Author Archives: C.A. Jacobs

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About C.A. Jacobs

Just another crazy person, masquerading as a writer.

25 Days of Writing Challenge: Day 2

Posted on April 2, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

Day 2: Create a character. Write a brief scene of them in a setting. Also use this paragraph to introduce the character to the reader by how they react to their setting. Metal struck metal and Lemira’s arm tingled. Kalmesh forced her … Continue reading →

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25 Days of Writing Challenge: Day 1

Posted on April 1, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

Day 1: Write a biography your life. Only use a seven word sentence. Wait, you want me to go where?

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Good ideas other people posted first

Posted on March 25, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

I saw this posted to one of my fellow writer and friend’s facebook and decided this would be a fun and worthy way to spend the month of April. Since I spoke with my new boss today and it looks … Continue reading →

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Book Review: the Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

Posted on March 13, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

This is the last of the books that I read in the last week that I am catching up on reviews for, and the first graphic novel that I’ve reviewed so far. I borrowed the Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (graphic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Test of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Posted on March 12, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

Last week, I finished Test of the Twins (fantasy 321 pages) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. In my opinion, this is the way trilogies should be done with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Sure, there were other Dragonlance … Continue reading →

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Book Review: War of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Posted on March 10, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

Also in the last week, I finished War of the Twins (fantasy 411 pages) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. I was once again struck by the thought that reading this series without having all three books present from the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Time of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Posted on March 9, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

It seems as though all the reviews I’m doing lately are books that I finished sometime in the last couple weeks and didn’t write reviews for as I finished them. This is remarkably accurate. I think it was just about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dragon Quest by Anne McCaffrey

Posted on March 8, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

So I also finished Dragon Quest (Fantasy 321 pages) by Anne McCaffrey pretty much the day after I finished Dragon Flight but am only now getting to the review of it because things have been super busy with the final stages … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dragon Flight by Anne McCaffrey

Posted on March 1, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

I actually finished reading Dragon Flight by Anne McCaffrey (Science Fiction/Fantasy 202 pages) either last week or the week before. I don’t remember when exactly, as it seems to me that I started and finished the book the same day. … Continue reading →

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Life Isn’t Perfect

Posted on February 8, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

It seems like such a simple thing to know and understand, but life isn’t perfect. Not for me, not for you, not for the people we admire the most in our lives, not for our neighbors, our friends, our family, … Continue reading →

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