NaNoWriMo is about to Begin!

NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month, Thirty days devoted to writing an entire novel. That's 50,000 words in thirty days. Here's the break down:  Sign up at nanowrimo.org  Declare a project: Title, Cover image, Synopsis  On November 1st, START WRITING!  Everyday, check in with...

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This Screaming In My Head

I'm taking a few minutes for myself while Lil Miss watches Peg + Cat to write this. I've written before that I'm happy, much happier than I was before. But there's something that eats away at me. It's failure. Every time Lil Miss asks for something, I have to tell her no, because we don't have the...

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I'm Not Dead!

Cheese and crackers this past summer has been a process. Neither good nor bad, just...a process. If you haven't guessed from earlier posts, I made some decisions for the better. The goal was to be happier and fix some relationships, and I got so much more than that. I found out my mama is sick, has...

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Book Review: The Winner's Curse

*I received a copy from my public library and chose to review of my own free will* The Winner's Curseebook,  355 pagesPublished: March 4th 2014Publisher: Farrar Straus GirouxThey were never meant to be together.  As a general's daughter, seventeen-year-old Kestrel enjoys an extravagant...

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Roadmaps Help You When You Think You Won't Need Them

When you want to be a published writer, many people still look to the exhaustive traditional publishing. Agents, query letters, rejections, and waiting. Sometimes you can wait months or even years. You will recieve fifty rejections before you get a deal. I guess that’s why self-publishing is so appealing. You can publish when you want and screw the rejection. Plus, you get to keep more of the...

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Flawless Book Review

I received a free copy of this book for a fair and honest review. Flawless by Jennifer McGill-Sadera Genre: Dark Contemporary Age Category: New Adult Release Date: September 2013 Blurb: Nobody's perfect. Except Lia Copeland. She's flawless. And worshipped. And hated. From her perfectly...

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A Bit of Show & Tell

Today is going to be a bit of show and tell. Every writer has inspiration for their story. This inspiration can break off into clothing styles of characters, homes, towns, schools, etc. For myself, my MC in Legacy has a very specific fashion sense: badass. And of course every badass girl has...

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The Forgotten Heiress Book Review partnered w/ Xpresso Book Tours

*I received a free e-book copy in return for a fair and honest review* The Forgotten Heiress Susie Warren(The Bolles Dynasty, #1)Publication date: June 28th 2014Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance A BARGAIN IS ARRANGED… Fionn Lynch is a self-made Irish billionaire, sought after for...

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A 50/50 Chance

I want to show you guys something. Here is my first ever self-designed cover for Legacy. I was so proud of this when I first made it. I was on my way out of the “I’m going to hit it big!” way of thinking when I made this. Really, I just wanted a cover to see a finished product...book + cover =...

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Saven Deception Book Review

I recieved a free copy in exchange for a fair and honest review.  Saven: Deception (The Saven Series #1) By Siobhan Davis Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age category: Young Adult Release Date: December 15, 2015 Blurb: I’ve fallen hard for an alien, but he’s harboring secrets....

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Legacy is Born

I’ve gone on and on about what I’ve been doing lately, except for what really matters to you guys: my current projects. For Camp Nanowrimo in April I was working on my mermaid adventure, Crystallised. I finished that with a win. But I felt burnt out over it. I couldn't write anymore. So I put it on the backburner for a little while. Now I’m working on an oldy-but-goody, my first ever book,...

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