This week's list was an interesting one, because it was nearly impossible for me to do. I try hard to stay away from bashing bad books. In the first place, I wouldn't like it done to my books. That shit hurts. Second, I might meet the actual author some day, and that would be awkward [...]
Top Ten Tuesdays started in 2010 on The Broke and the Bookish and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. Make fun lists about literary things using the topics provided, or go rogue and make up your own. Basically, if you're a bookworm, come booknerd with us! My favorite color is yellow. It's the color of sunshine, [...]
Yay for finding new gems in the blogging world! Thanks to signing up for new mailing lists I found out about the Top Ten Tuesday blog posts. They looked like so much fun, I couldn't resist. A place to let my inner booknerd shine? A way to geek out over obscure bookish things? AND an [...]
Wait, what? Did I seriously just tell you to sit down and waste time watching a form of media that has nothing to do with meeting your word count goals? . . . yes. With some caveats. I don't mean "watch a movie every day" or "ignore your writing to watch your favorite film" or [...]
Everyone likes to get paid for their words
I spend a lot of time over at Books Rock My World bashing on tropes. And yes, they do deserve a bashing. Overused or done with a heavy hand, tropes smother and choke a story. Poking holes in them doesn't mean that I dislike tropes, however! They are classic for a reason. Having that feeling [...]
I've noticed a trend on several Bookstagram accounts I follow lately. It's a good trend, and I am all for it. At the root, it's all about making sure female authors have the same opportunity male authors do to be on your bookshelves and receive awards when it's time for those literary trophies to be [...]
Time for some more new-to-me authors and a few bite sized reviews. If I ever win some sort of lottery, the money will go towards books, shelves to hold the books, more books, and if I have enough, a book barn. Like a literal barn, stuffed full of literature. Writers must read, and read a [...]
The best tattoos are book related.
So self-publishing is a thing, which is awesome. The author has total control over content, editing, cover art and titles. Like every great power, though, this is one that has to be used responsibly. When it comes to titles, this power is sometimes *too* mighty. Look, I know titles are hard but there are certain [...]