Buy from Amazon! When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder—much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. And she’s more than a little startled when the body disappears into thin air. Soon Clary …
A Book Review of City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 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 …
Pocahontas is one of my favorite Disney films. It’s the first Disney film I remember watching and the lyrics give me chills every time. It’s also based from a true story which makes the tale even more interesting. It is also hailed by the Native American actors as one of the most accurate films portraying …
My 23rd year had a tough turn, so I must say I had many wonderful moments, but I’m glad it’s over. I always feel like every year my year doesn’t actually completely begin until my birthday. Here’s a little nostalgia blast recounting what’s happened and how my blog has grown! Birthday Happenings: On my birthday, …
It’s common in our culture to jest about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder when someone likes to be really organized or clean. I admit I’ve done it. But for many people it’s a real disorder that affects their lives. Emily can explain it much better than I can, so I’ll let her take it from here. Please …
So Your Character Has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder … Featuring Emily Walker Read More »
Villains meet their demises in so many different ways. For some this means death, for other this means an unfortunate incapacitating situation. Writers put a lot of thought into how their antagonist finally fails, but which way is best for your villain? That all depends on so many different circumstances, including audience and genre. This …
Villain Necrologies & Debacles: Marvel Cinematic Universe Edition Read More »
So Beautiful People hasn’t gone up, so I’m moving the tag post today. I’m really behind on these anyway. XD Without further ado, let’s get to it! The lovely Tracey Dyck from Adventure Awaits tagged me for this when I didn’t have 100 followers yet! Thank you so much. ^ ^ Les Rules: Feature 3-5 …
Small is Beautiful, Inspire Me, and Blogger Recognition Tags! 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 …
Dystopian is a very common word in the YA literature community, while on the other hand Utopian is more akin to classrooms. Despite original intentions both of these societies can be very nefarious and controlling but it in polar opposite ways. I was discussing this with Cassia @ The Book Bowl and she put the differences …
Utopian versus Dystopian: A Look at Two Societies Read More »
This month was an interesting one! I’ve half registered for Realm Makers, got published in two magazines, worked two jobs, and spring is underway! What I did: 1.) In my writing life, I’ve started my rewrite for Starbloods and I’m over 15K in! I’ve also gotten into the latest issue of Area of Effect with …
