I have been staring at this book at every Pulp Lit event for ages and I have finally gotten around to reading it! It looked like it was going to be so much fun and there’s a sequel now, so I figured it was time to finally get my hands… Read More »Stella Ryman and the Fairmont Manor Mysteries review
I have been trying to read more widely over the last couple years in an attempt to better myself, which has mostly meant that I’m reading a lot of books available at my library. Which, for some reason, has been a lot of self improvement books. Well. I wanted to… Read More »How to get the most out of self improvement books
I should not read a second book by a nonfiction author, I’m realizing. First was Nir Eyer, and now Cal Newport. I end up just looking at these books through the context of their last one. Where Deep Work was about how you should be spending your time on good,… Read More »Digital Minimalism review
It’s Valentines season and I am not a romance person whatsoever. Still, I thought I should do something in the spirit of the season and to capitalize on the keywords, so I offer you this. I have been saying for years to anyone who asks that if you want to… Read More »Things I have learned from the romance author community
I’ve gotten a bunch of book recommendations lately, and they all seem to be in a very familiar theme. Apparently I give off the vibe of someone who likes to do a lot and might have a career of doing a lot of things. Which, well, in the past decade… Read More »How to be Everything review
Magic is so much fun to write, but so often the conversation about fantasy ends up in one of two places: The traditional high fantasy space of elves and dragons and drama between rival nations, or that modern day urban fantasy where there are magical beings living alongside everyone else… Read More »3 fantasy subgenres to try writing this year
Have I had this book on my TBR forever? Yes. My bad! I got it with the intent to reward myself for finishing the trilogy with reading it and then, well, last year was not the best year for me in general. But I picked this up from a Pulp… Read More »Shadow Stitcher review
I’m going to try to do this once a month now! Here’s all of the things I’ve released across all of the things this month! Handmade These items have been released on both of these shops: Redbubble The last of the patterns went up this month, and I’m out of… Read More »January stuff roundup
I have an ongoing complaint with my day job that I have far too many meetings, many of which absolutely could be an email or done in a different manner that is not a meeting. This has prompted a friend of mine to introduce me to the concept of deep… Read More »Deep Work review
Creating fantasy worlds can be hard! There’s a lot to consider in universe building and trying to make your fictional world feel fantastical, but also ensure that the world itself does not become a distraction from the story you are trying to tell. Sometimes it’s a lot easier to make… Read More »3 ways to use the real world to help your worldbuilding