At what point do you break up with a series or an author? Julie: Honestly, if I’m not enjoying where the series is going, I’m probably out. If it takes me several books into the series to realize it isn’t fun anymore, oh well. If I only have a couple of books left to finish […]
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: “Do you cook too?” he asked, the tone teasing. “ ’Cause any woman who does a weapon striptease, handles a Benelli like she knows how to use […]
Guest Post: Writing Influences by Tania Joyce As I find with all my writing, Propositions was influenced by a combination of many elements. Some straight forward, while others were so left-wing, I was even baffled sometimes wondering where the ideas came from. When I started writing this book two years ago, I was going through […]
Let’s celebrate poetry month by taking this #PoetryMonth Quiz from Grammarly.com. I got: Pablo Neruda Life is passion. At least that is how you and your BFF see things. You’re absorbed with living and, like Neruda, are in touch with all the sensations that life presents. A friendship between you and this Chilean revolutionary […]
Let’s talk about sequels. Are they better than the original? Or do sequels/subsequent books start to lose something? Julie: There have been quite a few series I’ve read where the first book is excellent while the sequels just flop (case in point: Matched, The Testing, Delirium). Then there are other books where the sequel and […]
Guest Post by Lisa Beth Darling Being a Writer is Like…. Being held captive in an insane asylum. Think about it, there’s you the writer and supposedly ‘the sane one’ then one day you’re completely taken over by these voices in your head. They’re not just voices, you can see them, you can feel their […]
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 […]