writing
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Heather Says:
I have a beta reader named Heather. (Who had an epic summer and went to Spain. Visit her blog here!) There should be more beta readers like her in the world. I’m so lucky that she’s agreed to read through my manuscript three times, and is willing to do a fourth. Also I’m really glad she likes the…
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Dialect in Dialogue by S.J. Garland
Recently I reviewed a historical fiction book by S.J. Garland, and it completely drew me in. One element that stood out most was her use of Scottish dialect, so I asked if she’d write a post about it. Dialect is an interesting technique I hope to try some day. find book review of Scotch Rising here For…
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Guest Post: How TV Shows Can Help You Plot Your Novel
by Alexa Skrywer Yup, you read that title correctly. TV shows – and I’m talking the real ones, the epic ones, not the Disney ones – can help immensely with plotting out your novel. Yeah, go ahead and laugh. I promise I won’t be offended. Finished now? Great. I’m going to use Supernatural as an example,…
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THE GODDESS TEST by Aimee Carter
*SPOILER WARNING. So there are a lot of ‘fresh takes’ on Greek myths. I like Cassandra Clare but she wouldn’t be the first author I like to promote a fictional book about Greek mythology that’s just way overrated. I didn’t really expect much when I bought this book, but I was giving it a shot. Hopefully,…
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PARIS, MY SWEET by Amy Thomas
Complete with a cover that’s pure eye candy (I must admit that the cover is why I first bought it,) this little memoir is vivid. Amy Thomas painted the city and people in it so I could feel a breeze on my face, or smell the Nutella crepe that she described with such enthusiasm. It…
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meeting Faith
Yesterday I met Faith, a lovely fellow blogger who has been my pen pal for years. I have a drawer full of snail mail letters, and we’ve known each other for a long time, but even though we live in the same state–we’d never met before! We went to a Starbucks at the grocery store…
Mariella Hunt & the Tearoom 