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#iwsgbookclub Feb. 2022 Poll & What I #read in Jan.

Post author By Toi Thomas
Post date February 10, 2022
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Please join the IWSG Book Club today on Goodreads for a short general poll. Aside from spotlighting two IWSG member books each month, we also want to engage in bookish whimsy and encourage others to have a healthy reading lifestyle. You don’t have to be reading or have read the 2 current featured books to be able to participate in this poll, so please, join in the festivities. Click the image below to see our fun poll. This month the topic is about subgenres and subplots.

In January 2022, I read 5 books and am ahead in my Goodreads challenge, making my way through the Write With Fey challenge, and enjoying the IWSG book club reads. Check it out.

2022 Reading Challenge

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Below you’ll find my star ratings and review blurbs for each title I completed in the indicated month. If you have not signed up for my newsletter, please consider doing so. That’s where I post an overview of what I’ve been reading, watching, and writing quarterly, as well as talk about my love of reading while offering tips for having a healthy reading lifestyle. You can also click the Goodreads links to see the thorough reviews. At the bottom of this post, you’ll also be able to watch a video of my monthly reviews, if that’s more your style.

This post contains affiliate links. If you click through to make a purchase, I may make a small commission at no additional cost to you. Any amount I make goes towards my dream to host a book fair in Hampton Roads (Coastal), VA. Please see my About page for more details. Thank you for your support.

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You can watch my January Goodreads challenge update here. Click below to watch my January book review video, if that’s more your speed.

So, did you read any good books in Jan. or did you try either of the IWSG Book Club Books?

What did you think of the ones I read? Any recommendations?

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords #blacklivesmatter

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What I Read in April 2021

In April 2021, I read 2 graphic novels, 1 picture book, 1 nonfiction book, 1 suspense short, 1 horror novella, 1 literary fiction novel, and 1 ARC I won’t be able to talk about just yet. Check it out.

2021 Reading Challenge

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Below you’ll find my star ratings and review blurbs for each title I completed in the indicated month. If you have not signed up for my newsletter, please consider doing so. That’s where I post my thorough book reviews (and sometimes TV and movie stuff) as well as talk about my love of reading while offering tips for having a healthy reading lifestyle. You can also click the Goodreads links to see the thorough reviews. At the bottom of this post, you’ll also be able to watch a video of my monthly reviews, if that’s more your style.

This post contains affiliate links. If you click through to make a purchase, I may make a small commission at no additional cost to you. Any amount I make goes towards my dream to host a book fair in Hampton Roads, VA. Please see my About page for more details. Thank you for your support.

4.0 – **Visually and culturally stunning.**

So, did you read any good books in April?

What did you think of the ones I read?

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords #blacklivesmatter

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#IWSG March 2021: Do you read what you write?

Post author By Toi Thomas
Post date March 3, 2021
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Let me start off by saying that if you are seeing this post, it is a technological miracle. That’s the kind of year I’ve been having so far. Still, I’m blessed.

Created and hosted by the Ninja himself, Alex J. Cavanaugh, the Insecure Writers Support Group posts the 1st Wednesday of every month. Click the image to learn more or sign up.

Optional Monthly Question: Everyone has a favorite genre or genres to write. But what about your reading preferences? Do you read widely or only within the genre(s) you create stories for? What motivates your reading choice?

I try to make a point to read from the genres I want to write so I know what is expected. When it comes to reading purely for pleasure, I mostly stick with the speculative genres though I’m enjoying romantic suspense and cozy mystery at the moment. I also tend to be drawn to historical books, fiction, and nonfiction. Still, I like to challenge myself with reading. That’s one reason why I love being part of the IWSG Book Club. I’ve read so many books with them that I never would have picked up on my own.

It tickles me that this is the question for this month when the video I have to share below touches on the same question. What a coincidence!

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IWSG BOOK CLUB ON GOODREADS

Our March/April/May reads are…
The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel is our fiction selection that offers a great use and example of description.

Deep Point of View (Busy Writer’s Guides Book 9) by Marcy Kennedy is our writing craft book with a focus on deep POV view.

Discussion Day for both books will be May 26, 2021!

You can still JOIN US for our current discussions on Ghost Light and Preparing to Write Settings that Feel Like Characters.

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Now, on to the personal updates.

Reading and writing is going well, not as well as I’d like, but I’ve written more in the last month than I think I did all last year. So, that’s something. Not sure if any publishing is in the works, but I can be hopeful. I hope to have my February book reviews to share next week. Perhaps, next month, I’ll have a WIP update worth sharing. I’m so excited about what I’m working on, just not sure I’m ready to share any of it.

I’m launching a Google Drive video tutorial soon for my Patreon patrons, but I will post it publicly for free, giving my patrons some special features.

I’ll be participating in LitCon this weekend (check out my virtual booth here) and created a tag video to kick things off. I tagged three author-tubers in the video, but hope they know not to feel any pressure to participate. I tagged Tyrean Martinson, Chrys Fey, and A. F. Stewart. If you have 5-minutes to spare, please give the video a watch.

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What, as a writer, do you like to read?
Read any good books lately?
How’s your writing going?
It may take some time, but I promise, I will eventually stop by your blog.

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After hanging out with Alex, be sure to stop by and visit this month’s co-hosts:
Sarah – The Faux Fountain Pen,
Jacqui Murray,
Chemist Ken,
Victoria Marie Lees,
Natalie Aguirre, and
JQ Rose!

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Click here to visit other IWSG blogs and sites to receive and share more inspiration and support. (This month, I’m #37).

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords #blacklivesmatter

Tags #IWSG, Alex J. Cavanaugh, community, Deep Point of View, encouragement, insecure writers support group, LitCon, Marcy Kennedy, The High Mountains of Portugal, Toi Thomas, virtual event, Yann Martel

2022 Reading Challenge

2021 Reading Challenge

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