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Why Writers Should Write Book Summaries
I am horrible at telling people about what I am writing. Like, literally horrible. And it doesn’t matter who is asking me. It can be my family, a friend, or someone at a writer’s conference. What I end up doing I when I am asked is typically mumble something about it being about a boy…
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Book Review: Not If I Save You First
by Ally Carter Maddie and Logan were best friends. Logan’s dad was the president and Maddie’s dad was the head of his Secret Service. Of course they were best friends. Or they were until Maddie’s dad resigned after the first lady was nearly kidnapped and Logan was harmed in the crossfire. Next thing Maddie knew,…
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The Three Types of Plotters
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who write books and those who don’t. And of those who write books, there are three types of people: the pantsers, the plotters, and the plantsers. Now, you are probably scratching your head, and wondering what all of that means. Pantser, plotter, and plantser all…
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Book Review: Detectives in Togas
by Henry Winterfeld True, Rufus wrote “Caius is a dumbbell” on his school tablet, leading to a fight between him and Caius and being expelled from the Xanthos School. But would he really have written the exact same thing on the Temple of Minerva? But all of the facts seem to be pointing to Rufus,…
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Two Ways to Help Your Blogging Consistency
Confession Time!When I first started this website, I was horrible at consistent posting. Like, literally horrible. I was very sporadic, to say the least. Looking back, I can see two closely-related reasons for why wasn’t very good at staying on top of my blogging. I hope that sharing these reasons and how to “fix” them…
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Book Review: Wrath of the Storm
by Jennifer A. Nielsen Nic Calva has two of the three magical amulets of the Roman gods, and he knows where the stone that can become the Jupiter Stone, the last and most powerful of the amulets, is hidden. And that means that Rome, the Praetors, and the gods aren’t done with him yet. Nic…
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Learning to Dream Realistically
Writers are dreamers. We are people with our heads in the clouds, to some extent. After all, we have to be able to imagine up worlds unseen and people unknown. But writers are also normal people like everyone else. Which means that we have to be realistic to an extent. And recently, I’ve realized I…
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Book Review: The Shadow Cipher
by Laura Ruby The Morningstarr twins shaped New York into what it is through their numerous inventions. And then, one day, they suddenly disappeared. The only thing they left behind was the Old York cipher, a puzzle tied to the city that promised treasure at the end. For years, people have tried and failed to…
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2019 Recap
Happy New Year everyone! It is hard to believe that 2019 is gone and that 2020 is here! 2019 was a pretty big year for me when it comes to my writing. In 2019 I: Started Façade in February Started to create this website in March Wrote 100,000 words of Façade by the end of…
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Book Review: Spindle
by Shonna Slayton Briar Rose works in a New England mill, trying to support her siblings and figure out her life. Her plans for caring for her siblings have been dashed, and she only has so much time until she turns seventeen and Nanny will stop looking after them. Briar’s life is then turned further…
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