Are Novels Important?
I’ve heard people say that reading fictional stories is a waste of time, and I wanted to point out why this is not true. However, it was simply too big a subject for me! Books have taught me certain lessons … but they’ve taught other people completely different things. And I hate to narrow this broad subject down […]
Sweet Book Sale – Free and Discounted Books!
That’s right! For Valentine’s Day, we (meaning me and several other Indie authors) are offering several free and discounted ebooks (February 14th-15th). Special thanks for Amanda Tero for putting this all together! Among these books are The Dressmaker’s Secret and The Lady of the Vineyard (both free today and tomorrow). Hopefully you all will be […]
A Heart Most Worthy by Siri Mitchell
Title: A Heart Most Worthy Author: Siri Mitchell Series: Against All Expectations, #4 (is meant to be a standalone) Genre: Historical Romance with Christian undertones Era: 1918 (WW1) Setting: Boston, United States Publisher: Bethany House Source: bought myself a copy at the local library Time Taken to Read: about three days Overall Rating: 5/5 stars
Alice Unanswered? What’s that all about?
What? I have a sudden and inexplicable desire to tell you about this book! I mean, people have been asking (oh, shush, they have *pretends I have fans* *doesn’t have fans*) about Alice Unanswered, and so here goes! I actually do have a reason for posting this right now. I hit 25K with Alice Unanswered! […]
White Wolf and the Ash Princess by Tammy Lash (Blog Tour)
Title: White Wolf and the Ash Princess Author: Tammy Lash Series: White Wolf, #1 Genre: Fantasy Adventure/Christian/Historical (I know …) Setting: Publisher: Tammy Lash Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 3.5/5 stars
February 2018 Dares
Guess what? It’s already the last day of January! Isn’t that beyond unbelievable? Why, I remember December 31st like it was yesterday. *ripple dissolve* Seriously, though, folks. I’m excited for February!* I don’t have a lot of great plans for the month, but I’m glad to be starting anew. A lot of things about January […]
The Mayflower Bride by Kimberly Woodhouse
Title: The Mayflower Bride Author: Kimberly Woodhouse Series: Daughters of the Mayflower, #1 Genre: Historical/Christian Romance Era: 1620s (Pilgrims) Setting: England and then New England, 1620 Publisher: Barbour Books Source: from NetGalley (in exchange for honest review) Time Taken to Read: seven days (during NaNoWriMo, too!) Overall Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Writing About Children
Just the other day, I was scrolling through social media, and I saw a post mentioning that it’s very hard to write children. I skimmed past quickly. It’s not fun to be the only one not in pain. Because … to me, writing children is not hard. In fact, it’s a lot easier than writing […]
Plot Bunny Into Story?
Hiya, ladies and gents! Today I’m here to tell you how how to turn your plot bunny into a story (courtesy of me thinking about this a lot because that’s what I’m currently doing). Now, I’m by no means an expert, but I do believe I can offer some advice based on my personal experience, […]
Disowned by Sarah Addison-Fox (Blog Tour)
Title: Disowned Author: Sarah Addison-Fox Series: Allegiance, #1 Genre: Christian Fantasy Adventure (though I’d say more dystopia but in a fantasy world and with slightly less drama) Setting: Etraea and Kyraenea, both countries in a made-up world. Non-magical. Publisher: Sarah Addison-Fox Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Swazi Sunrise by Donna Chapman Gilbert
Title: Swazi Sunrise Author: Donna Chapman Gilbert Genre: Christian Nonfiction/Biography (missionaries) Era: early 1900s (1907 through the early 1920s) Setting: New York, then Africa Publisher: Donna Chapman Gilbert Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 4/5 stars Swazi Sunrise by Donna Chapman Gilbert 19-year-old Lula is bookish and shy. She longs for a […]
Flowers is Published!
That’s right! The short story sequel to The Lady of the Vineyard, Flowers, is now published on Amazon Kindle! You can read more about Flowers on my website. I made a whole page for it and everything. 😛 By the way, my website was recently redone by Mukta of Design Pique Studios. It is absolutely […]
