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Continue reading →: Learning to Love Your WritingAs creatives, we never seem to be finished with our projects. Most writers find it difficult to read their work after publication, because we are harsh critics. It doesn’t matter how many times people tell us they enjoyed the story–we always find something in our work to criticize. I found…
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Continue reading →: Review: Blood and Water by Briana MorganIn this fast paced and appropriately sickening novel, London has been struck by a plague—people cough up blood to their deaths. Our main character, Jay, finds himself in a dreadful situation: He’s fallen ill but managed to keep it a secret to not worry his sister. But his plans to…
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Continue reading →: Academy of Media Arts: An Introduction
In the age of technology, art is no longer limited to what we can make with ink on paper. That sketch in your journal can be brought to life using the computer; however, we tend to define digital art as limited. Few people want to be trapped behind the screen of a monitor,…
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Continue reading →: Guest Post: Maximize Your Writing Muses
The word “muse” may often call forth images of Renaissance Italy, tortured poets and gifted painters with women to whom all their works were dedicated. Next to God, love is the second greatest inspiration visible in classic art, and even more so evident in the modern pieces of today. However,…
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Continue reading →: Tips on Overcoming Self-Doubt in Creativity
We waste so much potential every day when we listen to self-doubt. This week I talked to other creatives about the things keeping them from progress in their work. By the end of the discussion, I realized we had one common enemy: Doubt. It’s natural to fear nobody will like our work.…
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Continue reading →: Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver
In Lena’s world, love is a disease—one she won’t have to worry about for long. Soon she’ll receive the treatment that’ll prevent her from being infected. Delirium starts with a tone of urgency. It’s Lena’s desperation to be given the cure against love; we are given reasons to make it seem…
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Continue reading →: The Autumn Prince Novel: Cover & ExcerptHow are your NaNo novels doing? I am pleased to say that I have reached 32k and have an end in mind, which is more than I can say for other NaNo projects–indeed, more than I can say for any writing projects at all. Also, my friend Kristia made a…
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Continue reading →: Guest Post: An Author’s Thoughts on Labels in LiteraturePeople often ask me why I became a writer, and the answer is actually quite simple: I’ve been in love with stories all my life. And that love began with reading. I became enthralled by stories at a very young age. Ballerina Bess and Dr. Suess were my first loves.…
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Continue reading →: Review: Alice in Zombieland
I had never pictured Alice—the Alice we know and love—as a really tough girl. She was brave, certainly, but not tough. In Alice in Zombieland, Gena Showalter takes a beloved classic, making it intense and disturbing. Alice Bell’s father lives in a state of paranoia. For years she’s tolerated his claim that monsters exist. He stays…
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Continue reading →: 3 Affordable Ways to Create a Dynamic Home Library
3 Affordable Ways to Create a Dynamic Home Library By Miriam Bornstein There’s nothing quite like reading a page-turning novel, wearing a pair of your coziest socks and sipping tea from your favorite mug on a Sunday afternoon. No matter how large or small your living space is, creating the…
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Continue reading →: Guest Post: How to Stay Productive and Motivated While Writing
It feels so good to be a published author. I can’t put the feeling into words. If you had told me a year ago that I’d be where I am now, I might have laughed at you. Back then, I had a difficult time staying productive and motivated to put…
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Continue reading →: Review: Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Find on Goodreads In Dorothy Must Die, the heroes from your childhood are villains. It was a delicious feast for my imagination, each page rich with descriptions of a place that–despite its darkness and corruption–I really wanted to visit. Amy Gumm stole my heart and loyalty from the beginning. Her mother is so…
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