Book Review: Queen of Bones by Greg Zimmerman
It's Book Review Wednesday! Today, I've got a very unusual sort of book: a post-apocalyptic novel with a disabled person as the main character. How does that work? Read it...
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Welcome to The Ultimate Fantasy Assassins Reading List for Book Lovers If you love fantasy assassins as much as I do, you’ll probably be looking for more assassin fantasy books...
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Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Purdue's Online Writing Lab
Creative writing is a never-ending learning process! No matter how good you think you are, you can always be better. It's vital to learn and improve your writing as much...
Zen Friday: Quotes to Make You Wiser
Today I'm feeling particularly "zen". Despite an intense week (sickness, work, writing, kids, and life), I survived! Here are a few quotes that helped get me through the week: We...
Guest Post: Reflections on the Imagination
Today, instead of a book review, I have a guest post from an awesome Irish author... Reflections on the Imagination By David Jordan When I think of the imagination, two...
In With the New!
Welcome to my brand new website! It's been over two years since my first post, and it felt like the right time for an upgrade. Don't worry: the content is...
Book Review: Shadows of Atlantis by Mara Powers
It's Book Review Wednesday, and I'm finally back with a new book review (I've been reading much more slowly these days). This week, we'll look at a high fantasy novel...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Amazon Sales Rank Explained
On today's "Awesome Resources for Creative Writing" post, I want to share with you a gold nugget I found: an article that explains Amazon's Sales Rank. If you're anything like...
A Few Funny Quotes to Brighten Up Your Day
Today, I find myself in need of something to make me smile. It's been a rough week, so it's time to laugh a bit. Thankfully, the internet is filled with...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Facebook Events
Let me be very clear: Facebook can be the worst enemy of creative writing! It's distracting, time-consuming, and can sap your motivation or productivity. That being said, it does have...
The Key to Writing Success: Hard Work
In my study of the publishing industry and writing world, I've come across a few awesome success stories. Take Andy Weir, author of the widely acclaimed book The Martian--which has...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: How to Describe Pain
One of the hardest parts of creative writing (for me, at least) is to describe the myriad sensations that flood the human body on any given day. Think about it:...
Struggling with a Problem? Walk it Out!
How many times have you found yourself wrestling with some problem with your novel? Perhaps your characters just aren't turning out the way you wanted them to, or you've written...
Book Review: Walking with Shadows by Luke Romyn
After a couple of weeks, it's finally Book Review Wednesday again. I took a while with this one because I wanted to give it my full attention. Boy, was it...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Celtx
On today's Awesome Resources for Creative Writing post, we're going to look at a new tool for writing: Celtx. (Thanks to Jordan Harris for this one!) You may already use...
When Wishes Become Goals
We all have things we wish we could do. They mostly remain unspoken and in the back of our minds, something we daydream about when we have an idle moment....
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Google Drive
On today's Awesome Resources for Creative Writing post, I want to talk about a tool that can and will save your life: Google Drive. As a writer, I have two...