Every year I prepare a writing playlist specifically for NaNoWriMo. Sometimes I need absolute silence to write, other times I can do with some tunes to get me in the right frame of mind. I find that film soundtracks work best of all. This year I discovered Spotify. It’s a free web player with aContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Prep in October – The Writing Playlist”
Tag Archives: Young-adult fiction
And We’re Done! (Again)
So after a month and a half of gruelling editing where I have totally shirked my August Camp NaNoWriMo aspirations, I have finally completed the newest, shiniest draft of Storm of Blood. It’s going off to some loyal and totally fantastic beta readers ahead of it landing in the lap of my shiny editor inContinue reading “And We’re Done! (Again)”
Storm Front Free for Five Days Only
Hi guys! Things have been a little quiet on the blogosphere lately, and I can’t even blame writing a new book. I got to 26K words on The King’s Phoenix and decided I needed to take a break because of my day job, which is all kinds of crazy intense at the moment. I valueContinue reading “Storm Front Free for Five Days Only”
And We’re Done
I know it’s been a long time coming (because I started Storm Front #6 way back in November 2011) but finally I am able to say that Tina and Ten’s first full-length adventure is complete! It’s clocking in at 78.5 thousand words in the first draft. After editing there will be some added and someContinue reading “And We’re Done”
Review: New Girl by Paige Harbison
Publisher: HarlequinTeen Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery Pages: 320 (paperback) Release Date: 31 January 2012 Source: Netgalley. Rating:4 out of 5 stars. Blurb (from Goodreads.com) A contemporary young-adult retelling inspired by the classic 1938 romantic suspense bestseller Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. They call me ‘New Girl‘… Ever since I arrived at exclusive, prestigious Manderly Academy, that’s who I am. New girl.Continue reading “Review: New Girl by Paige Harbison”
Lissa Bilyk 