March was a bit of a rough month. I felt like something negative happened every week, but I still enjoyed the plethora of spring flowers, especially cherry blossoms. I love cherry blossoms. ^ ^ What I did: 1.) I finished editing Red Hood for my betas and celebrated with sushi and Sweet Hut! 2.) Most of this …
Buy from Amazon! Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Alina Starkov’s power has grown, but not without a price. She is the Sun Summoner―hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Shadow Fold. But she and Mal can’t outrun their enemies for long. The Darkling is more determined than ever to claim Alina’s …
A Book Review of Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo 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 Kenya … Featuring Pooja @ Lifes Fine Whine Read More »
If you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time you know I’m very into classic PC adventure games from the 80s and 90s. Thanks to a legal website called Classic Reload that has archived dozens of my favorite classic PC games, I’ve been able to replay some of my favorites including Conquest of …
Writing Lessons from Video Games: Conquest of the Longbow Read More »
Buy on Amazon! “We have stepped off the cliff and are falling into madness.”Thomas Hunter is caught between two shocking realities, each facing a meltdown of epic proportions. When he dreams in one world, he awakens in the other. In one reality, Thomas is a respected military leader urgently trying to deliver the vastly outnumbered …
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 Morocco … Featuring Imane @ Booksaccino Read More »
Yes, that’s from Avatar: The Last Airbender. No, I’m not ashamed. I feel like many characters can earn the Not-As-Much-of-a-Jerk-as-You-Could-Have-Been Award. My definition of this kind of character is a character you really don’t like at first because they come off as mean, bratty, and generally not someone you want to be around then, later …
Not-As-Much-of-a-Jerk-as-You-Could-Have-Been Award Characters 101 Read More »
Buy from Amazon! Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from …
A Book Review of Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo 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 Nigeria … Featuring Prince Kay @ Listepedia Read More »
Under the right circumstances, any hero has the chance to become a villain. It’s all too easy for them to let selfish desires supersede the needs of others or even selfless desires drive the character into doing something bad to do something good but in the process evolves the character into a villain. However, one …
