Bookshelf Tour: High Fantasy, Part V

November 25, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

TTT: Women I’m Grateful For

November 24, 2020.Reading time 17 minutes.

This is going to be a bit different this week, and not in the why are we talking about movies on a book blog again way. That Artsy Reader Girl gave us a Thanksgiving freebie this week with the prompt to list things we’re grateful for, and while I could have done characters or books […]

A Case for New Adult

November 23, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

A children’s book is generally marketed for readers around the age of 5-8, though it depends on when the child starts reading. Around 8, they’re probably ready for some light chapter books, which start to teeter toward the middle grade age range of 8-12. Eventually, and this is where it gets sticky, young adult comes […]

#NaNoWriMo: Week Three

November 20, 2020.Reading time 25 minutes.

I can’t believe I’m drafting this on a Saturday, but now that my characters have been reunited, I’m hella excited about writing, and I just want all the romance. This story is, first and foremost, a romance, and my characters have been separated for the first half of the book–which, I saw a tweet recently […]

Tag: Dark Academia

November 19, 2020.Reading time 21 minutes.

I saw this tag over on Kim @ Traveling Books, and I was hooked right from the idea of a whole tag about dark academia, but then the questions were fantastic and got me gushing, so here we are. This was originally created by Youtubers *emmie* & CarolynMarieReads! What is your favorite “academia” or “dark” book + […]

Writing Tips

November 18, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

It’s NaNoWriMo, and I know many people are bending over backward trying to write half a book this month, and while I’m nowhere near an expert (are any of us, really, when it comes to writing?), I thought it might be helpful to talk about some of the things that have helped me in the […]

TTT: Characters I’d Name a Pet After

November 17, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

Well, I’ve already got two bookish cats, so I’m definitely going to cheat on two of these, but I’ve thought of so many different characters for my future cats, so this is also going to be a ton of fun. This week’s That Artsy Reader Girl topic is definitely something I think about a lot, […]

#marywrites: Nobody Told Me That!

November 16, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

My mom has forever joked, “Aren’t you the one writing the story?” And sure, yes, I am the one physically putting the words on paper, but that’s about where it ends. And you might think that sounds crazy, but consider this. But I met a lot of things on the way that astonished me. Tom […]

#NaNoWriMo: Week Two

November 13, 2020.Reading time 27 minutes.

I’ve got to start this week off with a story because it’s just truly unbelievable, and I’m lucky to be able to write this right now. I have two cats, whom I’ve talked about often enough on here that I think everyone knows that. Lily is super chill about most things. She loves to be […]

Bookshelf Tour: High Fantasy, Part IV

November 11, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.