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Book Review: Vivid
by Ashley Bustamante publisher’s synopsis When Ava Locke was five years old, she began a journey to join the Benefactors—the leaders of the magical continent of Magus. Twelve years later, she unwittingly started down the road to betray them. On Magus where colors fuel magical abilities, yellow is banned in an effort to protect people…
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Book Review: City Spies
by James Ponti publisher’s synopsis Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose her foster parents as cheats and lawbreakers. However, instead of being hailed as a hero, Sara finds herself facing years in a juvenile detention facility and banned from using computers for the…
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Book Review: The Paper Magician
by Charlie N. Holmberg publisher’s synopsis Ceony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined, Ceony is assigned an apprenticeship in paper magic despite her dreams of bespelling metal. And once she’s bonded…
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Book Review: In Myrtle Peril
by Elizabeth C. Bunce publisher’s synopsis When a mysterious girl attempts to stake her claim to the Snowcroft family fortune, Myrtle Hardcastle’s father, a lawyer, is asked to help prove—or disprove—the girl’s identity. Is this truly Ethel Snowcroft, believed to be lost at sea with her parents, or a con artist chasing a windfall? Mr.…
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Book Review: Reunion
by H. L. Burke publisher’s synopsis: Saving her past could cost him his future. Traumatic experiences have left telepath and former superhero Aiden Powell burned out. Now retired, he wants to focus on his new civilian career as an EMT and his budding romance with former colleague, Tanvi. He has no interest in resuming the…
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Make a book plot!
Ready to make up a book plot? 😉 Genre (birth month): January-March: Mystery April-June: Fantasy July-September: Historical October-December: Sci-Fi Trope (shirt color): Red/Pink: Chosen One Green/Blue: Found Family Yellow/Orange: Secret Identity Black/White: Friends-to-Lovers Antagonist Trait (favorite drink): Coffee: Heartlessly ruthless Tea: Superiorly cunning Water: Always one step ahead Juice: Endless resources/connections Ending (current weather): Sunny: Happily…
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Book Review: Spellbreaker
by Charlie N. Holmberg publisher’s synopsis The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for the power to cast spells and those, like her, born with the ability to break them. But as an unlicensed magic user, her gift is a crime.…
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Onward
Sometimes, it’s hard to keep going, to keep writing. Discouragement and doubts rage. You don’t seem to be getting anywhere. Maybe you should just quit, you keep thinking to yourself. Dear friend, press onward. Find someone you won’t let you just give up. Imposter syndrome and writing doubts have been a huge struggle of mine.…
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Book Review: Bear Knight
by James R. Hannibal publisher’s synopsis Darkness Looms in the Dragon Lands War is brewing. New threats have emerged in Keledev. The watchmen of Thousand Falls and the Windhold find goblin tunnels in the slopes of the mountain barrier that may hold many dangerous creatures. At the same time, scouting missions into the Dragon Lands…
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Writing Resource: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
by Jessica Brody publisher’s synopsis SAVE THE CAT!® by Blake Snyder is a popular screenwriting book series and storytelling methodology used by screenwriters, directors, and studio execs across Hollywood. Now, for the first time ever, bestselling author and writing teacher, Jessica Brody, takes the beloved Save the Cat! plotting principals and applies them to the…
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