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Continue reading →: Book Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Red Queen was one of many books I had put off reading because of its popularity. However, by the time I finished, it stood out in my mind as a storm! Emotion of the darkest nature gathers in this story to end in chaos. Initially I found the plot predictable,…
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Continue reading →: What Professor Snape’s Death Tells us about Fiction
Your news feeds are full of Alan Rickman—pictures, quotes, and tributes. Perhaps you’re tired of it, which considering the volume of posts would be understandable, but allow me to explain what it means in my point of view. The Rickman post I’ve seen going around most is this: “Actors are…
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Continue reading →: #wordstorm: looking at flowers
At the grocery store yesterday, I photographed many flower arrangements. It’s not spring yet, but flowers remind me of what’s to come! Time flies, and soon it will be warm. There’ll be more flowers, ladybugs, even bees (which I hate.) I’ll be able to wear shorter sleeves. There’ll be a…
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Continue reading →: Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass has introduced me to one of my new favorite characters. Celaena Sardothien—notorious assassin, world-famous for her dark deeds—is broken out of prison by Prince Dorian to participate in a competition to become the King’s Champion. There’s a catch, though: She has to pretend she’s someone else, a…
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Continue reading →: Finding My Audience
Find your audience. As a new author, I hear that advice all the time. The instructions given bother me. I don’t like the idea of my audience being prey to track via statistics, I don’t want to lose sight of my readers as people. Even before I published Dissonance, I never wanted my readers…
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Continue reading →: Guest Post: “Write a book! It’s so easy!”
As I scrolled through my social media feeds I couldn’t help but see that another human being was thinking about writing a book. Granted, I had never expected this person to be a writer, but who was I to deny them this golden opportunity? Then I saw it. IT. Staring…
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Continue reading →: Review: The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin
The American Heiress is reminiscent of Downton Abbey, described as a book for you to read while waiting on the next season. It follows the story of Cora Cash, a wealthy American whose mother is willing to do anything to get to the top of the social ladder. The thing is,…
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Continue reading →: Guest Post: Creating Compelling Characters
My dear friend Briana Morgan has guest posted on my blog before, and it is an honor to feature her again with a fantastic post on creating compelling characters. If you would like to read her other guest post, click here! Thank you, Mariella, for letting me guest post on…
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Continue reading →: What I Learned as an Author in 2015
2015 was a special year because I finally published my first book, Dissonance, in June. I spent months putting it off–perhaps I was scared to have my story out in the open, or I edited too much. But it finally happened, and I never regretted it! I know it’s a cliche, but leave…
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Continue reading →: The Editing Life
The holidays have pulled me back significantly from blogging, but I haven’t fallen behind in all my duties. I have just reached the halfway point in editing for Serenade! It’ll be difficult not to rush the process from this point, but I’d rather take longer to finish than speed-edit and have…
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Continue reading →: wordstormsWrite. A very important word. I should put it on a sticky note on my computer to remind me to write. But I shouldn’t need a reminder–I mean, that’s what I do, right? Right? It’s been literally years since I’ve kept a personal journal consistently (meaning I wrote at least…
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Continue reading →: Review: Winterspell by Claire LeGrand
If a book is good, you might finish it in a day. However, it takes a special book to stun you so much that you have to read it slowly, reluctant for it to end.
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