For a long time, DNFing wasn’t something I even considered. I always finished a book, whether I loved it or hated it. Then someone asked me why, and I didn’t have an answer. Why was I so intent on finishing a book I might not even enjoy. As she pointed out, life is too short […]
Reading slumps are, for me, a bizarre phenomenon. I love to read in an almost obsessive way. I read multiple books at a time, multiple genres. So the idea of a reading slump is weird to me, even when I’m in one. I mean, how could someone as crazy about books as I am have […]
Aside from a shared love of reading and books, there is a universal truth about bookworms. There are no two readers alike. Go to a bookstore, or a library, or a coffee shop, or your own circle of bookworm friends. You’ll see readers of all kinds. Some are loyalists to a type, some drift from […]
Sometimes I read a book, and it pulls me in so much that I desperatedly want to BE in the world of it. Even if it’s not a real place. Maybe it’s a country, or maybe it’s a town or city, or maybe a restaurant. Maybe it’s meeting someone from the book or do something. […]
It’s 2020, so let’s not rule anything out. Not to be a naysayer of doom, but the way this year has been thus far? One never knows what’s next. Does anyone have “Zombie Apocalypse” for November? Well, just in case, let’s get prepared, shall we? First up, some helpful tips I’ve gleamed from Zombieland and […]
Sometimes I get in a reading slump. Maybe it’s right after I’ve finished an amazing read. You know, the kind that leaves you with a massive book hangover. Or maybe I’m just in a rut. Either way, I pick up a book, I put it down. Nothing feels quite right. So what do you do […]
Today is Awkward Moments Day! You ever have one of those moments that you just will never forget? Mine happened over thirty years ago, and to this day? It haunts me. They say to write what you know, but I don’t think I can ever work with this. I’m too scarred. Let me set the […]
There are celebs with some serious side hustles. Fashion lines, perfume, makeup, you name it. My favorite side hustle? Celeb authors! And I’m not talking autobiographies, although some of those are good, too. I’m talking fiction! Lauren Conrad of MTV “reality” fame has two YA contemporary romance series out there, L.A. Candy and Fame Game. […]
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and while I’m not really all that big on it, I can’t help but think a little about love. First loves & first crushes. The world can read about my first crush in Eclipsed, buy links and info here (!), so what about my first love? They are not the […]
Eclipsed is the most personal book I’ve written to date. It’s inspired by my first real crush. In fact, the first roughly third of the book, is very autobiographical. The good and the bad. Sad but true! But it gave rise to my favorite couple that I’ve written about to date, even if the ending […]
The year is coming to an end! In my world, it was a never ending series of changes, both big and small. But no matter what, there were books to keep me together. Books, in my opinion, are magical. They can transport you in seconds to another world, another time, another life. People read for […]
My TBR is insane, both on my Kindle and on my actual bookshelf. I set absolutely no goals of ever working through it because no sooner do I make headway and I get new ones. Then you add in the library, and I’m screwed! Here’s a taste of my TBR: The Whole Golden World by […]