This early spring weather has had me jumping all over the place with my reading. Not much went according to plan this month! Sometimes deviating from the script is called for. I’m excited to get back on track this month (maybe) and get a lot more reading done. Come take a look at what I read…
Welcome to the fourth installment of Writing Wednesday! This is a new weekly feature at Cask & Quill where we will be trying out writing prompts, sharing our experiences and helping to inspire and encourage each other. All experience levels welcome! To learn more, see the introductory post here. This should be another fun, quick one.…
I first talked about wanting to keep a reading journal in a post about my 2017 reading goals. I’m here now about 3 months later to update you on how that has been going and to allow you a peek inside my journal in the hopes it gets you inspired to start one of your…
Welcome to the third installment of Writing Wednesday! This is a new weekly feature at Cask & Quill where we will be trying out writing prompts, sharing our experiences and helping to inspire and encourage each other. All experience levels welcome! To learn more, see the introductory post here. Haiku Let’s all try Haiku together this…
Announcement time! This April, join me in participating in Cask & Quill’s Literary Life Challenge! 30 days of bookish activities lay before you. Can you make it to the end? The goal of this challenge is to show how easy it can be to add a touch of literary magic to each day! Keep reading for…
Welcome to the second installment of Writing Wednesday! This is a new weekly feature at Cask & Quill where we will be trying out writing prompts, sharing our experiences and helping to inspire and encourage each other. All experience levels welcome! To learn more, see last week’s introductory post here. Today’s Prompt Take ten…
My goal here at Cask & Quill is to help you immerse yourself in a literary life. To me, that means surrounding yourself with books and everything that goes along with them on a daily basis. This site is for writers and readers who want to cram MORE literature into their days beyond reading often.…
Spring is truly upon us now! The weather here in Minnesota has been really amazing for February and it looks as though that will continue in March. I’ve certainly been enjoying the warmer temperatures and look forward to what March will bring both in terms of weather and reading! Here’s what I planned to…
Calling all Tolkien geeks! Check out these awesome products inspired by Middle Earth made just for you. They’re all under $20 (not including shipping) so maybe treat yourself to a few! Yes, that rhymes. No, it wasn’t on purpose. But it’s totally in line with the Tolkien theme so we’re sticking with it! Smaug Temporary…
Sometimes you need a little break from reading, but you still want to immerse yourself in the worlds of your favorite characters. If you’re like me, when you pull up Netflix your mind blanks and you might spend an hour sifting through options listlessly until finally settling on something. The list below contains adaptations of books or…
Don’t be ashamed. We’ve all been there. A reading slump can last days, weeks, months and even YEARS. You’re just NOT in the mood to read. Maybe you’ve even tried picking up a book or two, but you just can’t commit to it. Perhaps a million different interests are calling to you instead. Maybe you’re…
