How many times have you participated in CBR? Has it changed the way you read? I think this is my 5th or 6th CBR. I’ve had varying degrees of success with participating. It’s definitely made me a more mindful reader because I have to think about how I’m going to talk about the book in a meaningful way without spoiling it. How do you decide what to choose next from your TBR stack? If I really have no idea which of the hundreds of books […]
Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: getoffmylawnn
How many times have you participated in Cannonball Read? Has it changed the way you read? I’ve been involved from CBR 10, probably a bit earlier by just reading all the reviews, but this was the first one I participated in and wrote reviews for! It has certainly changed the way I read a book; keeping in mind what I would like other readers to know about the things I liked reading in it, and making notes or highlighting certain sections (in e-books only) that stayed […]
Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: Aquillia
Which imaginary kingdom would you most like to visit? Teenage-me says “Rohan!” without hesitation. If I’m being honest, adult-me would probably be more at home in the Shire. Adult-me also thinks the Vale of Arryn sounds gorgeous, even though the GOT/ASOIAF world in general might not be a fun experience! What do you write? Will CBR fantasy fans ever get to read an Aquillia original? I hope they will be able to someday; fingers crossed! I write fairly traditional fantasy — secondary world, largely medieval-Europe-based, […]
Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: octothorp
Why ‘octothorp’ (besides the fact that it’s a super cool word)? Apparently I have a punctuation fetish I’m sublimating – ha! My husband and I have ampersand tattoos because of Y The Last Man (the whole section about ampersands being used to denote partnerships that are collaborative as opposed to typing the word “and” if each person did their own work resonated), I used to post in the early days of the mothership as ellipsis, nearly named my kid Thorn with a plan to get […]
Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: KimMiE”
You read a wide variety of genres. How do you decide what to read next from your TBR list/stack? It’s really just based on my mood at the time. I try to alternate between fiction and nonfiction, or between something pretty dense and lighter fare, but it depends. Often, I just stand in front of my bookcase and see what grabs me. Right now, I’m reading Frankenstein because I recently watched National Theatre Live’s production, which they are currently streaming, and that put me in […]