Miscellaneous

#SATurday: Reviewing Novels as an Author

#SATurday: Reviewing Novels as an Author Back in the day—way back when—Goodreads didn’t exist, and I’m pretty sure (maybe not) Amazon didn’t even have a rating system for books. It was just Barnes & Noble and Borders, but mainly Barnes & Noble for me (R.I.P. Borders). I’m talking about the mid-90s. I used to buy… Continue reading #SATurday: Reviewing Novels as an Author

Writing Tips

#WW Judging An Author’s Life

Judging An Author’s Life Recently—and by “recently” I mean a month ago—I posted this photo on my Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, and . . . well, pretty much anywhere on the Internet that I have an account on. To my surprise, (and still to my confusion), I received a bit a slack for this. It… Continue reading #WW Judging An Author’s Life

Miscellaneous

#WW I Avoided Certain Books. Here’s Why.

#WW I Avoided Certain Books. Here’s Why. Right now, I’m basically reading all the novels I’ve avoided over the past year or so. Why did I avoid these reads? I can honestly just guess—since it’s difficult to remember—but I thought it’d make for an interesting topic. The first novel I picked up was The 5th… Continue reading #WW I Avoided Certain Books. Here’s Why.

Writing Tips

May’s Ketchup

May’s Ketchup Can you believe it? Another month has flown by. And it’s still raining here in Missouri. Almost constantly. It’s actually rather unusual weather for us (to this degree), and I’m starting to wonder why I tend to begin these with a weather report. (I have no idea, but I enjoy it.) Alas, May… Continue reading May’s Ketchup

Author Announcements · Miscellaneous

#WW Death Before Daylight Cover Reveal and News

#WW Death Before Daylight Cover Reveal and News I’m sure you’ve already seen it by now, but the cover of Death Before Daylight released by Clean Teen Publishing today! (Insert fangirl scream.) First, I want to thank all of the websites that helped me: Crazy Beautiful, Ennlee's Reading Corner, Red Sands Reviews and Ramblings, The Modest… Continue reading #WW Death Before Daylight Cover Reveal and News

Author Announcements · Miscellaneous · Writing Tips

#SATurday: Interview with Bogart, the author kitten

#SATurday: Interview with Bogart, the author kitten First and foremost, I would like to thank The Acid Oasis for asking me to interview Bogart. I immediately knew that I HAD to do it, and today is the day I share the results. But – first – a little background on this fuzzy little (okay, he’s… Continue reading #SATurday: Interview with Bogart, the author kitten

Guest Blogger · Miscellaneous

#MondayBlogs: The Importance of Goosebumps

Intro: Today's guest blogger deserves a huge round of applause. Not only does he spread the love for reading via his blog, November Notebook, he also teaches English to middle school students. In addition, Grant Goodman is talking about a series of books that filled my childhood, and I'm sure you're familiar with these novels… Continue reading #MondayBlogs: The Importance of Goosebumps

Miscellaneous

February’s Ketchup

February’s Ketchup Wow! If you’ve been with me just these past two months, you already know how much of a whiplash session I’ve lived through recently. Thankfully, February brought great news, and I am expressing my gratitude to you all once again – for helping me so much through so much by continuing to support… Continue reading February’s Ketchup

Guest Blogger

#MondayBlogs: Why Writing is Better Than Sex

Intro: Today is Monday, which brings us #MondayBlogs – a.k.a. guest writer day! Every Monday, a fellow blogger will be covering a topic revolving around reading and writing, and today's topic is obviously rather humorous, but it’s also an infograph. If you want to be a guest blogger, check out the information below the infograph.… Continue reading #MondayBlogs: Why Writing is Better Than Sex

Miscellaneous

September Ketchup

September's Ketchup September’s Ketchup is here! For those of you just now checking in this month, Ketchup actually means “catch up.” At the end of every month, I write these posts describing my big moments, top blog post, the post I wish received more views, my top referrer, and more in order to show what… Continue reading September Ketchup