Welcome to "Why I'm Not Writing." We all know that the only thing writers like doing more than writing is avoiding writing. So every Friday I list five things that have distracted me from my writing that week.
Read moreA Review Of Sanctuary
Kenzie has been training her whole life to become a Prison Guard on Sanctuary, a spaceship prison designed to hold teenage "anomalies", or people with supernatural abilities. Despite her best efforts through, everything seems to be going wrong. She's secluded on a spaceship with no access to her friends on Earth, her parents have decided to separate with her mom, the Commander of the ship, staying behind, and the AI system the controls the ship has begun to act up. But when the prisoners on the ship escape and take Kenzie hostage, things get much, much worse.
Read moreAn Interview With Zarina Macha
Every Last Psych is a collection of two novellas. The first one is about a girl with schizophrenia that falls in love with her best friend who doesn’t feel the same and has a girlfriend. The second is about a seemingly-perfect girl – beautiful, popular and intelligent – applying to Cambridge University to read Law, but inside she is a misanthropic psychopath.
Read moreWhy I'm Not Writing This Week 7/13
Welcome to "Why I'm Not Writing." We all know that the only thing writers like doing more than writing is avoiding writing. So every Friday I list five things that have distracted me from my writing that week.
I also encourage you to share with me what made you procrastinate this week by posting with #whyimnotwriting on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram, or share in the comments below. I'll feature my favorites with everyone here.
Read moreA Review of The Dream Thieves
After their encounter in Cabeswater, Blue and her new misfit friends from Aglionby Academy, can't quite move out. Gansey is more determined than ever in his quest for Glendower, Adam is become more sullen and removed from his group. Blue is struggling to figure out how she feels about Gansey, Adam and all the events happening around her. And Ronan's dreams are becoming more aggressive and more vivid with every passing day.
Read moreAn Interview With Jessica Blank
Legacy is set in the 1990s in the Pacific Northwest against the backdrop of the punk and environmental movements. Ever since Alison’s golden-boy older brother Andy was killed in a drunk driving accident, her life’s been pretty rough. Her mom is in perpetual mourning, her dad left, and thanks to Andy’s hard-partying friends at school, her reputation is trashed. She’d been hoping to spend he senior year taking the path of least resistance, hanging out with her punk-rocker boyfriend Jeff and biding her time, but a massive fight with her mom pushes her over the edge, and she runs away with Jeff and his friend Dirtrat to join a Free State—an encampment of young people in the forest, protecting old-growth trees from being cut down by loggers.
Read moreWhy I'm Not Writing This Week 7/6
Welcome to "Why I'm Not Writing." We all know that the only thing writers like doing more than writing is avoiding writing. So every Friday I list five things that have distracted me from my writing that week.
Read moreA Review of The Bear and The Nightingale
In the freezing Northern region of Russia, Vasya lives with her father, the leader of their small village, and her many siblings. Although her mother died giving birth to her, they live happily and comfortably until her father remarries, bringing home the daughter of the Grand Prince of Russia to be her stepmother. As Vasya grows up, she despises her stepmother more and more and begin putting more trust in the demons that lurk in the corners of her home and around their village.
Read moreA Mid-Year Check In!
At the beginning of this year, I set 5 goals for myself to accomplish in 2018. Here's a quick check-in with how things are going so far this year.
Read moreWhy I'm Not Writing This Week 6/29
Welcome to "Why I'm Not Writing." We all know that the only thing writers like doing more than writing is avoiding writing. So every Friday I list five things that have distracted me from my writing that week.
Read moreA Review Of Fawkes
There is nothing Thomas wants more than to get his mask, which will allow him to talk to a color and control an element of his world. Well, that, and stop the plague from turning his entire body into stone. But when his father, the famous Guy Fawkes, refuses to participate in his mask ceremony, everything seems lost, until he offers an alternative. Thomas can help his father kill the King of England and as payment, he'll get his mask and get rid of the plague.
Read moreSix Ways to Design Your Perfect Reading Nook - GUEST POST
Every avid reader dreams about having their own personal reading nook. So, if you’re one of them, you’re at the right place since we’ll now discuss some of the amazing ways how to design it and incorporate it into the rest of your home design. Feel free to take a look at our ideas and add your personal touch to them as well.
Read moreWhy I'm Not Writing This Week 6/22
Welcome to "Why I'm Not Writing." We all know that the only thing writers like doing more than writing is avoiding writing. So every Friday I list five things that have distracted me from my writing that week.
Read moreA Review Of Olympian Challenger
Hope’s world doesn’t have room for heroes. She barely has time for schoolwork, swim team, and taking care of her ailing mother. But when she’s invited to a mysterious tournament, which promises to make her deepest wish come true, the all-powerful hosts won’t take no for an answer.
Five Tips To Pitching A Guest Blog
Have you ever been interested in having a blog but don't have the time to commit to the schedule? Do you have great ideas for blog posts but no where to share them? Consider being a guest blogger!
Read moreWhy I'm Not Writing This Week 6/15
Welcome to "Why I'm Not Writing." We all know that the only thing writers like doing more than writing is avoiding writing. So every Friday I list five things that have distracted me from my writing that week. I also encourage you to share with me what made you procrastinate this week by posting with #whyimnotwriting on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram, or share in the comments below. I'll feature my favorites with everyone here.
Read moreA Review of The Life and Death Parade
Ever since her mother died, Kitty has felt like a guest with her foster family, the wealthy Bramleys that live in the castle on the hill. Luckily she has her long-term best friend Nikki by her side. But when Nikki, his brother and Kitty go to a party and meet a psychic who tells Nikki he's going to die, the world turns upside down. As Kitty pieces together what is going on, she begins learning about a mysterious organization, the Life and Death Parade.
Read moreFive Gadgets For Modern Writers
While you can always count on your laptop or any regular old notebook to get your ideas down when you really need to write, there's tons of gadgets out there to make your writing even easier!
Read moreWhy I'm Not Writing This Week 6/8
Welcome to "Why I'm Not Writing." We all know that the only thing writers like doing more than writing is avoiding writing. So every Friday I list five things that have distracted me from my writing that week. I also encourage you to share with me what made you procrastinate this week by posting with #whyimnotwriting on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram, or share in the comments below. I'll feature my favorites with everyone here.
Read moreA Review of Children of Blood and Bone
Over ten years after the King ordered her mother and all other maji be slaughtered, Zelie still struggles with her grief and rage. She is persecuted by others because of her distinctive white hair, which marks her as someone able to perform magic even though magic has been gone since the slaughter. When winds up helping the Princess escape from her home, though, magic is awoken in her and others around the country.
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