fiction, SFF, Tara Sim, tips, world building, writing ¶ Leave a comment

A pinched nerve for two weeks took me out of commission, but having my boyfriend in town was massively helpful. It also gave me a chance to read some excellent audiobooks, which I will share with you below. Continue reading →

07/31/2019

Reading Recap: July 2019 (Just Audiobooks)

By Jo ¶ Posted in Ramblings, Reading Recap ¶ Tagged amreading, Ann Leckie, audiobooks, books, commentary, fantasy, Jeff Vandermeer, learning, library, Mindy McGinnis, Nicky Drayden, Reading Recap, Robin LaFevers, SFF, Tara Sim, tips, world building, writing ¶ Leave a comment

Get ready for Part 2. I refrained from finishing two more audiobooks today because one, I had a headache, and two, had some work to do which required deep focus. Welcome to all the audiobooks I read in July. Continue reading →

07/30/2019

Reading Recap: July 2019 (Kindle & Hardcopies)

By Jo ¶ Posted in Ramblings, Reading Recap ¶ Tagged Amal El-Mohtar, amreading, audiobooks, books, commentary, DC, fantasy, Gabriel Picolo, Helen Phillips, Jennifer Geisbrecht, Kami Garcia, learning, library, Max Gladstone, Reading Recap, Rory Power, Sam J. Miller, Sarah Knight, science fiction, Scott Westerfeld, self-help, SFF, tips, world building, writing ¶ Leave a comment

I DID IT. I am on track for finishing my reading goal (100 books in 2019, displayed as 101 because of a DNF). I decided to break this month’s round-up into two entries because dear lord, I read so many things in July. Continue reading →

06/30/2019

Reading Recap: June 2019

By Jo ¶ Posted in Ramblings, Reading Recap ¶ Tagged amreading, audiobooks, books, Brooklyn Ray, Cadwell Turnbull, Christopher Ruz, commentary, DC, fantasy, Fran Wilde, Greek mythology, John Carreyrou, Kate Hope Day, Kristin Cashore, learning, library, Maxym M Martineau, Reading Recap, Sarah Gailey, SFF, Theranos, tips, world building, writing ¶ Leave a comment

I guess I did all the reading due to all the flying I did this month. It’s been a wide swath of genres. As we near the halfway point of the year, the reads have been on point. Continue reading →

05/31/2019

Reading Recap: May 2019

By Jo ¶ Posted in Ramblings, Reading Recap ¶ Tagged amreading, audiobooks, books, Christopher Ruz, commentary, DC, fantasy, Garth Nix, Greek mythology, learning, Leigh Bardugo, library, Madeline Miller, Marlon James, Reading Recap, SFF, tips, world building, writing ¶ Leave a comment

I think I’ve found myself in another reading slump. I keep starting books, but not finishing them. And there was a ton of unrelated excitement in May (hello, Nebulas 2019). My goodreads currently reading is a bit of a mess, but I managed to get some reads in. Continue reading →

04/30/2019

Reading Recap: April 2019

By Jo ¶ Posted in Ramblings, Reading Recap ¶ Tagged amreading, Arkady Martine, audiobooks, books, Caitlin Starling, Claire Legrand, commentary, fantasy, Helen Oyeyemi, Jay Kristoff, Jeff Vandermeer, learning, library, Mindy McGinnis, Reading Recap, SFF, tips, Tomi Adeyemi, world building, writing ¶ Leave a comment

Apr2019RR April was a quieter month. Though, in the middle, I did visit New York City to get some day job work done and took most of a needed break from writing. And because of a weird funk, it took me a while to read non-audiobooks. With May’s aggressive travel, maybe time for reading physical copies will be easier to come by. Continue reading →

03/31/2019

Reading Recap: March 2019

By Jo ¶ Posted in Ramblings, Reading Recap ¶ Tagged amreading, audiobooks, books, Brooklyn Ray, commentary, fantasy, Ian McGuire, James A. McLaughlin, Joy McCullough, K.A. Doore, learning, library, Naomi Novik, Reading Recap, Rin Chupeco, SFF, tips, Vic James, world building, writing ¶ Leave a comment

March seemed to zip by. I went to Seattle for a bit, taking a proper vacation from both day job and from writing. It was nice and a much-needed break from the querying grind. But it left much time for some good reads, which I am pleased to share. Continue reading →

03/04/2019

Reading Recap: February 2019

By Jo ¶ Posted in Ramblings, Reading Recap ¶ Tagged amreading, audiobooks, Avon Gale, books, commentary, Elise Kova, fantasy, Haruki Murakami, learning, library, Megan Whalen Turner, Piper Vaughn, Reading Recap, SFF, Susan Dennard, Tehlor Kay Mejia, tips, world building, writing ¶ Leave a comment

Everything happened in February: work stuff, I moved my desk, moved my apartment, got sick, a polar vortex! February 2019 had everything, except for a well enough me to read the normal volume I am used to. But now that the books are put away and the furniture has been arranged, I wanted to share with you the delights and learnings from this second month.
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