Another year done and this last year brought a lot of reading! I am pretty surprised, but the year has been pretty mediocre if I’m being honest. But it has also been a year of more random reads without properly vetting them first. Here are my favourite reads of the… Read More »Top books of 2022
The story behind me starting to make bottle charms was an accident. I got the bottles to put paper stars into. The problem was that they are too small for the stars to fit inside. I saw something online. Somewhere. I think it was an idea posted to a wedding… Read More »Making bottle charms
Last book review of the year and I opted for something that I’d been hearing good things about! Cult stories and a hint of something supernatural sounded just about right for me, so I figured this one would be great. The story follows Lo, a young woman who has not… Read More »The Project review
Since I’ve dipped my foot into the writing superheroes ring, and because I fully intend to go back to it again, I have been wanting more superhero novels. And when I can’t find those, I’ll happily take a recommendation for a villain one instead. The story follows Anna, a temp… Read More »Hench review
When working on your worldbuilding, adding a few distinct subcultures in your fictional populations can be an easy way of making the world feel richer and larger than it really is. But how do you create them? First, a definition: A subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from… Read More »Writing fictional subcultures
I used to go into the library and start series in the middle, usually because my library was really bad about actually having the first one available for me. I always used to like the feeling of being able to understand what was going on in a story even when… Read More »Dark Archive review
While I work in tech, I have no desire to work for one of the prestigious FAANG companies, and after this book I know for certain I do not want to work at Netflix. This is a book about how Netflix creates and maintains a culture of high-performing employees who… Read More »No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention review
It’s important for most people to make sure they are not reliant on only one income stream, and authors are no different. If any of the retailers you rely on decides to shut down or change their policies in any way that’s not ideal, it is good to have another… Read More »6 secondary income streams for authors
So this book looked cute. The blurb described a young girl in Japan who was essentially a magical girl helping her stuffed animal. When she got older, she revisits those fantasies. It was a cute premise. It’s not even a little of what I got. Let me start with all… Read More »Earthlings review
Today in trying out some new genres, something that’s a bit closer to home for me. I do love documentaries about cults and true crime, so a story about kidnapping and cults seems like it would be right up my alley. The story follows “Esther,” a young girl who must… Read More »The Special Ones review