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Book Tropes: I’m A Damsel, I’m In Distress, I Can Handle This. Have a Nice Day.

2020-09-30
SE White
Blogging, Recommendations, Reviews, Romance Tropes, Top 10 Lists

Every once in a while I’m in the mood for a SUPER specific, niche type of trope. In this post, it’s the typical Damsel in Distress situation, but with an atypical damsel. I want the kind of book where: This post is made under Fair Use. Copyright Disclaimer. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act (1976) allowance is made for “Fair Use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, scholarship, and research. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance…

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The Social Media Beast Requires Regular Feeding from Your Author Toolbox

2020-09-16
SE White
Author Toolbox Blog Hop Post, Blogging, Goals and Hopes, Recommendations, Silliness

This is an author toolbox blog post. The toolbox is a group of authors who come together to learn, share resources, and grow. Non-author friends who are in publishing are also welcome to join in. We’re going on three years strong now! Come check our group out and see what you think. In this day and age authors have to put ourselves out there, hanging weightless in cyberspace with multiple tentacles dangling into the ether. We need a platform. We’ve…

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5 Tips for Writing a Book Review That Readers Will Enjoy – Guest Post by Desiree Villena

2020-08-12
SE White
Blogging, Guest Post, Recommendations, Reviews

Today I’m welcoming freelance writer Desiree Villena to the blog. Desiree is a writer with Reedsy, a marketplace that connects authors and publishers with the world’s best editors, designers, and marketers. In her spare time, Desiree enjoys reading contemporary fiction and writing short stories, as well as the occasional book review! In the dim and distant past, book lovers scoured the pages of newspapers and magazines for reading recommendations. Today, when they want to discuss the latest page-turner or need…

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Guest Post: Keep Writing With Fey!

2020-07-22
SE White
Blogging, Goals and Hopes, Guest Post, Recommendations, Writing Process

Catch the sparks you need to conquer writer’s block, depression, and burnout! When Chrys Fey shared her story about depression and burnout, it struck a chord with other writers. That put into perspective for her how desperate writers are to hear they aren’t alone. Many creative types experience these challenges, battling to recover. Let Keep Writing with Fey: Sparks to Defeat Writer’s Block, Depression, and Burnout guide you through: · Writer’s block · Depression · Writer’s burnout · What a…

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SE’s 10 DNF Red Flags

2020-07-08
SE White
Blogging, Critique, Recommendations, Top 10 Lists, Writing Process

Featuring SE, being a Judgy McJudgypants. I’ve been alive for thirty-three years now, and a bookworm for roughly twenty-three of those years. TWENTY-THREE YEARS, friends. By now I know what I like. And, inversely, what I do not like. Any book gets at least a fair try, no matter what, but I admit to being a mood reader who will yeet straight to DNF if I’m not feeling it. And there are a few things which pretty much guarantee I will…

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How to Support Diverse Books and BIPOC Writers: Author Toolbox

2020-06-17
SE White
Author Toolbox Blog Hop Post, Blogging, Goals and Hopes, Recommendations, Top 10 Lists

After the Black Lives Matter protests have died down, when local law enforcement has been restructured and defunded, as June Pride Month slides over into July, we will still be holding vigil and working to create change. As writers, we have a lot of options and a lot more power than we might think. Words seem fragile, but we know words can turn potentiality into reality. Words can build or break, tear down or repair, halt all forward motion or…

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Guest Post: Welcome Elizabeth Black!

2020-05-13
SE White
Guest Post, Recommendations

Happy Book Birthday to a fellow eXtasy Books author! In honor of her latest release, I’m hosting her on the blog today and sending sincere congratulations. Be advised this is a mature book with adult themes, as are all eXtasy Books titles. Mostly, if you’re under 18 and wanting to read this book, the answer is no. Them’s the rules. First, welcome to the blog, Elizabeth! I’m getting a strong ménage-á-trois vibe from this sexy paranormal cover. Or is it…

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Stranger Things Season 1-Episode 2 Review

2020-01-29
SE White
Blogging, Critique, Recommendations, Reviews, Silliness

TLDR for those of you with limited patience; I am 100% aboard this train after episode 2. Choo Choo, let’s traumatize SE. I am here for this crazy 80s scifi running over and killing every one of my emotions. The Weirdo on Maple Street. First thought of the episode: Mike is really nice. He tries his best to understand El, treats her kindly, gets her food, and listens to her when she says they’d put the adults in danger by…

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