Originally posted on Robbie's inspiration:
What Amazon says After suffering great loss, Levin struggles to find his place in a world that would see him as an outcast if it knew the truth of his existence. His purpose lies in keeping his siblings and the other genetically engineered youths safe. So when they start…
Originally posted on Allison Maruska:
One of my favorite books is Stephen King’s On Writing, and one of my favorite parts of that book is when he describes the rabbit. Remember that part? After a few sentences, readers pictured a white rabbit with a blue number eight on it. King used the illustration to describe the…
Originally posted on What Inspires Your Writing?:
Our new literary magazine has officially arrived! Here’s what it’s all about: Page through any literary magazine, wander the aisles of any bookstore. What do you see? A whole lot of books by authors who appear to have it all: huge readership, major name recognition, plenty of sales.…
Originally posted on Allison Maruska:
Readers choose a story because they think it will hold their interest, so why do they sometimes skim or stop reading the story? There’s probably a variety of reasons, but I’ve noticed a few trends in comments in my critique group and from my own reading habits that may offer…
Originally posted on Allison Maruska:
Pop quiz time. What do the following things have in common? Traffic jams Fish in the ocean The full moon appearing every month Negative book reviews If you answered they are all certain to happen, then you pass! Every book gets negative reviews. The Hunger Games, a book I absolutely…
I stumbled across this image in my phone. Apparently I decided to save it at some point. I think past me knew that present me would need to read this right about now. I recently started querying agents with my completed middle-grade novel, hoping to one day join the ranks of published hybrid authors. I’ve…
Originally posted on Allison Maruska:
Nothing beats the feeling of typing The End following the last scene of your manuscript. You’ve spent weeks to months to years laboring over sentence construction, timeline details, and character development, among many other things. Now is the time to celebrate. Because soon, it will be time to edit. If…
Originally posted on Allison Maruska:
Starting April 6th, find links to the posts here. I’ll update it every few days. The original theme reveal post follows the links. A is for Atlanta Burns (YA mystery) B is for Blamed (Thriller) C is for Crow Vector (Pandemic/suspense) D is for 100 Days of Solitude (Memoir) E is for Eat, Pray,…
Did you know there are a lot of books that start with R? I had a hell of a time picking one for this letter because I could have easily written about six (they’re linked at the bottom of this post). In the end, I decided to post about one that has stuck with me…
Did you know there aren’t a lot of books that start with Q? Well, there aren’t. I went looking for one when I started this series, and when I found Quiet by Susan Cain, I thought to myself in true introvert fashion, “Self, we should read that book anyway.” So I picked it up. That…
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