Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. A few days ago, when speaking with a new friend, she mentioned how her manuscript is not an epic fantasy like Tolkien, but more mild. While I understood her differentiation, her use of Tolkien's works as the litmus to test the intensity of epicness within ...
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WOMS: A Rogue of One’s Own
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. In my last WOMS, I shared about the first book in the League of Extraordinary Women series by Evie Dunmore, Bringing Down the Duke. You may recall I was enthralled by her debut novel which, in agreement with the critics, probably changed the course of ...
WOMS: Bringing Down the Duke
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As promised, here's my first book review after a lengthy hiatus of my WOMS [What's on my Shelf?] series! So beware: spoilers! At the moment of writing this, I stayed up last night until after the wee hour of 2:00 AM, and then immediately picked the ...
The Oddball
Have you ever felt like you didn't belong? Even in, or especially in, your own family? Would you consider yourself the oddball? I know I do. Compared to my other four siblings, I'm the artist. I'm usually off in my own little world, seeking adventure, "dreamy far off look, nose stuck in a book," ink or paint staining my fingers, mussy long curly hair, big glasses---you get the idea. Then there's the eldest brother. He's probably the only one who could challenge me for my self-imposed ...
Know Thyself: or How I Realised I’m Not a YA Fiction Writer & Can Write in More Than One Genre
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Last week, I committed myself to providing consistent content, which will come in either one of two forms: Regular musings of moi;Book reviews. I also committed to publishing said content on a biweekly basis, or every other week. As such---after ...