Buy from Amazon When fifteen-year-old Xander and his family move into an old, abandoned house in the middle of a dense forest outside of a small California town, they discover that not only are some of the rooms portals into other places, but that malevolent forces are at work. Series: Dreamhouse Kings (Book 1) Genre: …
Review: The House of Dark Shadows by Robert Liparulo Read More »
It’s time for this week’s So Your Character is … Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a …
So Your Character is From Alaska … Featuring K.T. Munson @ Creating Worlds with Words Read More »
It’s that time of year: NaNo novel editing time. This can be a dreaded time of year because it’s when you’re finally looking at how messy that novel came out. XD Maybe this post is a little late, but I’m going to share with you one of my editing tricks that makes sorting out that …
3 Things to Note While Writing First Drafts to Make Editing Easier Read More »
A couple weeks ago I saw Tracey @ Adventure Awaits do this tag on her blog and I knew I had to steal do it! I’ve done a lot of comparative titles for book proposals, but now I’m doing it for fun and it could be helpful later. XD What are comp titles? These are books …
It’s time for this week’s So Your Character is … Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a …
So Your Character is From the West Coast United States … Featuring Tatiana @ Write Owl Read More »
January was an interesting month. It had a lot of ups and a lot of downs, so an interesting start to the years. XD I think it was mostly good though. What I did: 1.) I finished reading over Red Hood! I’ve assessed all of the changes that need to be made and over the …
Ready to see what my handwriting looks like? Sara Letourneau tagged me to do this challenge a while back. Honestly, I was a bit daunted because I’ve always thought my handwriting is ugly chicken scratch, but I’ll let you guys decide. Les Questions: 1.) Write your name. 2.) Write your blog’s name. 3.) Write your …
It’s time for this week’s So Your Character is … Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a …
In recent years, The Hunchback of Notre Dame has made it into my top favorite Disney films. I didn’t watch the film all the way through until my teens because my parents weren’t too crazy about the song “Hellfire,” but ironically that’s become my favorite Disney villain song. After visiting the actual Notre Dame in …
Writing Lessons from Movies: The Hunchback of Notre Dame Read More »
Buy from Amazon! Mare Barrow’s blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare …
A Book Review of Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard Read More »
