Wicked Words
While writing my bio for the Wicked Wordsmith anthology, I realized two things: #1 – I need a more professional twitter account with less “colorful” language than my personal account. Thus, you can now...
View ArticleThe Zombie Dilemma
Recently, a rather fierce plot bunny attacked me and sank its tiny little teeth in, refusing to let go until written. I haven’t been able to shake this idea for a story, and I have decided that it’s...
View ArticleWicked Words – OUT NOW!
I’m a little late to the party, but WICKED WORDS is finally out! Actually, to be honest, we were able to release the anthology a few days before our official release date of October 1st, but the...
View ArticleMy NaNoWriMo Survival Kit
In just a few short weeks, I will once again be taking part in the insane challenge that is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). For those who are unfamiliar, half a million people from across all...
View ArticleA Wicked Signing
I’m a bit behind in making this post, but it has taken me quite awhile to put into words how I feel about the signing. In short, I am still in awe. On October 14th, the Wicked Wordsmiths had their...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Fail… or is it?
Oh November, you cruel mistress. Teasing me with just how easy 50,000 words should flow from my fingertips, and then hitting me with one distraction after another. Needless to say, we are in the last...
View ArticleBack in Action
Beginnings always seem to be the hardest, and here I am, ready to begin again. I’ve taken far too much time off from the things that I care about, including writing. Depression will do that to you....
View ArticleSafe to Say
It’s safe to say that I’m perhaps the worst blogger in the history of blogging. It always seems to happen that I’ll think of something I should post about, and then life immediately gets in the way....
View ArticleWaiting on Wednesday #1
As I am starting to look forward to blogging more and doing more reviews of what I’ve been reading, I’ve decided to also add a weekly Waiting on Wednesday post to highlight upcoming YA releases that...
View ArticleWaiting on Wednesday #3
February is such a good month! Know why? Well, yes, it is the month of my birthday, but know why else February is so great? The day after my birthday is the release of Reign of Shadows by Sophie...
View ArticleWaiting on Wednesday #4
The plots that tend to get stuck in my head usually are of the thriller genre. My on-again-off-again work in progress is tentatively titled Captive, and is about a young girl who has spent the...
View ArticleOff the Shelf: A Review of The Cresswell Plot by Eliza Wass
“It’s funny, isn’t it?” he said, chest contracting as he caught his breath. “How beautiful the world becomes when you think you might have to leave it?” I remember when I first became familiar with the...
View ArticleOff the Shelf: A Review of Fear the Drowning Deep by Sarah Glenn Marsh
One of my favorite things to do after finishing a book is to find out more about the author. I like knowing a little more about the person behind the pen. To me, it makes them feel more like an...
View ArticleOff the Shelf: A Review of We Know it was You by Maggie Thrash
I picked up a copy of BookPage this week at the library, and in it, someone had reviewed We Know it was You. You could tell from the review that the author wasn’t such a fan but was trying to spin the...
View ArticleDream Big: My Thoughts on Meeting Cat Winters
Somewhere in the depths of my drafts folder is my original review of The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters. It’s nothing like the review I wrote that was printed in the local newspaper, which detailed...
View ArticleWaiting on Wednesday: Toil & Trouble
Waiting on Wednesdays spotlights highly anticipated upcoming releases, and was originally hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Since Jill is no longer hosting, I’m now joining up with Can’t Wait...
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