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Elizabeth Willse: Freelance Writer, Book Reviewer
http://www.elizabethwillse.wordpress.com
I am a freelance writer, book reviewer and avid reader. I am a frequent contributor to the Newark Star-Ledger; Women's Voices For Change, and would like to write for other markets as well. This blog is a showcase of my press clips and posts on reading-related topics.
Recent Posts
Two Willses Writing Book Reviews
Book reviewing is a family business. Two sets of Willse bylines in today’s Newark Star-Ledger. I’ve got a review of Ben Mezrich’s book about the founding of Facebook. And Dad’s got a twofer– ‘Total Recall: How the ...
Impossible- Nancy Werlin (book review)
I love being able to review a book before I’ve finished it. I’m almost done with Impossible, and I love it. I picked up Impossible by Nancy Werlin, because it has some of my favorite things. Magic and folklore, in a modern setting. Echoes...
From xkcd
Today’s xkcd… kind of makes my childhood memories itch. Also, a useful reminder of what I was reading at age 8. (When I’m book reviewing, I tend to overestimate how “young” tween readers are.) ...
The books I didn’t read this year. And what I’m reading now.
For the first time in a long time, I let October slip past me entirely, without reading either The Westing Game or Tam Lin. Reading them in the fall is a tradition. And I’m not sure where my copy of the Westing Game is! Got two of Tam Lin, thou...
The books I didn’t read this year. And what I’m reading now.
For the first time in a long time, I let October slip past me entirely, without reading either The Westing Game or Tam Lin. Reading them in the fall is a tradition. And I’m not sure where my copy of the Westing Game is! Got two of Tam Lin, thou...
Well said, Warren Ellis
via Wil Wheaton’s blog. “At least half of all writing involves just sitting and staring into space. Letting your brain out to hunt down ideas, bringing them back all warm and bloody between its teeth.” Warren Ellis ...

