book reviews Archives - Nicole Bianchi https://nicolebianchi.com/category/book-reviews/ Writing, Copywriting, & Marketing Strategies Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:28:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://nicolebianchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-favicon_n-32x32.jpg book reviews Archives - Nicole Bianchi https://nicolebianchi.com/category/book-reviews/ 32 32 16073689 The 5 Best Passages from Books I Read in 2025 https://nicolebianchi.com/the-5-best-passages-from-books-i-read-in-2025/ https://nicolebianchi.com/the-5-best-passages-from-books-i-read-in-2025/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:21:29 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=12642 Discover powerful techniques to strengthen your writing from Alexandre Dumas, Herman Melville, and Charles Dickens!

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/summer-favorites/feed/ 0 11486 5 Favorite Things I Found in June: Writing Tips and Creative Inspiration https://nicolebianchi.com/june-favorites/ https://nicolebianchi.com/june-favorites/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2022 19:19:18 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=11381 Here are five favorite writerly things I found in June during my Internet travels: writing tips from Graham Greene, Shirley Jackson, Paul Simon, and more!

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/june-favorites/feed/ 9 11381 3 Powerful Writing Exercises from Ursula K. Le Guin’s “Steering the Craft” https://nicolebianchi.com/ursula-k-le-guin-steering-the-craft/ https://nicolebianchi.com/ursula-k-le-guin-steering-the-craft/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:21:23 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=11117 Ursula K. Le Guin’s "Steering the Craft" deals with the nuts and bolts of the craft of writing and the subtle stylistic choices that will take your writing to the next level.

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/storycraft-jack-hart-review/feed/ 2 10551 A Look Back At August 2019 https://nicolebianchi.com/august-2019/ https://nicolebianchi.com/august-2019/#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:12:06 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=10338 Here are several highlights of what I wrote, what I read, and what I watched this past month: writing projects, books read, inspirational quotes, musings, and more!

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/top-ten-books-read-in-2016/feed/ 16 3977 8 Tips from The Memoir Project That Will Make You a Powerful Storyteller https://nicolebianchi.com/marion-roach-smith-memoir-project/ https://nicolebianchi.com/marion-roach-smith-memoir-project/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2016 19:45:52 +0000 http://nicolebianchi.com/?p=3825 Back in September, I traveled to Tennessee to attend the 2016 Tribe Conference, a writing conference run by my friend Jeff Goins. All of the speakers were amazing and shared so much wisdom on writing. I filled up an entire notebook with everything I learned, but I particularly loved Marion Roach Smith’s talk. She illustrated […]

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