Writing
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #15 – The Coffepot
This is the story of a young man who was an excellent speller. He won seven spelling bees in a row, dominating the competition year after year after year. And then, in the eighth grade, with a trip to regionals (and state! and nationals!) on the line, this champion lost for the first time in his… Continue reading
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Today’s Comment of the Week
From Wonderful Reader nilochahtims, commenting on A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #3 – The Blood Cake: I started reading, and I could not stop. I had my daughter read the first two sentences, and she could not stop. Same with my wife. My favorite was the ear: icing on the cake. An ID-photo… Continue reading
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Blog Tour Update: My Little Book Blog Takes the Baton!
Reminder of where we are on the Writing Process blog tour: Devon Trevarrow of The Starving Artist wrote an excellent post about setting goals, as well as some interesting details about her genres and her forthcoming works. A great read. Yours truly wrote a little bit about his own process. Unfortunately I kind of blew past… Continue reading
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“An Easy and Sophisticated Read”: A Review of The Promotion by My Little Book Blog
“An incredibly quick read…this is a book that makes the reader think…” – My Little Book Blog Wow, another great day here on the Jacke blog. I’ve been very fortunate with positive reviews, and the latest review of The Promotion (from Lizzy of My Little Book Blog, who also reviewed The Race a while ago)… Continue reading
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Today’s Comment of the Week
From Wonderful Reader lilolimon, commenting on A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #13 – The Monster: Your story made me laugh. Since I am a mexican I can relate completely to this guy jajaja Is it something in our blood that prevents us from “behaving properly”? I have no idea, but I can tell… Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #14 – The Bass Guitar
Are you familiar with the Suzuki method? I wasn’t. Oh sure, I’d heard of it—all those cute little violin prodigies, and something about kindergarteners learning how to play by ear that sounded impressive—but I didn’t know many details until I signed my kid up for piano lessons with a Suzuki teacher. It turns out that Suzuki… Continue reading
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Thoughts on the Writing Process: The Wisdom of John Lennon
So here we go, some thoughts on writing process as part of the blog tour. But first a little business: My thanks to the previous stop on the tour, The Starving Artist, run by the amazing Devon Trevarrow Flaherty. You should definitely check out her post on setting goals as part of the writing process.… Continue reading
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Happy Father’s Day! A Glimpse of What Dad Is Thinking…
As a tribute to fathers everywhere, we’re re-running one of our more popular posts from the History of Jacke in 100 Objects series. Yes, yes: it’s the “Dad orders burgers with a slice of Proust” one. Enjoy, fathers (and all who love them)! Home from traveling, I jump into the gray Corolla. I’ve been a… Continue reading
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“Humor, Depression, and Hope All Together in One Short Book”: A Review of The Promotion by My Author Within
“The Promotion was my first book by Jacke Wilson, and now I am wondering if I have been sleeping under a rock not to notice this amazing author…” – My Author Within # Wow! Another great day here on the Jacke blog. The first review of The Promotion has come in, and it’s excellent. My thanks… Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #13 – The Monster
I was traveling through Scotland in the dead of winter. Most of my life was spent holed up in a guest house in Inverness, sitting by the fireplace and reading Ulysses. I was content, mostly, but every day I forced myself to get out and do at least one thing. Typically this meant I made… Continue reading
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