Young Marian: A Viper in the Forest by Mandy Webster
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 Setting: Sherwood Forest, England Publisher: Mandy Webster Source: from the author (in exchange for an honest review) Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 3/5. Some violence (swordfights, fistfights, etc.), nothing too gory, but […]
We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Programing …
… 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, five minutes. Which is weird because I’m usually a pretty good speller … Second (and more importantly), I just finished writing Ivy Introspective! I know! It’s so exciting! Yes, I […]
September Character Studies: Celebrations
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 questions here. You can also find them on Morgan Dusky’s amazing blog, Studies in Character. Remember to check them out and perhaps do them yourself! The theme this month is ‘celebrations […]
Five Fall Favorites, Day 2: Romance and Historical Fiction
Welcome to day 2 of Five Fall Favorites! Today I’ll be showcasing two of my favorite genres … romance and historical fiction! 😀 Just a quick reminder … this is what’s at stake: If I were you, I’d definitely go to Rebekah’s blog and enter now! Hurry up … the prizes are awesome, and you only […]
September 2016 Spotlight ~ IvIn Excerpt and Theme
Well, it’s once-again time for our monthly spotlight! Just in case you need a refresher, here’s the first spotlight post where I explained what a spotlight is, where I got the idea from, etc. This month I’m going to be sharing a little bit of my novel, Ivy Introspective, which is hopefully coming out sometime in […]
Feeling vs. Thinking in Writing
I know, I know! A Step-by-Step Guide to Publishing with Createspace for Intelligent People (Part 2) was supposed to be posted today. But … too lazy and too enthused about this new idea (which, disclaimer, I got from the book Writing With Power by Peter Elbow. I’ve only read the first chapter, but I’m smart enough to […]
On Sprinters, Elections, and NaNo
First, I just want to say I’m amazed by the amount of support I got when publishing The Lady of the Vineyard. Thank you all a million times! I hope I’ll be there for you in the same way if you ever publish (or when you do again). Okay now … let’s do ’em in […]
Guest Post: A Chat About … Writing Villains!
Okay, guys! Today we’re doing something we’ve never done before! WE ARE HOSTING ANOTHER BLOGGER ON REVERIES!!! That’s right! The amazing Coralie of the fantastic blog Cora & Callie has written a guest post for us. It’s about villains! I hope you’re as excited to read it as I was. 🙂 And, because I’m insane […]
A Necessary Deception by Laurie Alice Eakes
Title: A Necessary Deception Author: Laurie Alice Eakes Series: The Daughters of Bainbridge House #1 Genre: Historical Adventure/Romance Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Era: 1810s (Regency) Setting: London, England Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company Source: library Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 3/5. Younger teens cautioned for some pretty detailed kissing and a little violence. No language. Cover: […]
A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell
Going off schedule for a while. Sorry guys. 🙂 Title: A Constant Heart Author: Siri Mitchell Series: Against All Expectations, #1 Genre: Historical Romance (with Christian themes) Age-Range: 14+ (mature teens and adult) Era: late 1500s/Elizabethan Setting: England Publisher: Bethany House Source: bought (with birthday money) on Kindle! Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 3/5. This is […]
The Lady of the Vineyard Blog Tour, Day 5
We’ve finally come to the last day of the blog tour! After this, we’ll be getting back to the normal schedule. Buy on Amazon (Kindle) ~ Buy on Amazon (Paperback) ~ Buy on Createspace ~ Add on Goodreads Today’s Posts: An author and character interview (and bonus book spotlight!) by Morgan Dusky (Studies in Character). It’s always so […]
The Lady of the Vineyard Blog Tour, Day 4
Wow … I can’t believe we’re already at day 4! Only one day to go! Well, I’ve got some sad news. This is our smallest day due to some problems people (including me!) had that made us have to do some re-scheduling! Oh, well. I deserve it for totally forgetting about 9/11. Everyone: *posting pictures saying […]