Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! In The Bridge of Little Jeremy by Indrajit Garai, we meet Jeremy, a twelve-year-old boy living in Paris. Though he has a heart condition that keeps him in and out of … Continue reading Review: The Bridge of Little Jeremy by Indrajit Garai
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Good Reading = Good Writing
Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Some have disputed the claim that to write well you have to be a good reader, but let's be real here. If you don't read, how do you know what a … Continue reading Good Reading = Good Writing
Writing a Book Isn’t Hard
Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! At least - it's not as hard as you think. Before we jump in, I want to say thank you to everyone for bearing with me during the blog's brief hiatus. … Continue reading Writing a Book Isn’t Hard
Don’t Lose Readers Halfway Through a Book
Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Some say the beginning of a book is the most difficult to master. Others say it's the end. I say it's the middle. Though I can't find any statistics on this, … Continue reading Don’t Lose Readers Halfway Through a Book
Getting Readers to Keep Reading
Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! You can write the best plot in the world and it may mean nothing. Sometimes I wonder how many great plots are out there that no one has read because readers … Continue reading Getting Readers to Keep Reading
Little Writing Lessons Well Learned
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post! The past five days feel like they've lasted for a year. My kitchen flooded, I finally changed my last name to my husband's, and the next instalment of one of my all-time favourite series was … Continue reading Little Writing Lessons Well Learned
Next Book Blues
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post! Does anyone else get stuck trying to find the next book to read, or is that just me? Sure, I have a TBR list a mile long and 400 books in my personal collection. The … Continue reading Next Book Blues
Immersing Readers in the Story World
Project Pea word count: 8,118 I’ve read a lot of good books lately that showcase how critical it is to immediately immerse your reader in the story world. But, as important as it is, it’s not easy to do - and I'm discovering that firsthand as I'm charging through the beginning of Project Pea (or … Continue reading Immersing Readers in the Story World
Analysing Cinder by Marissa Meyer
If you've been around for a while, you'll probably have learned by now that I procrastinate reading books that I should have read a long time ago. Obviously, Cinder has been on my radar for a while. I've always loved fairytale retellings, especially when people go crazy with the genre. Cinderella in a futuristic sci-fi … Continue reading Analysing Cinder by Marissa Meyer
5 Things That Make Your Book Look Unprofessional
In self-publishing, you must wear many hats. So many, in fact, that you start looking like someone who's selling hats. (Reminds me of the book Caps for Sale - anyone else read that as a kid?) Not only are you a writer, but you must also become an editor, a marketer, a publisher... It’s no … Continue reading 5 Things That Make Your Book Look Unprofessional
The Story Canvas 