Did you know pet mystery was a genre? One for adults? Because I certainly didn’t and I absolutely needed to check it out. I haven’t really read any mystery since high school, so this was a little nostalgic for me. The story follows Harry as she tries to solve the… Read More »Probable Claws review
Some of you may know that I’m constantly working on creative projects. While I do tend to actually get a few of them done on a relatively regular basis, I’m always interested in new strategies for how to get them all worked out and done. Unlike a lot of the… Read More »Making Ideas Happen review
Looking for a unique gift for someone in your life this holiday season? Check out these handy gift guides for something they might not have yet! Through the looking glass Return to Wonderland Looking Glass bottle necklace Return to Wonderland first chapter scarf Alice bottle charm Return to Wonderland skirt… Read More »Scrap Paper Christmas Gift Guides
I’ve needed something a bit light to read. This follows a few characters. The lead is Jack, a young boy starting at a new school who has been zoning out and seeing a small girl selling matches. He meets a classmate, Lucy, who takes an interest in him and has… Read More »Drawn Away review
Those who know me personally know that I have a lot of trouble taking breaks. Downtime for me consists largely of picking up new hobbies and obsessions. Doing nothing is a thing I aspire to be able to do one day without immediately getting bored and picking up a new… Read More »How to do Nothing review
It’s my birthday! And for my birthday the past several years, I’ve announced a book that I would be writing for NaNoWriMo this year. It’s a tradition to have the poll run, for me to be pushing the poll, and to reveal the results on the 25th, one week before… Read More »You may have noticed…
I know I’ve been reading a lot of nonfiction this year, but I’ll mention why I keep reading these finance and self-help types of books. I’m looking to write something in this general genre, specifically about publishing, and I’m trying to get my footing for what it should read like.… Read More »You Need a Budget review
Let’s play a game. Look at this cover. Upon looking at this cover, can you tell me: What genre is the book? What is the age category? What is the book about? It’s very difficult to do, isn’t it? That’s because this is a bad cover. I personally really like… Read More »How NOT to make a cover that sells
Back in elementary school and high school1 I was a huge high fantasy fan. Somehow, though, I never got around to Earthsea, which I’ve since learned is a genre staple! The story follows Ged as he develops his magic into becoming a great wizard. He spends a lot of time… Read More »A Wizard of Earthsea
So let’s do a book 2 in a series. It’s been a while. Also, I’m going to go ahead and spoil the story, so heads up about that. This book follows the larger cast of the first, minus April because she’s effectively dead at the start. As they move on… Read More »A Beautifully Foolish Endeavour review