Do you ever wonder why authors don’t usually write book reviews? Maybe they don’t read books. (Yeah,we hate those things.) Maybe they don’t have any opinions. (We…are…zombiiiiieeees) Maybe they don’t realize how important or awesome reviews are. (HA! As if…) Maybe they’re too scared. (Yeah, because writing books and having the… Continue reading
Summer is HERE, people! (I say this, but I woke to SNOW yesterday. Yes, snow! *shakes finger at Idaho*) And I don’t know about you, but summer always puts me in a reading mood. (Tweet this) I picture myself walking out to a bug-less green glen or knoll with a red-and-black checkered… Continue reading
I used to be that person who always finished the book she was reading. Like. Always. DNF a book? Me? How could you suggest it? I read to the end even if I hated it. Because, in my mind, “I put so much time into it already!” Well that’s just it. I was… Continue reading
Hm…if fangirls can be authors, can authors be fangirls? Let’s look at an example of author fangirling: A certain author (we won’t name names) might really like Marissa Meyer — the author of The Lunar Chronicles — and she might drive 5 hours to Salt Lake to meet said amazing Marissa,… Continue reading
I survived the launch of A Time to Speak! The pre-ordered paperbacks FINALLY shipped this week and now . . . Amazon is out of stock again. :/ I’ll just assume that means I sold so many, they couldn’t keep them IN stock long enough to change the status on the… Continue reading
Content ratings. Should books have them or shouldn’t they? (Tweet this) I’m not talking about one-star or five-stars. I’m talking about G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17 . . . content ratings and warnings on the back like every DVD has. Even music has the “explicit” warning. Video games and TV shows have ratings. It seems… Continue reading
We all have opinions about reviews, whether we’re readers, non-readers, authors, or editors. I’ve been lectured on how reviews should be, or which people should write reviews (and which people should not. EVER. write. them.), what main points each should cover, or how they should be simple and honest. I’ve been told that… Continue reading
A Time to Die releases in two weeks! *gasp* Panic! *happy dance* Not just that, but the Kindle version is now available for pre-order on Amazon! (Tweet this.) Boy do I have some fun plans for you. Over the next two weeks I’ll be sharing behind-the-scenes tidbits, introducing you to characters,… Continue reading
