We all have them — those books that leave half our hearts inside of paper pages. Those books that, when we finish, we can’t imagine reading anything else. Ever. Those books that somehow turn our emotions into vapored ink. I wanted to share six books/series (aside from the Bible) that… Continue reading
Assassins. An underground school. A girl who can turn invisible. A brilliant author who thought it all up. Welcome, Hannah Cobb, author of Mortis! I don’t host many guest authors, but after reading an advanced copy of Mortis, I just couldn’t help but share it on my blog. You can read my… Continue reading
I write dystopian. So, of course I went and saw the new movie, Divergent. Yes, I read the book first. Don’t panic. Guilty confession: I didn’t have high expectations for the movie. In fact, I expected it to be average at best. I’m not an enormous Divergent fan, mostly because I felt like… Continue reading
I’ve just discovered the world of reading challenges on the blogosphere. Have you known about these? Apparently, there’s an entire virtual world of challenges that encourage reading — reading in different genres, different age groups, different time periods, etc. The varieties are endless! I summary, a reading challenge is a… Continue reading
In 2003, I started keeping a book journal. In this small journal, I recorded every single book I read, including the page numbers and the date finished. My own paper-form of Goodreads! Sometimes it’s embarrassing to look at what I devoured as a romance-hungry teenager, but now I look back… Continue reading
I spend much of my time living vicariously through my own imagination. Being a fiction author means I spend half my life imagining things that can never happen, people who will never exist, and fantasy worlds that I can’t get to. It’s still exhilarating–it inspires me to step out and… Continue reading
Should I or shouldn’t I click the “two-star” button on that book rating? According to Goodreads, two stars means “It was ok.” And that’s exactly what I would say to someone in person if they asked what I thought of that book. Yet we all know a two-out-of-five-star rating is… Continue reading
Welcome to my new author and editor website! I couldn’t be more pleased that you’re visiting because, if you’re like me, when you create something you’re proud of you want to share it, right? That’s human nature and I desperately want to share this new step with you. One way to… Continue reading
