Fiction
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A Contest! Guess the Cover Art Themes and Win a Free Book
A contest! Let’s have a contest! Wonderful Reader N asked this question about my book The Race: Can I ask a quick question about the book cover? Was the design meant to suggestion a flag because it’s about elections? I am a little obsessed about book covers–maybe because my design sense is stunted from birth–and I’m… Continue reading
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Goodreads Giveaway: Politicians Are Human Beings. Maybe.
Hello everyone! Some of you may recall the last time I did a Goodreads Giveaway, where I shipped off five free copies of The Promotion. I think it’s fairly common to recap these things, with a mathematical analysis of how many people requested the book, how many reviews it led to, what the impact was… Continue reading
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Back to the Best! Most Popular Post of the Year #2
Okay, enough of the march (slide? plummet?) to the worst posts of the year… let’s get back to our climb to the top. So far the entries making the top five in the most popular posts have all been taken from the Objects series (the Coffepot, the Monopoly Game Piece, and the Keyboard). The suspense, if there has… Continue reading
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Winner! Top Post of the Year #4!
We’re counting down the top posts of the year here at the Jacke Blog. (As well as the worst.) It’s probably not a surprise for those of you following the Jacke Blog that so far the Objects are taking home the prizes. I’ve been very grateful at the response to these – the Blog really… Continue reading
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Today’s Comment of the Week: About Those Vampires…
Yesterday I posted about the Magic of Storytelling. Yes, I got a full head of steam going on that one (it happens!), and we definitely achieved liftoff. Fortunately, Wonderful Reader Rain, Rain was there to keep the post anchored in the comments. To make one of my points, I asked readers to fill in the blanks… Continue reading
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Today’s Comment of the Week: A Former Student Weighs In
Wonderful Reader L writes: I never thought I’d peruse a blog & “cry”. This piece is brilliantly & pleasantly descriptive, literally reaching out to the reader…and perhaps this is a sign I should make my mother proud and practice on the piano she gave me so many years ago…thank you. What can I say? You’re… Continue reading
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Back to School Day 3 – The Real World, The Real World, and The Real World
Here’s where we are in Back to School Week: Teachers were celebrated last week in one megapost. Plenty of good links there. Day One of Celebrating Students: Young Bartleby generates a spiritual crisis in the halls of Cadbridge High… Day Two of Celebrating Students: The girl who joined the all-boys league… Today’s post is a tribute to… Continue reading
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Writers Laughing: Stephen King
Stephen King! We’ve praised his book on writing and pointed out that he’s probably a great guy. We’ve written a story or two he’d probably like. And now it’s time to take a look at what he looks like laughing. Pretty good! He seems like he’d be such a good neighbor…. …as long as you didn’t… Continue reading
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Writers Laughing: Sandra Cisneros
I know, I know. I hear you! Where’s the content, Jacke? Give us some thoughts about studying abroad. Or your argument for a new translation of Dante. Or tell us all about your dream bookstore. Remember when you pitted two classic novellas against one another in a literary death match? Those were heady days! Or what about… Continue reading
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Writers Laughing: Carson McCullers
Not all cafes are sad, apparently! Continue reading
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