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Goodreads Giveaway

Until 11:59 on July 1, 2021, you can enter to win one of five hardcover copies of The Goblets Immortal. All you have to do is go to this Goodreads link and follow their simple instructions. Good luck!

Keep your nose in a book,
Beth

Shadow and Bone – A Short Overview

Shadow and Bone has been adapted for the small screen by Netflix! The mini-series follows the first book of the Grishaverse trilogy along with a made-for-the-series storyline featuring several Six of Crows characters to add some more excitement. Let’s dig in—and be on high alert for some spoilers!

The story opens with Alina arriving at the encampment outside the Fold—a swath of darkness full of monsters that stretches on for miles—and reuniting with Mal. Now, it’s been a while since I read th...

May Miscellany – Music and a Writing Update

I’ve been listening to new music lately rather than listening to the old playlist. It was getting tiring, playing the same LEAH and Imagine Dragons songs over and over again. Thankfully, someone introduced me to the band Cellar Darling. Celtic metal, y’all—quite a bit heavier than LEAH! I highly recommend giving their album “This is the Sound” a listen. My favorite songs include “Avalanche,” “Six Days,” “…High Above These Crowns,” and “Starcrusher.” Give them a listen on YouTube and let me know ...

Upcoming Virtual Author Appearance

On June 1st from 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT, I’ll be on Avon Lake Public Library’s Zoom program called Read/Write/Local: Unbound. The half-hour presentation will just be a casual Q&A with me as the bullseye target…I mean guest of honor. It’s free to attend and you don’t have to register. Details are here and this is the Zoom link, which is good for every Tuesday night program: tinyurl.com/RWLU-ALPL

I hope to see you there and answer your questions!

Keep your nose in a book,
Beth

Holes in the Veil is 99 Cents!

My book Holes in the Veil is on sale for 99 cents from now until Sunday (the ninth.) Of course, this is e-book only. Snag your copy while the sale lasts!

Keep your nose in a book,
Beth

A Short Overview of WandaVision

WandaVision takes place several months (or weeks) after Bruce Banner snapped his fingers and brought half of the world’s population back after Thanos’ purge. It opens with Wanda Maximoff and the Vision in a black and white tribute to The Dick Van Dyke show…but with magic. It isn’t clear in the first episode why there’s a laugh track and why Vision and Wanda can’t seem to remember their history together. It’s just like they’ve always been together. But the first sign that really shows that someth...

Six Helpful Tips to Avoid the Stress of Creative Burnout

I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed. Maybe it’s the pandemic starting to finally get to me (well, get to me more than it already was.) Or perhaps it has something to do with all the expectations I’ve piled on top of myself. Perhaps a bit of both.

          If we creative types want to avoid burnout, which is a few steps away from overwhelmed, there are some things we should do. So, let’s get into it: Six Ways to Avoid Burnout:

Avoid setting unrealistic go...

Baking Magic With Beth: Magical Chocolate Pudding Cake

Can’t decide if you want chocolate cake or chocolate pudding? What a dilemma! Both are so yummy. What if you didn’t have to decide? What if there was a…MAGICAL solution?

CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE RECIPE

3/4 cup white sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 and 1/2 cups water

Sift the first five (dry) ingredients into a 9×9...

Seven Simple Ways You Can Be a Kinder Reader

There’s a lot of meanness in the world. You see it every day on social media (or anywhere online, really) and in person. People are upset and on-edge. We’re out of patience. This pandemic has gone on for more than a frickin’ year. But let me ask you: if you’re not part of the solution, are you at least not part of the problem?

I know, I know. I’m not perfect. I’ve had my share of angry moments—okay, more than my share—and I am in no place to judge anyone. It’s HARD being kind…isn’t it? We...

Four Fantastic Reasons You Should Read More Fantasy Novels

If you are a regular on this blog, you might know that fantasy is my favorite genre. But it would be foolish of me to assume it’s yours as well. I do blog about other things, to be sure, and have written in other genres (CIRCUS IN A SHOT GLASS, woot!) Now, I’m going to say something important:

Life is too short to read a book you don’t like.

It’s true. You should read what you enjoy. BUT…have you given fantasy a fair shake? No two books are exactly alike, and I think it’s a pretty awesome ...