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Better than Perfect by Tricia Drammeh- Book Review Thursday

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I loved Tricia’s blurb for this book so I thought I would share it with you:

Twenty-three-year-old Karlie is in the type of rut some people never escape from. With few friends, no boyfriend, and no plans to graduate from college any time in the immediate future, Karlie is as stuck in her ways as the elderly neighbor she spends all her time with. 

When her world is invaded by two surly twins bound for criminal court, a too-good-to-be-true love interest, and a cute cop who keeps showing up at the most inopportune moments, Karlie can either fight against the changes in her life, or embrace them.

Better than Perfect is the newest release from Tricia Drammeh, and it has got to be, hands down, her best work yet. Tricia has done everything from YA Fantasy to NA Contemporary, and her work on either end of the spectrum is always in perfect precision. Basically, I mean that she is versatile without flaws, and this book proves it. What I loved the most about Better than Perfect is that the situations are plausible and the characters are believable. I really felt like I could have known a Karlie and I did know people that acted like The Twins.

Talk about feel good novel of the year. Better than Perfect takes a completely sad and, honestly, messed up situation, and makes you feel for the characters. You feel stressed with Karlie as she has to deal with the local authorities, hospitals, and even family for her elderly neighbor, Marita. You feel excited when she meets Mr. Hunk From Across the Pond. (I could keep going on and on like that so I’m going to assume you get my point.) It takes you on this journey of self discovery that is not at all cliche and proves that sometimes growing up and moving on isn’t always so bad.

Better than Perfect would also make an AMAZING beach novel because it is chick-lit in a new light!

 

Important Infrequently Used Words to Know- Editing Tip Wednesday

http://justenglish.me/2014/03/10/important-infrequently-used-words-to-know/

 

I feel like this made for an excellent “Editing Tip Wednesday” post because we all have those scenes where we have a word we want to use, but we just don’t know it. Call me crazy for filing this under an Editing Tip, but trust me, your editor will thank you for these words.

Creative Writing Forums- Writing Tip Tuesday

Creative Writing Forums- Writing Tip Tuesday

Today is less of a tip share and more of “where to go for help” kinda post. I hope that you guys are able to get a lot of utilization out of it! There are prompts, contests… all sorts of stuff!

Whoops!- Vlog Monday

I am so sorry that I forgot to post a vlog today. I was wondering when that was going to happen. There honestly isn’t much going on. I am working on the new section of my channel and writing Jeremy. If you haven’t had a chance to check out my first two videos, you can find them below!

A Brand New Section to the Youtube!

You’re reading that correctly, my fine followers, I have added a new section to my Youtube channel. I have decided to take my favorite books and record videos of my reviews. It’s more content, and I feel like there are things that are better said than typed… Go figure! Any way, I wanted to share my first videos with you guys. They are going to be uploaded on Thursdays, but for the first videos, I am going to just do a massive upload. I wanted to share my first two with you guys. If you like them, and you want to keep up with them, please be sure to subscribe to my channel. Thank you guys!

17 Crimes- A.F.I. (Music/ Inspiration Friday)

One the fantastic new releases by one of my all time favorite bands, A.F.I., 17 Crimes is also featured on the soundtrack for City of Bones. Such a great song and does inspire me quite a bit

When Your Family Doesn’t Support Your Writing

Maegan Provan:

There is not going to be a review today, but I still wanted to post something. This is an amazingly inspirational post from Tricia Drammeh about the depressing fact that sometimes, we don’t always get the support we deserve from those around us. Please take a moment to read this!

Originally posted on Tricia Drammeh:

Excuse me if this post gets a little rant-ish. Maybe you’ll relate to this, maybe you won’t. Maybe your family and friends are your personal cheerleaders. Or maybe your family told you to stop playing with your imaginary friends and get a job. Or maybe your family is like mine and happily supported you back when everyone thought you’d make it big, land a million-dollar publishing contract, and get a movie deal, but fell out of love with your writing once they realized that wasn’t going to happen.

Lack of support. This is a very painful topic, but it’s one I think it’s important to discuss. Writing is largely a solitary endeavor, often undertaken by introverts. But even though we’re introverts and we’ve decided to travel the often lonely path of the writer, we’re still human beings. We crave love, acceptance, and acknowledgement. We crave community, and who better to…

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Editing Tips for Effective Writing

Editing Tips for Effective Writing

This page has information that everyone should know. My favorite tip is #1 under “Avoid Dumb Mistakes”

How to Create a Credible Villain in Fiction (Writing Tip Tuesday)

How to Create a Credible Villain in Fiction (Writing Tip Tuesday)

Yes, this week’s writing tip comes from wikihow.com but there is just something fun about this tip that I had to share. We all want those antagonists that are vile, terrible and just plain bad. However, some of us may not be confident in our ability to create them. This is very useful! I hope you guys enjoy it

Vlog 25 Vlog Monday (late, I know)

I have been having a lot of internet issues today so that is why this vlog is late! I’m sorry.

Please don’t forget to subscribe to my channel if you like the videos. I am still taking any suggestions so if you have something you’d like for me to talk about, please send me a message or comment on this post