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When I was twelve years old, I discovered my best friend. We were both home schooled, both preacher kids, and both loved books. She devoured them (I do believe she got an award one year for reading 380 books that year). I’ve been giving a lot of thought to books lately. How everyone seems to think that because I love… Read More
Lizzy and Jane Katherine Raey: Such a fantastic story. It’s a coming home story. A sister story. A foodie book—oh man is it a foodie book. I’m pretty sure I gained ten pounds just reading it. Great book. If We Survive Andrew Klavan: This one was . . .eh. I was told I need to read more Klavan. He just doesn’t… Read More
Some rad links, recently found by me from around the web: 19 Magical Bookshops Word counts of famous books Write down your ideas every day A literary map of the US Classic literature turned into comic books
Title: The 5th Wave Author: Rick Yancey Genre: YA Fiction Thoughts: This is one of those books I picked up last year when it was first published and read two chapters and couldn’t do it. My friend, Adena (with whom we have an official unofficial book club) finished and told me I had to push through and read. I’m really glad… Read More
Super excited to welcome J.A. Marx, author of the Destiny Series, to the blog today! J.A. loves writing embattled spirit novels — adventure and suspense with supernatural undertones. On the side, she dabbles in non-fiction articles and e-zine editing. J.A. owes many thanks Jerry Jenkins and the Christian Writer’s Guild for their support and education. Be sure to look below for… Read More
I’m currently in between books (gasp). I am about to dive into The 5th Wave, The Jewel, and MockingJay (heaven help me). I’m also gearing up for NaNoWriMo so I’m getting character interviews down and making tons of notes! What are you guys reading this week? Anything good?
1. This book cover. Seriously. Oh ma gosh I can’t wait for this book to come out! 2. This dress. (pretty sure I might just maybe need to try to make something like this . . . ) 3. The Bookish Manicurist. She draws inspiration from book covers for nail art. Amazing. 4. This TED Talk. It makes me want to write… Read More