December 6: Favorite Book Covers of 2019 Disclaimer: I haven't even read these. Most of them are anticipated releases and part of a series. I'm a bookworm. I read books. BUT NOT THESE ONES, apparently? Even though I haven't read them, I love the covers. Insert shrug emoji here, because life is just this funny place [...]
November 29: Favorites Books that Make You Thankful to be a Reader Happy Thanksgiving to my US readers. I hope you're enjoying a day full of good food and good family. I'm sending you big digital hugs, wherever you are. I'm assuming this week's prompt means those books which you close slowly while you sit staring [...]
November 22 is: Favorite Character Team Ups From The Lord of the Rings Universe Frodo Baggins & Samwise Gamgee: ultimate team-up goals. Full stop. Meriadoc Brandybuck & Peregrin Took: a partnership forged in the Shire which only grew stronger through adversity and separation and eventually saved the whole Shire. Legolas Greenleaf & Gimli son of Gloin: [...]
Six perfect ways to de-stress during November
November 8th favorite is: Inspiring Characters Matilda, (Roald Dahl) Matilda inspires me to believe that my habit of disappearing into my room for hours at a time to read and emerging only after my family has forgotten I exist is a worthy, nay, even noble life decision. Fitzwilliam Darcy, (Jane Austen) As a fellow socially awkward introvert, [...]
In which we now know ENTIRELY too much about 1870s bathroom habits, and not quite enough about sexual preferences in the Wild Wild West. Welcome to the first Wednesday of the month, which is also Insecure Writer's Support Group day and thus the day of full support for you, your insecurities, and your author journey. [...]
October 25 favorites is: Magic Wielders Did I use this post as yet another excuse to bust out the Shia Pornstache gif? YOU BET YOUR SWEET EDIBLE BRITCHES I DID. Here you go: On to the favorite magic wielders in my nerdy bookish heart. Fred & George Weasley, Harry Potter series, JK Rowling “Hey, look [...]
October 18 is: Favorite Villains Hello and welcome to my tangent! I've previously covered this topic in Top Ten Tuesday, Villain Edition and had a lot of fun with it. So today I'm going rogue again and picking my favorite clever villains. I want the best plotters, the most urbane, cultured, and ridiculously devious little psychopaths for the [...]
October 11: Favorite Books from Childhood Let me just throw this entire list at you, and then try to fight off the urge to go re-read all of these immediately. Beatrix Potter stories For some reason we also owned the VHS animated BBC versions of these stories and guess what I bought as soon as I [...]
It's the first Wednesday and you know what that means! Insecure Writer's Support Group day. Awww, yeah. Come bask in the support, my friends, and know you've entered a judgement free zone. Possibly the only one left on the flame filled inter-web. As always you can sign up to be part of the group here. The [...]