Honestly, February was a pretty boring month. Nothing really thrilling happened. I just plodded along, looking forward to better months. What I did: 1.) I got through my second round of edits for Red Hood and started on the third. I’ve also started on reading through Silhouette. 2.) This month was one of those filler …
Buy from Amazon! Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother’s web in an attempt to maintain control over his country—and …
A Book Review of King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard Read More »
My dad actually thought I had dyslexia because I wanted to write with my left hand and for the longest time, I had trouble telling right from left (like into my twenties *headdesk*). But I started reading when I was two, so I guess the right and left thing is just weird me. The first …
So Your Character Has Dyslexia … Featuring Rachel Creech Read More »
On Christmas Day I saw the Greatest Showman and it was instant love for me. I was swept away by the story and the music and was relieved to watch a film that was great clean family entertainment. I have fond memories of attending the Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus as a kid, …
Writing Lessons from Movies: The Greatest Showman Read More »
Buy from Amazon! Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won’t approve of her feelings for her childhood …
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 New England … Featuring Anna Haber @ The Story Scientist Read More »
Welcome to the big 50th Interview Celebration! I started this idea two years ago and it’s grown so much.  All of this is thanks for to the dozens of volunteers I’ve had for this project from every continent on the planet. I couldn’t do this massive collaboration effort without you guys. Thanks to you this project …
So Your Character is From Another Country 50th Interview Celebration!!! Read More »
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 »
