DIY a Cover via Canva
A couple months ago, Perry Elisabeth, a talented designer, posted on Wordquill, an amazing blog. Like, seriously, Wordquill has some of the best advice for writers and authors and a lot of fun freebies. No, that wasn’t just a random, general statement. This post was How to DIY a Stunning eBook Cover without Photoshop. It’s a great […]
Money + Plans for Money + Other Stuff
I was just thinking along, minding my own business, when suddenly, it hit me. I’m going into my last year of school. After I’m finished, I intend to get a job, save money, and take some community college courses for the first year. And … those are honestly my only plans. I mean, I want […]
I Am Sixteen (Goin’ On Seventeen)
Last year I did a post on my birthday which was mostly excited and random and unintelligible. I did some blog tags and then spouted a bunch of random ‘facts.’ However, there was also a ranty section at the bottom where I discussed how my birthday was going awry, how depressed I was, etc. And […]
Hannah’s Moon by John A. Heldt
Title: Hannah’s Moon Author: John A. Heldt Series: American Journey, #5 Genre: science fiction (time travel romance) Era: contemporary & 1945 Setting: Tennessee, United States Publisher: John A. Heldt Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 5/5 stars Hannah’s Moon by John A. Heldt After struggling for years to have a child, […]
7 Christian Historical Romances
I was just going to have this be a mini review post, but I realized the genres were kind of … exactly the same. So this post is ‘7 Christian Historical Romances.’ Hopefully you enjoy these reviews. And no, these aren’t any particular Christian Historical Romances. They’re just ones I needed to review that I […]
Summer Goals + Updates
Hello ladies and gents! First, I’m going to have to ask my friend Lana to forgive me for using her beautiful illustration without her permission. I quite frankly forgot to ask. I did credit her, however. So … am I forgiven?* I’m a terrible person. Second, this is a kind of random post with a […]
Broken Branches by M. Jonathan Lee
Title: Broken Branches Author: M. Jonathan Lee Genre: horror/paranormal Setting: English countryside Publisher: Hideaway Falls Source: from the publisher Overall Rating: 3/5 stars Broken Branches by M. Jonathan Lee A family tragedy was the catalyst for Ian Perkins to return to the isolated cottage with his wife and young son. But now they are back, […]
June Wrapup + Hiatus
Wowza … July already? I know I’ve said this practically every month, but time flies. Time is like the jet plane of flying. I dislike time mightily … I feel like I didn’t do a lot in June, but I did publish two books. So that includes a lot of formatting and sweat and blood […]
TDS and IvIn Blog Tour: Wrap-Up
That’s right … we’ve finally reached the end of the blog tour! Two winners have been chosen (one for USA, one for International) and a name will be drawn from my list of newsletter subscribers for their choice of an ebook.* Before you see who the winners are, I have a few (other) announcements.** *This […]
TDS and IvIn Blog Tour: Day 11
Welcome to the last day of the blog tour! Aren’t you excited? I sure am! We’ve got a couple great posts for you and three Q&A videos.* Tomorrow morning I’ll be announcing the giveaway winners (and some other exciting stuff), so stay tuned! I’ll also be including an excerpt of The Chronicles of Alice and […]
After a Fashion by Jen Turano
Over at my blog, Reveries, there’s a blog tour going on. You should check it out! But anyway, that’s why I didn’t post these last weeks. *blushes* Title: After a Fashion Author: Jen Turano Series: A Class of Their Own, #1 Genre: Historical Romance/Romantic Comedy Era: 1882 Setting: New York Publisher: Bethany House Publisher Source: […]
TDS and IvIn Blog Tour: Day 10
Welcome to Day 10! We’ve got a couple great posts today, a couple summaries for future books,* and I’m fooling around with different formatting stuff.** I’ve been playing with the fonts on my blog a lot lately, but it’s just not working for me. :/ And I thought I could do the whole font-changing-thing button,*** […]
