There’s a lot of plot structures and story beats out there that are pretty common. Romancing the Beat, Heroe’s Journey, these ones are all over and you can see them in many of your favourite books and shows. They never quite worked for me, though, because of the particular kinds… Read More »COSA Beats
You know how I keep saying I’m going to stop reading those self help books? Well, I am terrible at sticking to my word and I thought that maybe this would have some tips on how to better create habits that I hadn’t seen before. Atomic Habits focuses on how… Read More »Atomic Habits review
One thing I love about doing author events is getting the chance to check out new and local talent. et the editor of this at one of the Pulp Literature events and I’ve been anxious to finally get a moment to check it out! This is an anthology of a… Read More »Dead Steam II review
I don’t know if this is unusual, but I seem to pick up hobbies pretty easily. Like, easier than it feels like most people I know. Many of my friends only seem to have one or two that they’ve stuck with for years and, well… To be fair, this one… Read More »Jewelry: My newest hobby
You know how sometimes you see a title and you just have to know more? Look at that title. Look at the embroidered skulls. I couldn’t not check it out. The story follows Maud, a little old lady who reminisces on her life and the many times she has encountered… Read More »An Elderly Lady Must not be Crossed review
I am starting to think I should just make a goal to only read books that I either get directly from indie authors or that I pick up from the library for the year. It’s certainly expanding my reading and I’m checking out a lot more interesting titles this way.… Read More »Exposed review
As I think I’ve mentioned before, I had originally intended to write Cloned Evil as a serialized series but just couldn’t get the arcs to come together into anything fully cohesive. I had middles, I had ends, I had a couple beginnings, but I didn’t have all three for any… Read More »Some Cloned Evil ideas
Let’s get back to some fiction and back to the long list of books I have randomly bookmarked in the library! Today’s selection is a mystery thriller that had a podcast angle that I’m pretty sure I picked out because I was in a true crime phase. The book mostly… Read More »I Killed Zoe Spanos review
Despite the fact that I have historically just not liked self help books and books about how to live a better life, I keep reading them. I keep vowing not to do this anymore, but I had a moment and put a hold on this one at the library, forgot… Read More »Designing your Life review
With more and more people getting into audiobooks, and with Audible advertising just about everywhere these days, I’ve seen a lot of conversations about whether or not authors should make their books available in audiobook format. It’s a new and exciting thing, so should you get in on it? Why… Read More »The pros and cons of audiobooks