Wow, we've already reached the second half of the year. A lot has happened in the past 6 months. Some good, some very bad. But one thing is for sure, there's a lot of books still coming out in 2020. I'm still a bit behind on my 50 books this year...which I tend to always … Continue reading Books I’m Looking Forward to in the Second Half of 2020
I love short stories. I love how concise they are. I love how you can just enjoy them in an afternoon. They are easy to recommend them to a friend because it's not a time suck. If they don't like the story it didn't take long and they weren't that invested. But I find them … Continue reading Why Short Stories Are Hard to Write (For Me)
I spent weeks praising my work and saying I was blessed beyond compare, but that changed quickly middle of last week. I got brought into the office and told there wasn't enough work to keep me. I packed up my things (left my pens by accident and I'm still bugged about that) and went on … Continue reading Writer’s Self Care
To celebrate Short Story month, I've committed to finding new short story reads to take in this month. It's a perfect time to read a few short stories. I've gone back to work so I'm a little too busy for a longer novel, but short stories? I can take them in with ease. So here … Continue reading 4 Short Story Collections to Read and 1 I Already Love
Welcome to the 5th month of the year! I know things have been a bit messy this year, but I'm going to try to keep things as normal as possible for all us writers out there. (Even though this is late because of how weird my schedule is this week! Sorry everyone!) So this month, … Continue reading Happy Short Story Month
This is a personal post. If you're not interested in my personal life (as vague as I am with it), I'll be back next week with our regularly scheduled program. Thank you for your patience. With everything going on, it's crazy to think that in just a few days it'll be May, the 5th month … Continue reading Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
I thought 2020 was going to be my year for writing. In some cases it has been. My job has ramped up their social media writing and I've been writing social media post after social media post (I think I've written nearly 100 posts since quarantine has started and it's frazzled my brain). In other … Continue reading Using Poetry as a Warm Up
Since this month is poetry month, I've decided to read and do a review on a poem novel. Please remember that poetry isn't my favorite medium of choice so my review might be colored a little by that. Overall rating: 4/5Readability rating: 4/5Character rating: 4/5Plot rating: 3/5Cover rating: 5/5Would I recommend: Yes. Definitely a good … Continue reading Book Review: The Poet X
This month, the wonderful month of April, is National Poetry Month! I have to be honest. Poetry isn't my favorite method of story telling. I might have been burned by the years of AP English where poetry wasn't fun and required hours of analysis to understand what's happening. But after years of reading on my … Continue reading National Poetry Month
I might be biased. Mostly because I am, in theory, a Professional Designer. I’ve worked with both video and graphic design for over a decade so it’s hard not to think design as something important. So when you’re thinking about publishing your own novel (specifically self-published), I believe it’s important to invest in a good … Continue reading Judging a Book By It’s Cover Part 3: Why It’s Important to Get a Professional Designer
