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Three Back-to-School Reads
As summer comes to a close, it’s time to hit the books–both nonfiction and fiction. 😉 Here are some YA books featuring school settings to add to your TBR! * Vivid by Ashley Bustamante ➡️ fantasy dystopian featuring a color-based magic system * Enhanced by Candace Kade ➡️ futuristic China with genetic enhancements * Wolf…
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Publishing Update!
. . . Aaannndd, edits are done! Well, for the moment, at least. I’ve turned in the first full round of edits to my publisher, which means that I’m one step closer to getting to share this story with all of you! I’ll be honest, there are times when the thought of other people reading…
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Book Review: Through a Shattered Glass
by Sarah Pennington publisher’s synopsis Drop the mirror and you break the world in two. Alys hasn’t set foot in Wonderland in years. Not since the White Queen’s mirror shattered; not since her best friend, Kai Hatter, was killed; not since Alys fled back to her own world with a shard of enchanted mirror in…
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Books Are Magic
Have you ever thought about how special and magical books are? Somewhere, someone comes up with an idea, an entire world, characters, and plot existing in their imagination. They write it down. A publisher decides to print it, and suddenly this idea is shared with readers all across the globe. They’re invited to join the…
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Book Review: A Forgery of Fate
by Elizabeth Lim publisher’s synopsis A breathtaking romantic fantasy inspired by Beauty and the Beast about a girl who paints the future and a cursed dragon lord, bound by love and deception in a plot to bring down the gods. Truyan Saigas didn’t choose to become a con artist, but after her father is lost…
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Book Review: Quarter Labyrinth
by Victoria McCombs publisher’s synopsis EVERY FOUR YEARS, THE LABYRINTH AWAKENS. It shifts location, resets its deadly puzzles, and demands a new game. The rich pay for clues to find it and keys to get in, while the poor fight for entrance. This year, the first to reach the center wins control over the renowned trade…
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For Those *Not* Attending Realm Makers
I attended my first Realm Makers conference in 2019, and have attended every year since then until now. There are a couple of factors why I’m not attending this year, but they essentially boil down to: it just didn’t work this year. And as publishers, authors, venders, and attendees have been posting that they’re Realm…
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Learn Your Weaknesses
I wrote my first full-length novel my sophomore year of high school. While my family was gracious and kind in their critique of it (because, let’s be honest, it was a very weak story), they couldn’t help but tease me about the number of times my characters bite their lips. I used the “find and…
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Book Review: Rogue Secreto
by Victoria McCombs publisher’s synopsis Marsella has the unique ability to steal secrets with one glance. She keeps her identity hidden, while going under the name Rogue Secreto. The emperor hires her to read secrets of his enemies, all without realizing this masked figure who can bring empires to heel is his beloved daughter. He…
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