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Editor’s Notes #113
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Hello, readers! Welcome to this week’s Editor’s Notebook. I hope that you enjoyed this past week of posts at the Jet Fuel blog. First and foremost, I...
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Writing Advice: Romanticizing
http://www.fanpop.com For those of us pursuing an artistic lifestyle, it can be tempting to romanticize our endeavors. There must be something about the frustration that sometimes comes with creating...
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Discuss: Books Trump All
http://www.thedctraveler.com A recent post on the Book Riot blog talked about how, for the bibliophiles among us, books often trump anything else going on in our lives. We stay up late to finish...
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Books on Screen: The worst of them all
So far in this series, I’ve talked about adaptations that I really like and that have been really successful. In this post, I’m going to explore a few adaptations that didn’t really shine and are...
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Liz’s News of the Books
http://squidoo.com Closing the Gates of Persepolis When I started writing this column about literary controversies, I never dreamed that 9 months later, I’d find my hometown in the center of one. Not...
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Fictional Friday: Sherlock Holmes
Courtesy of publicbookshelf.com I know what you’re saying: “Why isn’t this in the Books on Screen segment?” Well, because I’m actually not going to talk about the movies…not this time, anyway. I’m...
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Editor’s Notes #114
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Evening, readers! First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone who submitted their work to the next issue of the Jet Fuel Review. As our website...
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Writing Advice: Music to Write By
http://myturnstone.com Are you familiar with the concept of lifehacking? There are plenty of Tumblr posts on the subject and there’s even an entire website devoted to the idea. Basically, life hacks...
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Horror Blog: “Dancing Chickens”
http://www.scifi.darkroastedblend.com Edward Bryant’s “Dancing Chickens” is a sci-fi story set during first contact with aliens, their vast, black ships hovering over the cities of America with nary a...
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Discuss: Captivating Covers
We’re often told that it’s wrong to judge a book by its cover. To be honest, I’ve begun to treat this more as advice pertaining to people rather than books. Of course we shouldn’t judge people solely...
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Books on Screen: The Hunger Games
Courtesy of novelnovice.com With the end of the Harry Potter and Twilight series, fan-nerds all over the world are going crazy over The Hunger Games. The movie is set to be a trilogy, marked after the...
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Poem from Slate: “After Love”
http://thisgurllovesjune.blogspot.com This week’s featured poem from Slate is entitled After Love and is written by Alan Michael Parker. As always, Slate has kindly offered an audio version of this...
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Fictional Friday: BioShock
Courtesy of gametrailers.com With the recent release of BioShock Infinite, let’s take a journey back to where it all started: BioShock. Now, I know that this isn’t a book by any means, but this game...
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Sunday Serial: Sherlock Holmes “A Case of Identity and Zombies”
Part Two Holmes, who had been sitting on his stool, wiping down the blade, placed the weapon aside, looking more directly at me as he registered the newer form of debate unfolding. Placing his hands...
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Sunday Serial: Sherlock Holmes “A Case of Identity and Zombies”
Part Three Sherlock’s soft reflective voice, for that moment of emotion, was then set aside as he stated the conclusion to his argument. “The only abnormal moment after the death of the man, was...
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Editor’s Notes #115
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Good evening, readers! Welcome to this week’s editor’s notebook round-up of posts. I hope that you’ve enjoyed this week’s posts, and I hope you’ve gotten...
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Writing Advice: Creative Boost
http://zberiker.blogspot.com We’ve talked about writer’s block often and at length here on the blog. But we haven’t really talked about creative block. Here’s why I think there’s a difference between...
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Discuss: Awesome Literary Things
http://bookriot.com The Reading Nook We all have certain material aspirations in life, right? Some folks want a fancy house, some want a vintage car, and some want both. But for me, and for a lot of...
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Books on Screen: Adaptations That Need to Happen
There are always those books, games or musicals that we wish would be made into stellar movies. Here’s a few on my list of adaptations that need to happen. BioShock Courtesy of bioshock.wikia.com I...
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Poem from Slate: “History”
Image source: http://thisgurllovesjune.blogspot.com This week’s featured poem from Slate is entitled History and is written by Angie Estes. As always, I’d like to encourage you all to check out the...
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