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Lilacs and Reveries

First: OH MY GOSH!!! She liked my idea. Is the world collapsing on you or is it just me?!?!?! Wait a minute … why would...

Title: Class of ’59 Author: John A. Heldt Series: American Journey, #4 (can be a stand-alone, too) Genre: Time Travel Adventure/Romance Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult)...

Another of my three-in-one posts. 🙂 First, the new YWP NaNoWriMo site is out! You can find it here: ywp.nanowrimo.org. I’m now know as RubyBell,...

Title: Mansfield Park Author: Jane Austen Genre: Classic Romance Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Era: early 1800s (Regency) Setting: various places in England Source: own a...

Title: A Viper in the Forest Author: Mandy Webster Series: Young Marian, #1 Genre: Historical Adventure (folk-tale retelling) Age-Range: 10+ (middle grade/young adult) Era: medieval...

Today we’ll be featuring an interview with T.M. Fairman, author of 3 Days: A Passion. You can find more about him and his works on...

Today we’ll be talking about character sheets and novel aesthetics, because I started developing a playlist today, got excited about it, and need to share...

Title: 3 Days: A Passion Author: T.M. Fairman Genre: Dystopian Inspirational (okay … that sounded better in my head …) Age-Range: 15+ (upper young adult...

… to bring you a special news bulletin! First, I just had a mental block and couldn’t figure out how to spell ‘bulletin’ for, like,...

Title: No Pizza Delivery? Author: Grace Marshall Series: Horse Haven, #1 Genre: Contemporary Christian Comedy Age-Range: 13+ (young adult) Era: contemporary Setting: United States –...

You may not have noticed, but I was too busy to do last month’s character study, so I’m doing it today. 🙂 There are ten...

(WARNING: Spoilers for The Dressmaker’s Secret. May also be minor spoilers for Ivy Introspective. And possibly for At Her Fingertips, though I’m doing the best...

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