FANGIRL is my third Rainbow Rowell book and so maybe my love of ELEANOR AND PARK and KINDRED SPIRITS should have been the clue that reading more of Rainbow's stuff was a good idea. But if I'm being honest, I had this fear that I'd be let down. It happens sometimes. You build an author up … Continue reading Fangirl
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Bird By Bird
By Anne Lamott I read this book years ago after finding it on the back of the bathroom toilet. My roommate had left it there and so admittedly my first go around with Anne Lamott's BIRD BY BIRD was that copy. It's been six or seven years since I've read it but I can say … Continue reading Bird By Bird
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
I've been on a bit of an editing kick after finishing the first draft of my second novel, MONA. I've read everything I can get my hands on. Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Browne and King has been one of the best finds of this year! I would highly … Continue reading Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
Romeo & Juliet Vs. Zombies
By Kojo Steven Sakai Performed by Lauren Ezzo / Performed by Lauren Ezzo I was scanning through Twitter like one does and came across an author friend of mine who said her book was up on Audiobook Boom! only I'd never heard of it till that moment. So of course being the book nerd that … Continue reading Romeo & Juliet Vs. Zombies
The Positives & Negatives Of This Week
November has been tough on all of us. I don’t know there's a single person, I know, who wouldn’t agree with this statement. As many of you know, I’m a substitute teacher. I subbed in a 6th-grade science class the morning after the election and was disheartened to break up a fight between two boys. … Continue reading The Positives & Negatives Of This Week
Stephen King is My Writer Hero
I melt in the sun. I am a puddle of goo with no brain. My synapses won't fire and the whole day goes by without me having accomplished a single thing. I've pulled out a fan, I'm cracking a red bull, and I'm damned determined to not let this heat beat me into submission. Although … Continue reading Stephen King is My Writer Hero
Alejandro, Alejandro, Ale-ale-jandro
Anyone who knows me well, can testify that I am endlessly amused by the little things in life. I was working on a query for THE 5 6 RULES TO SURVIVING AN ALIEN ATTACK ON MY SIX YEAR OLD SELF (new title is pretty amazing right?!) When I got a text message. "Alejandro" was all … Continue reading Alejandro, Alejandro, Ale-ale-jandro
For The Love Of Macs
So I got a new computer over the weekend. I went in anticipating buying the older 2012 Macbook Pro and upgrading some of the features. Dropping $1800 on the retna 13.3 inch Macbook Pro was just a bit out of price range. Until I walked into best buy and found a perfect condition (minus a … Continue reading For The Love Of Macs
Sex Criminals & Scott Pilgrim
I'm not really a comic book person. At the end of the day, there just are not enough words. I want more out of the story than I feel a comic or a graphic novel can provide me. My sister, Mel, however is an avid comic book nerd. She can school just about any … Continue reading Sex Criminals & Scott Pilgrim
Sleeping Giants
At the 2016 Emerald City Comicon, I met Sylvain Neuvel. He was so quiet and shy, and cradled in his hands was a copy of Sleeping Giants. I heard about a large number of books that were coming out, or had already come out via the con. I was given an even larger number of … Continue reading Sleeping Giants
