This is pretty self indulgent. And also a little lazy. June is my birthday month. I will be 27 years old...inching closer and closer to that big 3-0. I've done a lot in just the past six months. A lot for me at least. I've started a blog, celebrated a relationship, moved, changed jobs, changed … Continue reading Birthday Prompts
Happy First Day of Summer! Well, there's a few days between this post and the First Day of Summer, but I'm excited. I'm a June baby and June+Summer=Fun. This is when I do the most travelling, the most adventuring, the most outdoors-ing. The last one isn't a word, but I don't care. It's summer in … Continue reading Summer Prompts
Now that it's summer, I can bet a lot of my fellow writers are tempted to just be lazy and fall of track. In fact, I almost forgot to write this post. The temps are now in the 90s, the sun is out for more hours than it's not, and there's a thousand things to … Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo
Back at it again with some great new novels. Can you believe it’s already June? I can’t. June is my birth month. So that means I’ve hit 27. I’ll probably make a post at the end of the month about birthday goals and if I feel old, but right now, I’m focused on books. Good … Continue reading Books I’m looking forward to in the second half of 2019
Overall rating: 4/5Readability rating: 5/5Character rating: 4/5Plot rating: 4/5Cover rating: 4/5Would I recommend: Yes. It's an easy read and great opener for a series. Mix of fantasy and alternative reality. Goodread Genres: Fantasy, Western, Paranormal, Alt History Perfect for: People who love fantasy and things being turn on their heads. It's not a standard Western … Continue reading Book Review: An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
Today's post is going to be a little short. It addresses something that's never short and something I see beginning writers do all the time. I fell into this trap too when I was first starting out. Writing long arduous sentences because that's what important writers do. Writing is hard and when your shown classical … Continue reading Ebb and Flow of Sentences: Making a Scene Move
Overall rating: 3/5Readability rating: 4/5Character rating: N/APlot rating: N/ACover rating: 4/5Would I recommend: If you need the motivation or just a little help to get yourself cleaning and organizing, this could be a book for you. Otherwise, no. Goodread Genres: Nonfiction, Self-help Perfect for: People who want to get their life together, clean, and organize. … Continue reading Book Review: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter
