In an attempt to be more organized and serve you better, I decided to set specific topics for each week of the month. This is our first reader-specific post and will be a summer recap and book launch update. I have so many topics I look forward to writing about during...
Believe it or not, The Crux Anthology just hit a pretty big milestone—six months out in the wide world of literature! Last week I got to video chat with Rachael Ritchey, editor and compiler for this collection of SciFi and fantasy short stories. I had a great time...
Readers and authors have come together since 2007 thanks to the largest online book club, Goodreads. Book recommendations based on readers’ preferences or from friends encourage continued reading and exploration of books they otherwise would not have discovered....
Libraries inspire books because they inspire writers. Since this is National Library Week, I wanted to share a few library memories from me and a couple of my author friends. When I was growing up, my family moved often. After a church, the local library was always...
Each time I was pregnant, the best day was when we found out if we were having a boy or a girl. Why? Because then I got to call the tiny human growing within me by his or her name. Names are powerful and important. They declare who someone is, set them apart, make...
So far in this series, we’ve looked at why we should write book reviews, and I’ve shared with you my handy little acrostic for what a KINND book review is. Now it’s time to get to the details of how this should look. I’m going into more depth on each word to explain...