Guest Post: What makes a zombie fan? by Jessica Robinson Recently, I was asked to give my Undead Obsessed (which is sponsored through the Wyoming Humanities Council) presentation and my Surviving Zombies workshop at a high school. It was located 3.5 hours away from where I live, and the majority of the drive took place […]
Julie’s Review: I already said in my review of the first book how much I’m enjoying this sassy and strong heroine named Charlie Davidson aka grim reaper. Seriously, she’s kick ass and spunky and says the stupidest things sometimes and it cracks me up. I also love her friendship with her assistant/side-kick/BFF Cookie. And then […]
Let’s talk about all things Classics. Do you like the genre? What are some of your favorites? Julie: Honestly, I’m not very well read in the classics genre. I read the ones we had to for school, but seeing as those were quite a bit stuffy and we analyzed them to death, I mostly got […]
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. It’s almost the middle of the year, you haven’t bought […]
Guest Post: Inspiration for Fly Again by Tracy Sherwood As a writer, you never know from where your inspiration will arrive. For instance, in my earlier days of becoming a published writer, I had the opportunity to submit a personal essay to A Cup of Comfort for Women. I was excited by the prospect of having […]
Celebrate the Bard’s birthday (April 23) by taking this quiz from Grammarly.com. (Click the image above.) For more of the Bard, check out their article, Do You Understand the True Bard or the False? Some Shakespeare Etymologies. I got: Shakespearean English Student. Ha, I only got 4 right. This one is hard, and I […]
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 […]