Is Being a Good Parent Killing You?
Disclaimer: I'm a parent, and being a parent is a highly fulfilling, enjoyable part of my life. I love my kids very much. Still, when I came across this article,...
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Fantasy Assassins Reading List
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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Book Review: The Sword Chronicles: Child of the Empire by Michaelbrent Collings
It's Book Review Wednesday, and I'm bringing to you another mythical creature: a book I give a 5-star rating to! I reviewed another of this author's books, but I found...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Writing Forward
I'm always looking for resources to help me improve my creative writing skills. This could mean anything from coming up with new story ideas to honing my writing to giving...
Deep Thoughts from Intelligent People
It's "Deep Thoughts" Friday, and I feel in the need for a bit of inspiration. Thankfully, I can always find a few quotes to cheer me up! Here are some...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Pinterest
Where do you come up with your ideas for creative writing? Do you get hit with amazing concepts out of the blue, or are the ideas triggered by something you...
The Childish Joy of Fiction
Humans are, by nature, a nostalgic lot. Most of the things that make us happy are things we enjoyed when we were younger. We do those things in an effort...
Book Review: The Defenders of Blackspire Abbey by Michael Panush
It's Book Review Wednesday! On this, my favorite day of the week, I'm featuring a historical fiction novel with a bit of a fantastical twist to it… The Defenders of...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Body Language Project
One of the greatest challenges to effective creative writing is knowing how to communicate what a character is thinking or feeling without being overt. Often, you don't need to get...
A Celebration of Authors Blog Hop Hunt Post
Hi I’m Andy Peloquin, author of The Last Bucelarii (Book 1): Blade of the Destroyer, and I’m your host for this stop in the tour. I am pleased to be...
Book Review: Reprobate by Martyn V. Halm
It's Book Review Wednesday, and I'm thrilled to bring you another book by Martyn V. Halm--an author whose work I have greatly enjoyed in the past. (Link to other book)....
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Mythic Scribes
If you want a place for all things sci-fi, fantasy, and creative writing, Mythic Scribes is a site to check out! The Mythic Scribes blog has A LOT of awesome...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Grammar Book
All creative writing revolves around proper grammar and punctuation. Grammar is both easy (we all know the parts of speech) and incredibly difficult (YOU try writing without adverbs and passive...
Book Review: Subversion by J.P. Choquette
It's Book Review Wednesday, my favorite day of the week! Today, our book is a mystery/suspense novel about a female detective/vigilante/private eye/freelance strong arm… Subversion: Tayt Waters is a vigilante....
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: The Economist Writing Guide
I--along with most authors--struggle with certain elements of creative writing on a pretty regular basis. Passive verbs, over-writing, adverb overuse, pacing, and sentence structure are just a few of the...
Book Review: Book of Daniel by Mat Ridley
It's Book Review Wednesday, and today I've got a book that takes an intriguing look at the concept of "life after death", Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory. Definitely a book to...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Fiction University
Having trouble with your creative writing? We've got some pretty awesome resources to help you out! Today, we're looking at an amazing website: Fiction University. Fiction University is really the...