From the time that I was eight years old and won the Young Authors writing competition for my grade, I have wanted to be an author. I’ve had stories brewing in my head for years, but I’ve never managed to get more than a chapter on paper. In college I took a short story class and I wrote some of those, but I’ve never gotten anywhere even remotely close to writing a novel. So, this year, I decided […]

Have you heard? You can purchase a zombie-proof cabin! Yep, the ZFC-1 Zombie Fortification Cabin has everything you’ll need in case of a zombie apocalypse – barbed wire, arsenal storage, garden area, escape hatch, kitchen, gym, and (of course) an Xbox so that your kids can enjoy shooting zombies in the comfort of their own home while you’re in the gym. It’s a real thing! Honestly, you can buy one! My friend is an OT and she […]

I’ve been thinking about this topic a lot lately and considering writing a post about it. Then I saw that Ashley over at NoseGraze posted a discussion about Why “Follow Backs” Are Pointless and it inspired me even more. Ashley made some great points, but I actually don’t agree with her overall message – that soliciting followers is always a bad thing. I honestly think that, especially for newer blogs, follow backs are the best way to […]

Okay, so I finally read Pride and Prejudice, and I really enjoyed it. I don’t know if it changed my life or anything, but I can see why people love this book so much. It’s just sort of an institution in itself, isn’t it?  Well, now that I’ve read the book, I want to check out some of the MANY Pride and Prejudice related shows, books, etc.  But there are so many, and I don’t know what’s good. […]

So, lately I’ve been thinking about something that happens A LOT in YA books. Love from afar. Let me give you an example: the sweet, quiet, somewhat socially awkward girl is in love with the star quarterback – who she’s never actually had a conversation with. She spends her school days staring at him from across the classroom (or the lunchroom or the football field) and watches him with awe – and quite a lot […]

Okay, so there’s this author that I follow who complains on her blog (and probably elsewhere). A. Lot. She’s a self-published author whose books I’ve really enjoyed, but I have to say that her attitude is starting to sour me on the idea of reading her books. I’m not going to name names because my purpose here is not to call out a specific author, but to discuss an issue that’s frustrated me. But here’s […]

Okay, if I’m being honest I CAN blog in bed (and I’m pretty sure I even have). I mean, right now I’m sitting on the couch with my laptop on my lap – sitting on the bed isn’t much different. But that’s actually not what I meant when I came up with the idea (and title) for this post. What I mean is that I wish I could transfer all of those thoughts that go […]

In my recent move to WordPress, I had to do a little bit of work to get my reviews to show up in my archives (using the Ultimate Book Blogger plugin, which makes it totally easy to do!). While I was doing this, I found myself examining my reading over the past year and a half – since I’ve been blogging – and I’ve realized that I don’t read the way I used to.  Blogging […]

Image courtesy of Master isolated images / FreeDigitalPhotos.net I’ve been thinking lately about soliciting a co-blogger for Feed Your Fiction Addiction, but I’ve kind of been waffling back and forth on it. On the one hand, it would be nice to take a little bit of the pressure off of myself, especially during times when I have an editing project or a vacation planned or something, but I’m a bit nervous about it. After all, this blog […]