Six-Question Character Challenge: The Villains of Starbloods

I’ve talked about my main characters for Starbloods a lot on the blog, but I haven’t touched very much on the villains, so I’m taking the opportunity to do that. I swiped this tag from Sara Letourneau just for this purpose.  Here’s a brief explanation from Briana deSilva @ The Story Part, the creator of the …

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So Your Character is From China … Featuring Alyssa @ The Devil Orders Takeout & Grace Chan

It’s time for this month’s So Your Character is From Another Country! This is a monthly or bimonthly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a crash …

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Beautiful Books 2016 ~ Introduce Your Novel: Starbloods

NaNoWriMo approaches so it’s that time of year again! Time for Beautiful Books! This is a link-up hosted by Paper Fury and Further Up and Further in! Instead of the usual character focus, this time it’s about your whole book in preparation for NaNo! I’ve been participating in it for the last two years with …

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So Your Character Has Synesthesia … Featuring Liz @ Out of Coffee Out of Mind

The first time I’d heard about synesthesia was actually in a Good Mythical Morning episode. According to wikipedia, synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon “in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.” Basically, this means people with this phenomenon can do things such as hear colors or see sounds. I don’t …

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Why a Writer Should Travel: Quell Your Fears and Embrace Inspiration

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.  ~ Saint Augustine I have a strong case of Bilbo Baggins-grade wanderlust. I adore traveling. I love going to places I’ve never been and see what all that place has in store. I’ve been out of the country twice, soon …

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A Book Review of A Time to Speak by Nadine Brandes

Buy now from Amazon! What happens when you live longer than you wanted to? Parvin Blackwater wanted to die, but now she’s being called to be a leader. The only problem is, no one wants to follow. The Council uses Jude’s Clock-matching invention to force “new-and-improved” Clocks on the public. Those who can’t afford one …

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