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Signal Boost: Remedy for Memory by Brista Drake

Originally posted on mousaibookscom:
Hey all, Dani here. Welcome to a new recurring segment here on my blog: Signal Boost. My hope is that each Friday I’ll share with you a book/author, TV show, movie, board game, video game, etc that I think people should check out. If you’d like to join me in boosting…

Book Review: Witches of Coolersville

Read from May 20 to 21, 2016 Disclaimer: I’m a beta reader  for Witches of Coolersville and this is a self-published book. So besides the few grammar errors that Carey has probably fixed since I’ve read this book, I think the overall story has a few kinks that she also probably can work out before … Continue reading Book Review: Witches of Coolersville →

Book Review: Lolita

Read from March 02 to April 07, 2016 I am proud to say that I’ve read this book, skimmed the annotated version, watched the 1997 movie adaptation, read the spark notes, wrote a six page essay on it, and edited its wiki page (I added the Character Descriptions section along with general editing, user name … Continue reading Book Review: Lolita →

Inspirational Writing Story

When I had finally hit rock bottom that was when I realized I wanted to be a writer. Not many people start writing, and the reasons that they do are very different. For me, I decided to pick up writing one early morning, before I clicked the next episode on Netflix, while sitting in the … Continue reading Inspirational Writing Story →

Book Review: More Than This

Read from January 08 to 19, 2016 Out of this book and A Monster Calls, I like this Patrick Ness book a lot more. I want to say that the majority of this book was a five star for me. There was just one chunk where I was not quite satisfied. I think, however, this … Continue reading Book Review: More Than This →

Book Review: A Monster Calls

Read from December 28 to 31, 2015 So this book is somewhat predictable in a good way. No spoilers. I was sure that the actual monster was going to be a metaphor for something. And it was. Please don’t go into this book thinking the monster’s real. I’d call this a fictional contemporary. I didn’t … Continue reading Book Review: A Monster Calls →

Book Review: Ready Player One

Read from August 11 to December 19, 2015 I did it! I finally did it! I finished reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and I loved it! I had so many updates on Goodreads (which are never spoilers), so that has to mean something. This took me a while to read because I started school, but when I finally got back to reading … Continue reading Book Review: Ready Player One →

Pretending to Be A Writer Makes You A Better Writer

You can tell what good writing is. I can tell what good writing is. We get drawn into good writing, which is how we know. But how does the writer know it’s good writing? So a while back, I was writing a story. It had a decent outline and a reasonably clique plot behind it. … Continue reading Pretending to Be A Writer Makes You A Better Writer →

Pen Names: What Are They and How To Use Them

This blog was written by me, but inspired by my fans’ comments on my YouTube video, NaNoWriMo Publishing Edition: Day 24. So what is a pen name? If you’re curious what a pen name is, or sometimes referred to as a pseudonym, they’re names on works that hide identities, organize works into groups, used as …

Making an Audiobook! (ACX)

ACX is a great way to get an audiobook out for your book! Although there are negative aspects to it, it offers more than any other company. They’re planning to catch up with their other platforms soon so that the author can make even more money. Positives: ACX will distribute your audiobook through Audible, Amazon, … Continue reading Making an Audiobook! (ACX) →