Beyond Her Calling Plot Reveal and the Final Q&A Vlog
Today I’m going to be telling you a little about one of my current WIPs, Beyond Her Calling (The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy, Book 4). I haven’t been sharing very much information with you up until now … but I think it’s time. Here’s my first attempt at a blurb: After Alice’s marriage and […]
The Crowd by Alleece Balts
Title: The Crowd Author: Alleece Balts Series: The Crowd, #1 Genre: Contemporary YA/Romance Era: contemporary Setting: Vermont, United States Publisher: Alleece Balts Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 5/5 The Crowd by Alleece Balts Whitfield Preparatory Academy ought to be the perfect school… Not only does the Academy boast a distinguished […]
A Lot (and I mean a lot) of Blog Tags
January 2017 Blog Tag Catch-Up Day Just so you know, I’ll be nominating a lot of people (or as many as I can think of) at the end of this post. Thanks Abigail @ The Freckles Fashonista for nominating me! <3 -Rules- Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their blog. […]
January 2017 Spotlight: Yet Another Peek into the Workings of At Her Fingertips
Another spotlight is upon us, and today I’m going to veer into uncharted waters with a discussion about The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy, Book 3: At Her Fingertips. What? you say. You’ve posted thousands of excerpts and quotes and made us read through post upon post about every stage of your outlining and writing process! […]
In Which I Humiliate Myself
Since you all seem to like me, I decided that should change. How am I going to go about changing that? Well, I’m going to post a lot of random excerpts from books I wrote … years ago. For this, I have to go here: Yep. The file folder “No Longer in Use.” *lightning, thunder, […]
Ten Things You Need to do to Survive as an Author (and the Q&A Vlog Part 2)
Okay, let’s just start with a disclaimer: I’m not being serious. This is a fun, silly post. However, there are grains of truth in it, too. At least, I think so. Now, today I’m going to tell you of ten things you need to do to survive as an author. Now, in this case, I […]
The Innocent by Willowy Whisper
Title: The Innocent Author: Willowy Whisper Series: Hills of Innocence, #1 Genre: Historical Mystery/Romance Era: probably late 1800s (Old West) Setting: the Old West Publisher: Willowy Whisper Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 4/5 The Innocent by Willowy Whisper “I wonder who would shoot a girl so young…?” The question haunted […]
January 2017 Dares (and New Year’s Resolutions)
Wow. Can you believe that it’s 2017? I sure can’t. I mean, I can believe that it’s 2017 … I’m not, like, doubting its existence or anything, but … wow! 2016 was such an amazing year! Almost nothing went wrong. Almost everything went right. But now we’ve got to move on to a new year. […]
Flowers, Parts One and Two
The moment you’ve all been waiting for, my darlings, is at hand! That’s right! Parts One and Two of Flowers, my short story sequel to The Lady of the Vineyard, is coming to you … right here … right now! Okay, so maybe none of you actually want to read this story. Whatever. Comment and say […]
In Which We Examine Millie Lark on a Non-Professional Basis
Today we’re going to take a peak at the inner workings of a character from The Lady of the Vineyard. Her name is Millie Lark. She is Adele Collier’s best friend. She gets all of two paragraphs of page-time in TLOTV and perhaps a mention in Flowers. However, I like Millie and am considering writing a […]
A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander
Title: A Lasting Impression Author: Tamera Alexander Series: Belmont Mansion, #1 Genre: Historical Romance Age-Range: 13+ (young adult/adult) Era: late 1860s (Reconstruction) Setting: Nashville, Tennessee Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Source: library Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 2/5. No language. No violence, though there is a horse-riding accident. A couple kisses, the average falling in love/attraction stuff. […]
The Mirror by John A. Heldt
Title: The Mirror Author: John A. Heldt Series: Northwest Passage, #5 Genre: Science Fiction (time-travel) Romance Age-Range: 15+ (upper young adult/adult) Era: futuristic (2020) and 1960s Setting: Seattle, Washington Publisher: John A. Heldt Source: author (in exchange for honest review) Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 4/5. A star was removed for content. No violence (though mentions […]
