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  • Book ListsGeneral Non-FictionOn Writing & Blogging

    Ten Unusually Wonderful Books About Writing

    by Joli August 20, 2022
    by Joli August 20, 2022

    In this guest post, author and story structure consultant Leon Conrad shares some lesser-known books on writing that he has found particularly inspirational.

  • On Writing & Blogging

    How to Become a Book Blogger, Step One: Getting Started

    by Joli May 5, 2018
    by Joli May 5, 2018

    Hello, bookish people! Literary Quicksand has been going for a little over two years now, and it’s really hard to believe that it’s been that long! I thought I’d do a short series on how to become a book blogger, …

  • Living Life Bookishly

    LQ Mad Libs: A Love Story

    by Becky February 14, 2018
    by Becky February 14, 2018

    In honor of Valentine’s Day, our LQ Contributors have created a special treat: the first of (hopefully) many, Mad Lib style short stories. For this love story installment, each of our gals wrote a piece of the anecdote without knowing …

  • Book ReviewsGeneral Non-FictionSelf-Help

    Review: Surprise Yourself

    by Joli September 27, 2017
    by Joli September 27, 2017

    You may have heard from my post about You’re Weird that I’m a prompted journal fan. If you’re also someone who enjoys prompted journals, Surprise Yourself is for you! This is such a unique one – I’ve never seen any …

  • Living Life BookishlyBookish Stuff & Things

    Spring Reading Challenge

    by Becky May 7, 2017
    by Becky May 7, 2017

    Happy May! The days are getting longer. School is almost out. You read Janna’s post with our book recommendations for keeping your reading resolutions, and thenย Kathleen’s postย with more tips on how to achieve those goals. But have you actually stuck …

  • On Writing & Blogging

    Grammar Rant: Memes

    by Becky November 10, 2016
    by Becky November 10, 2016

    Memes are everywhere. They are a cultural phenomenon. Webster’s dictionary describes a meme as “an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from one person to another in a culture” or an amusing or interesting picture, video, etc., that is …

  • On Writing & Blogging

    Starting a Reading Journal: The How & Why, and My Experience

    by Joli April 1, 2016
    by Joli April 1, 2016

    Although I’m relatively new to book blogging, I have a degree in English, so I’m no stranger to writing about books. However,ย I’ll admit, blog-style book reviews are much different from the papers I wrote for class! For my first couple …

  • On Writing & Blogging

    Grammar Rant: The Apostrophe (Episode 1)

    by Becky March 30, 2016
    by Becky March 30, 2016

    Todayโ€™s rant features the apostrophe. That little mark that unlocks a world of possibilities when we throw it into contractions, abbreviations, and possessive phrases. It can also induce grammar migraines in no time flat, even for the most nerdy grammar …

  • On Writing & Blogging

    10 Questions to Ask Yourself to Get Your Book Review Ideas Flowing

    by Joli March 26, 2016
    by Joli March 26, 2016

    Sometimes, when I sit down to write a book review post, it takes me some time to gather my thoughts. How the heck did I actually feel about this book? Did I even really have feelings about it while I …

  • On Writing & Blogging

    Grammar Rant: It’s Totes Perf, Bae

    by Becky March 3, 2016
    by Becky March 3, 2016

    In todayโ€™s world of instant gratification and limited characters (also known as a limited attention span), it is no surprise that a pop culture version of shorthand has been created. What started off as a few innocent abbreviations like โ€œlolโ€ …

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