Part of Gabriela Pereira’s DIY MFA mindset that I wrote about here is to read with purpose. Because you are taking your education into your own hands, you must pick which books to read. Reading is so important to writing. Through reading you can discover what works and doesn’t work in stories, you can pick … Continue reading It’s Okay to DNF a Book
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Favorite Book Feature: The Selection by Kiera Cass
I’ve really enjoyed rereading and featuring one of my favorite books the last Friday of each month this year. You can find the full list of my favorites here. September’s Favorite Book Feature is one of my absolute favorites by one of my absolute favorite authors—The Selection by Kiera Cass. My blog’s very first post … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: The Selection by Kiera Cass
Fall Favorites
Today is the first day of fall! I love when seasons change. I like the idea of fresh starts and entering into new phases. And each season brings with it something new and exciting. These are some of my favorite things about fall: Back-to-School I love school. I love to learn and school was always … Continue reading Fall Favorites
Favorite Book Feature: Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
It’s the last Friday of the August, which means it’s time for another Favorite Book Feature! This year I’ve been featuring one of my favorite books on the last Friday of every month, telling you why it’s one of my favorites. You can find the full list of my favorite books here. August’s featured book … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
What I’m Reading: When My Sister Started Kissing by Helen Frost
I hate poetry for the most part. Hate seems like a strong word to use as a fellow writer myself, but I just don’t get it. I like writing to be clear, to tell me a story and paint a clear picture in my head. Reading poetry always just leaves me scratching my head and … Continue reading What I’m Reading: When My Sister Started Kissing by Helen Frost
Favorite Book Feature: Legend by Marie Lu
July’s Favorite Book Feature is the debut novel by Marie Lu, Legend. Lu has gone on to become a big author in the YA world, but I fell in love with her writing back with this first book. I picked it up because the cover looked awesome. The book description sounded so cool that I … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: Legend by Marie Lu
Favorite Book Feature: Everlost by Neal Shusterman
June’s featured book is the first book I read by one of my favorite authors: Everlost by Neal Shusterman. I fell in love with Shusterman’s writing after reading this book, and the Skinjacker trilogy that Everlost is a part of and the Unwind Dystology are some of my favorite books ever. Reading Everlost again this … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: Everlost by Neal Shusterman
My Summer TBR List
I’m one of those people who feed off of sunshine, so spring and summer are my favorite seasons. I especially love to read in the summer. Back when I was in school summer was pretty much the only time I could read for fun, and now the longer days make me more productive so I … Continue reading My Summer TBR List
Favorite Book Feature: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Last weekend I got to return to the town where I lived when I was in middle and high school for a family friend’s graduation party, and I was feeling nostalgic as my husband and I drove around the town where I grew up. So when I was looking through my favorite book shelf for … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Behind the Scenes of Somewhere Only We Know: The Books Frankie Reads
One of my favorite things about Frankie Worthington, the main character of my novel Somewhere Only We Know, is that she’s a reader. Like me, her mother instilled a lifelong love of books in Frankie when she was a young girl, taking her to the library often and getting lots of books into her hands. … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of Somewhere Only We Know: The Books Frankie Reads
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