Karen M. Dillon

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Writer of books and other such things... I also tend to read them too.

My rating system for the books I've read is:
5* = Highly recommend and would definately read again
4* = Really enjoyed reading
3* = Was okay but probably wouldn't read again

I don't give 1 or 2 star ratings, but anything that wasn't really for me, for whatever reason, is on my 'not for me' shelf. Though just because it wasn't for me, doesn't mean it's not for you.

If you want an official bio, here it is: Karen M. Dillon was born in Dublin where she's lived all her life. Her first book, Immortal Souls, was something she started working on as part of a school assignment that - over the course of 6 years - turned into something more. She mainly writes for YA audiences, and prefe
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Karen M. Dillon Currently reading The Devil is a Part-Timer series by Satoshi Wagahara
Also on my to read list for this year is:
Pretty Broken Things by Melissa Marr (c…more
Currently reading The Devil is a Part-Timer series by Satoshi Wagahara
Also on my to read list for this year is:
Pretty Broken Things by Melissa Marr (currently waiting for this one to be released)
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
Kizumonogatari by Nisioisin
Also this year I will be alpha-reading, beta-reading, proof-reading and editing a WIP called The Summoner by Josh Brookes(less)
Karen M. Dillon I don't deal with writer's block very well at all.

I'm the sort of person who feels like if it's too hard to do, I just procrastinate forever until eve…more
I don't deal with writer's block very well at all.

I'm the sort of person who feels like if it's too hard to do, I just procrastinate forever until eventually I have nothing left to procrastinate with... then I just take a nap or binge watch TV.

But then the longer I'm stuck on something the less I feel like writing anything at all... and then I just binge watch more TV and feel even less like doing anything... it's a pretty vicious cycle.

Though, the one thing I have learned about dealing with writer's block is that the only way to overcome it is to literally just do it. Sometimes the best thing is to just sit there and force yourself to write through the hard parts, and if it comes out crappy so what, just get it done and fix it later.

And sometimes if you have a good flow going while you’re writing and get stuck on a scene, the best thing to do it not stop writing because that’s when that vicious cycle starts. You just skip on to the next scene (or the next scene you can visualise in your mind) and write on from there, then go back and fill in the blanks later.

There's probably easier ways to deal with it, but those are the only methods I know.
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Teenage Characters in YA Books (and other things that annoy me about most YA)

This post I’m writing as a YA reader and not a YA writer. This one is me as a reader rambling about things I dislike when reading YA books. So those of you who read YA books, feel free to comment and contribute to the list, and those of you who write or are thinking of writing YA books, get a pen and take some notes.

First off I’ll start by talking about teenage characters in YA books, and how they

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“Uh...Vampires aren’t all that magical,” Jamie stated. “It’s more like a medical condition with no cure.”
Karen M. Dillon, Immortal Souls

“She smiled a little. “You’re ancient. Like, pre-historic.”

“I am not pre-historic. I’m...historic.”
Karen M. Dillon, Immortal Souls

“Uh...Vampires aren’t all that magical,” Jamie stated. “It’s more like a medical condition with no cure.”
Karen M. Dillon, Immortal Souls

“She smiled a little. “You’re ancient. Like, pre-historic.”

“I am not pre-historic. I’m...historic.”
Karen M. Dillon, Immortal Souls

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