For this discussion post, we are joining the Fantasy With Friends discussion with Pages Unbound. This week’s prompt: Some people argue that fantasy isn’t worth reading because it’s not about real things. What’s your response? Julie: Those people can go eff all the way off! Because here’s the thing: fantasy is a wonderful […]
Title: The Secrets of Unicornia: Four Magical Adventures Full of Sparkle and Wonder! by Ana Punset; Illustrated by Diana Vicedo (Candlewick, for ages 5-7, on sale 10/13/2026) Expect four times the charm with this shimmering quartet of adventures. A school trip to the Frozen Palace. A magical unicorn show. A sky-high camping trip. And sparkliest […]
Guest Post: What Writing a Practical Money Guide Taught Me About Financial Advice By Junior O. Osiemi Financial advice is everywhere. A short video promises a tax trick. A social post announces a foolproof investment. A headline suggests that one financial strategy works for everyone. But when I worked on THE ZERO TAX BLUEPRINT, one lesson […]
Guest Post: Turning Remembered Life into a Memoir: What Writing STENHOUSE Taught Me By M. G. Judge, writing as Bill Rectangle Memory does not arrive neatly divided into chapters. It arrives as flashes: a street corner, a school corridor, the sound of a record playing, the feel of a football at your feet, the first […]
We’re chatting about covers on Chapter Break. ‘Cause you know we all judge books by covers, whether we admit it or not. We judge the style, the color and font choices, and just the overall look. That might not keep us from reading the book, but we do still judge. I kind of […]
Julie’s Review: This book was such a gift to the fandom! We’ve all been waiting for AGES for the next book (looking at you publishers: why release Iron Flame in November and Onyx Storm immediately the next January, then make us wait years?) – and this gave us a dive into the world and characters […]
You hand your story to a friend. A few days later they hand it back with a smile. “I loved it!” It feels great for about an hour. Then you realise you have learned nothing. Honest, useful feedback is one of the hardest things for a writer to find. Here is why it is so […]
Guest Post: HOW I KEPT ONE DAY FROM BECOMING THE WHOLE BOOK When I began shaping my life into a memoir, I discovered a strange problem: the most dramatic day was also the easiest day to overuse. I was seventeen when a dive into the sea at Rimini changed my physical condition completely. It would […]
WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR OF When Women Talk Volume 3, Notes From The Future Title: Book Summary Ever wish you could call your younger self and say, “It’s going to be okay”? In When Women Talk: Notes From the Future, ten incredibly diverse women look back and do just that. […]
We are hosting a meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. In summary, the meme is for quotes from dudes/book boyfriends in the books we read. The Linky will be open all year long and you are welcome to do your post at […]