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New Half of the Year, New Writerly Insecurities #IWSG #writerslife

Start of a new month, so it’s time for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group Post. I would like to start of this post by thanking everyone who had signed up in May to help me to promote my books. In June, the first set of guest posts/reviews/interviews went live. The response has been amazing. Here …

Fallen Princeborn: Stolen by @jeanleesworld #bookreview

I’ve decided to share some of my favourite fantasy reads here on the blog. OVER THE WALL THEY CAME TO HUNT HUMANS. BUT NOW, A HUMAN’S GOING TO HUNT THEM. THIS GIRL’S NO ONE’S PREY. In rural Wisconsin, an old stone wall is all that separates the world of magic from the world of man—a …

New Book Release: Runaway Love Story #romance #bookblast #bookreview

I’m so happy to say that blogging friend Sadira Stone’s newest romance releases today! Here’s everything you need to know. She hates average…he’s as average as they come. High school history teacher Doug Garvey is trying to enjoy his last few weeks of summer vacation, but receiving his final divorce decree hits him harder than …

Book Club Questions: Dark Desires #books #fantasy #YA

Celebrating the success of Dark Desires, I’m sharing a couple of book club questions. Book club questions Dark Desires Are you Team Seth or Team Daniel? Why? Did you see the twist coming? When? What do you think of Seth and the fact that he is in a band? What do you think about Daniel …

6 Tips to Think Like a Book Blogger #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

For this month’s Author Toolbox post, I’ve invited over blogging friend Iola Goulton to tell us everything we need to know about book bloggers. Authors want book reviews like addicts want their next fix. Book reviews provide social proof. They show potential buyers that the book is worth investing money and time in. Book reviews …

Cold Ones: Yuki Onna and Tsurara Onna #folklore

I decided to do a bit of research on Japanese folklore creatures (yokai). My favourite among these, and regularly confused with each other, is Yuki Onna and Tsurara Onna. Tsurara Onna is the Icicle Woman and Yuki Onna is the Snow Woman. Enjoy! Folklore about Yuki Onna and Tsurara Onna KWAIDAN: Stories and Studies of …

Help Me, Please! #IWSG

Not the way I thought things would be going right now… But that’s life, right? I have clung to this hope that if I just work as hard as humanly possible, write (polish and publish) as many books as possible in the shortest amount of time, I can influence algorithms and sell more books and …

Reflecting on the #AtoZChallenge 2019

April had been one crazy ride. Though, honestly, I can’t remember where the time went… Thankfully I had decided after the first week of craziness to write and schedule the rest of the month. Regular readers will remember that I had issues with my chickens at the start of April. Anyhow, let’s get to how …

Zigging and Zagging #AtoZChallenge

Z is for Zag (Madonna) As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. If there is anyone who behaves in an unpredictable manner (see word of the day), it is Madonna. I grew up with her music. I’ve enjoyed the various phases her …

So Much Fun to Listen to #AtoZChallenge

Y is for The Black Eyed Peas As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. The Black Eyed Peas have been in my music library for as long as I can remember. Today I’m specifically looking at their album “The E.N.D.”. Which is …