Michelle Athy's Blog, page 19

2017 reading challenge: the stats

So, what did I read this year? From Goodreads: Out of the 35 books I read this year, 25 were fiction, 1 was poetry, 9 were nonfiction. (In 2016, I read 18 nonfiction books. Then again, my...

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Goodreads Reading Challenge: Done!

Yay! I hit my 35 book goal for 2017 today, so here are the final five. I'll post later this week on my reading challenge stats, so stay tuned :-) 31. Winter's Siren by Krystal Jane Ruin....

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The Downton Abbey Exhibition

Everyone who has read this blog for any length of time knows that I am a hardcore Downton Abbey fan. So when I heard that there was a Downton Abbey limited time exhibition going on at 218 W. 57th...

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IWSG December

It's December, the last IWSG post of 2017! Check out the group here. For the past few weeks, I've been working on a writing project only a few people know about. I haven't blogged about it. I don't...

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Story Beats

It's no secret that I have problems plotting a novel out. I attributed this to being the kind of writer who usually thinks in characters rather than story events. Well, frankly, I'm tired of...

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Winter's Siren: Author Krystal Jane Ruin on her new book

The last novel I finished reading was my writing friend Krystal Jane Ruin's second novel Winter's Siren. Upholding blog tradition, I bugged Krystal this weekend with some questions about her book...

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30 Books Read!

Whoops. I got all caught up in the novel I'm currently reading--Winter's Siren by Krystal Jane Ruin-- that I finished book 30 and forgot to document it on ze blog. Also, one other book-related...

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5 Things About "Haunted Lake"

"Haunted Lake" is the title of my paranormal short story in the anthology FULL DARK, now available on Amazon and B&N. Haunted Lake is also a real place--and the region around it is real as well....

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Winter's Siren by Krystal Jane Ruin! Book Blitz!

Winter’s Siren Krystal Jane Ruin Publication date: November 1st 2017 Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult For the last five years, Fawn has been the star soprano of a secluded opera house, forced to...

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IWSG November

It's Wednesday, November 1st and it's time for IWSG! The IWSG is a large network and we post our writerly insecurities on the first Wednesday of every month. I've had a busy last week or...

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