Lately, I’ve been doing more beta-reading than writing. Reading is taking up a lot of time. I’ve been reading published books as well, and dreaming about the books I’m going to buy when I get back to Australia. I beta read the most phenomenal dystopian by a sixteen year old that blew my mind –Continue reading “On Beta Reading and Unfortunate Gaming Mishaps”
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Write What You Love Or What Will Sell?
A few of the blogs I’ve read recently have started saying things like, “The most important thing to a writer is a reader,” and “You must write what will sell,” and “You must write what will appeal to a reader or you will never sell anything and you’ll be a FAILURE!” That’s great if you’reContinue reading “Write What You Love Or What Will Sell?”
Round, Round, The Fairy Ring: Finally Finished!
My newest short story based on fairy myths called ‘Round, Round, The Fairy Ring’ is finally done. That also means that the first draft of the Tina Storm: Demon Hunter short story collection is also complete! *runs excitedly in tiny circles* Abigail likes her new house, but not her new baby sister. She’s sick andContinue reading “Round, Round, The Fairy Ring: Finally Finished!”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Eight
Day Twenty-Eight: A book you wish you never read Fallen/Torment by Lauren Kate. What can I say about this book (Fallen) that doesn’t include spoilers? Not much. So if you don’t want spoilers, GFTO. I simply cannot get over how abysmally disappointed I was with this book. I bought it because I saw the coverContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Eight”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Seven
Day Twenty-Seven: A book you would write if you had all the resources. Dadewalker by Lissa Bilyk. What more resources do I need other than time, effort, imagination, and a way to store what I’ve written? I first started what would eventually turn into Book 1 of a five-part series in 2002, when I wasContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Seven”
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