Book Notes: November 29, 2023 - Nonfiction & Fiction Reviews No. 4

 Welcome to the scenic route! It's great to have you here today. Our weather has been beautiful lately. I hope things are looking up in your area. I've got a couple book reviews to share with you, as well as a new word prompt. Are you ready? Let's go!

Book Review: Reading With A Purpose by Nancy Wilson

Reading with Purpose by Nancy Wilson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Nancy Wilson has written an excellent resource for teachers. I'd been taught several reasons why reading is so important, but she's brought out a couple more. I also applaud her for encouraging variety in reading, as well as applying caution and discretion where it's obviously needed. If you teach literature to children of any age, I highly recommend this book to you.

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Book Review: Family Ties series by Carolyne Aarsen

Family Ties by Carolyne Aarsen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sweet, Clean Romance

This collection of romance tales is sweet and clean. There's a good bit of prayer among the MCs, and their lives show as living what they believe, even though they aren't perfect. Each story is unique, and I found it easy to step into them. If you're looking for sweet, inspirational romance, with cowboys and a soldier as heroes, then try this set of novels.

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I'm eight books behind schedule and I probably won't make my goal this year. I think they only way I could is if I find at least four or five novellas which I can read in a day. Then the challenge would be to find a day in which I could actually read and that be the main thing I do all day. I'm just not sure that's going to happen. How are your reading goals going?

Are you ready for the word prompt? It's next!

Just Keep Writing: Wednesday Whimsy

If this is your first time participating in this kind of writing exercise, you're in for a treat. If you've done this with me before, just keep scrolling for the prompt.

Rules:

1. You can use any/all of the words and/or the photo in the prompt below to create a unique written work. Fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose, even lyrics are acceptable.  
2. Please keep the material you write clean (i.e. nothing R-rated or worse) if you wish to share the link to your work here, as well as if you link back to my site. I strive to keep my site free of such things. My readers know and expect this. I respect your right to write whatever you feel you need to write. And you're free to use my prompts. But if your material is graphic, I'd rather not view it, and most of my readers will not wish to. 
3. Have fun! This type of exercise is perfect for growing in the writing craft, or for helping through a rough patch in your current WIP. If you're looking to push your author limits and you normally write in nonfiction prose, try a whimsical collection of lyrics. If you normally write poems about real life events, try your hand at a fanfic. Give yourself some room to explore.

Don't forget to leave a link to your creation (unless you're writing graphic material) so my readers and I can check out your work. I'd appreciate a link back to this post to help me reach more readers, but it's not required. 

This could be a fun list to work with. What do you think?

So! Did you find something new to add to your TBR list? Or have you read either of the ones I shared today? If so, I'd love to hear about it in the comments. 

What about the prompt? Did you find it helpful? Let me know!

I hope you found today's post useful in some way. If so, please visit again and bring a few more creative and reader friends along with you. Tomorrow, I'll have a fresh three word prompt ready to share. 

Until next time,
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