One thing that people have trouble with when they start a project is whether they want to make their story into a series or a stand alone. There’s a lot to consider, from the size of the story you want to tell to what you ultimately want to do with… Read More »Should I write a standalone or a series?
You know how I keep saying I’m not going to read any more self help style books? I think at this point we all knew that wasn’t going to stick for very long, given the number of times I’ve gone back to them. And well, here’s another one! You Will… Read More »You Will Get Through This Night review
I’ve had this book sitting in my to check out list for my library for a while, and I have finally gotten around to it! The story of an underground post apocalyptic city on the verge of collapse just felt weirdly right for the moment. The book follows Lina, a… Read More »City of Ember review
I may not be great with description, but I love writing dialog. I find it to be one of the most fun parts of the process and it really helps me to understand how my characters interact with the people around them. I know it’s not for everyone, though, so… Read More »3 tips for writing dialog
I took a bit of a reading break, but I’m back and I have more library books! I am continuing to not read the descriptions very closely, but I feel like that makes my reading list a lot more interesting. Premise only, and then I see how long I stay… Read More »The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender review
Some of you may have noticed, I’m making very slow changes to the official site where the shop is! In an effort to make some changes and be more focused on making this a business rather than a hobby, I’ve been in the process of making some decisions and those… Read More »I’m making some shop updates
Did you know they made a book out of this? And a sequel book, no less! A new story from the world of one of my favourite Halloween movies from my childhood! This book is told in two parts: The original movie from 1993 and the story of their children… Read More »Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel review
I’m doing a lot of world building right now with my current project and that means one of my go to scenes has been heavily impacting: The info dump while people are cooking scene.1 Since this is a fantasy world, I have spent a decent amount of time trying to… Read More »Food in fictional universes
I’m sure you’re all familiar with my cat, Remy. Well, I’ve drawn her face and put it on a bunch of items on Redbubble! Go take a look!
I know I read a ton of YA, but it feels like it’s been a while since I read one that really felt like it was young adult and not young adult as written for an adult audience. But I find I have a lot better luck in that regard… Read More »The Magpie’s Library review