Here are a few short reviews of books I’ve read in the past month. The Screaming Divas by Suzanne Kamata Provided by the publisher for review. Find Suzanne’s interview at Girls in Capes. When I started this book, I was expecting something more along the lines of a book about a band, with a lotContinue reading “Flash Review, Issue #005”
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Flash Review, Issue #004
Here are a few short reviews of the books I’ve been reading recently. The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones This book was practically impossible to tear myself away from to do otherwise unimportant things like eating, sleeping, or going to my job. Blending elements of thriller, historical fiction, and the supernatural, THE STRING DIARIESContinue reading “Flash Review, Issue #004”
Books to Look Forward To in 2014
I’m kind of a big reader: I’ve been doing it since I was three, and I can be completely ridiculous about things I like. Last year, I crammed 85 books into my spare time (yes, it exists) and hopefully can fit even more this year, especially adult science fiction – which I love but neverContinue reading “Books to Look Forward To in 2014”
Writing Organizations and Programs for Young Adult Writers
So you want to write for teenagers. You’re not alone: young adult blockbusting books have been sweeping the country, from the meteoric rise of the Harry Potter series to the Twilight and Hunger Games phenomena. It’s still considered a niche genre, though – one that isn’t always respected at the college level, as I’ve foundContinue reading “Writing Organizations and Programs for Young Adult Writers”
Happy Birthday – The Rules of the Game
It’s been almost two years since the release date of my writing/publishing experiment, The TECH Project. Publishing the book was something like an education: apart from writing the darn thing, I decided to learn about publishing by learning to operate a publishing company. To do so, I did research on the publishing industry. I alsoContinue reading “Happy Birthday – The Rules of the Game”