Julie’s Review: I’ve had this series on my to-read for a while now so finally I got started with the audios. Firstly, Charlie Davidson is full of awesome sass. I love a good sassy heroine who can make fun of herself and who puts herself in sticky situations and gets out of them. She is […]
What do you think about reading challenges? Are you doing any this year? Do you tend to bite off more than you can chew (er, read)? Julie: Last year I signed up for a ridiculous amount of reading challenges. Like maybe 10. I didn’t complete them all – so I definitely bit off more than I […]
Guest Post: Being and Author is Like … by Hannah Harvey Being an author is like… Doing your favourite hobby all the time. Or at least, for me that’s what it’s like. While I was growing up, I was home educated, and one of my favourite things to do was write short stories. Back then […]
Guest Post: My Five Top Tips for Writing by Jan Domagala I often think what advice would I give to other writers should they ask, so here, in no particular order of preference are my top five tips. 1, Set yourself a schedule of when to write. There is a train of thought that says that if […]
Julie’s Review: I read the crossover novel Easy Pickings a while back for one of my book clubs and was really intrigued by this Jane Yellowrock character. I knew I needed to meet her eventually so I finally got my ears on this audiobook. I thoroughly enjoyed Jane and all her amazing abilities. Beast is my favorite thing, […]
Do you like dystopias? What are some of your favorites books, worlds, etc.? Julie: Dystopias are one of my favorite genres to read. Mainly, because I like to see a creative screwed up world with interesting characters, and dystopias lend themselves to that very well. Like with fantastical worlds, I love a good world building […]
Woot! Look at us, we are two! How exciting is that? Everyone loves a birthday. We’ve definitely grown in our second year as a book blog. Now we have 3 awesome bloggers where we had 2 before! Not only do we run an awesome weekly meme and weekly discussion post, but we have added new […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Julie’s Quote: “Whoa, I’m your girlfriend now?” Archer shrugged. “We’ve tried to kill each other, fought ghouls, and kissed a lot. I’m pretty sure we’re married in some cultures.” […]
No Book Buying Challenge 2015 – April Update As you know, we are co-hosting the Show Your Shelves Some Love: A No Book Buying Challenge. You can also review the details of the post on the “No Book Buying Challenge“ page from the menu above. For April we are talking about avoiding relapse. How are […]
Guest Post: The Pain–and the Joy–of Editing Fiction by Allen Woods It took me several years to complete The Sword and Scabbard, since I was only able to work on it part-time between paid writing projects. When I look back, I realize that a large percentage of that time was spent editing one draft after […]