Scribd: Part 1 – For Writers
Scribd now has a subscription service for books. For $8.99 a month, readers gain access to more than 100,000 books. (Some places, I’ve seen 300k, but from Scribd’s website and app, it says 100,000+)...
View ArticleElected by Rori Shay Pre-Orders!
Today I’m sharing an upcoming release. This is one book you don’t want to miss! The Kickstarter to this book will be available today here. You will be able to get a copy of ELECTED in hardcover and/or...
View ArticleNoah Movie Review
Darren Aronofsky’s Noah was a movie I was unsure about when I first saw the trailer. Why is everyone white? What’s Emma Watson doing in biblical times? But then I got kind of excited about it: an epic...
View ArticleBog Tour: Elected by Rori Shay
Today is my stop on the blog tour for ELECTED by Rori Shay! This is one book you don’t want to miss and is out TODAY! The kickstarter to this book is available at http://tinyurl.com/ElectedNovel. You...
View ArticleBlog Tour: The Tethering by Megan O’Russell
Today, we have the AWESOME author Megan O’Russell and her book The Tethering. All sixteen-year-old Jacob Evans wants is to win the heart of Emilia Gray, but with order in the magical world crumbling,...
View ArticlePromising Power is live!
Wow, I haven’t been around lately! I have a lot of awesome news for you all. First of all, the Protectors series is COMPLETE! The last book, Promising Power, came out November 4th. I slacked on my...
View ArticleWriting Prompt: Hipster Disney Princesses
I found this picture from a tumblr I follow called Writing Prompts. Retell the story of a Disney movie with one change: the princess is now a hipster. Viria13 originally posted these two pictures on...
View ArticleWhat was I up to in 2000?
Fifteen years ago, sometime around the Y2K freak-out mode, I got a bright pink diary from Limited Too. Apparently I was supposed to put a picture of myself there. If you don’t know what Limited Too is,...
View ArticleThe Day I Realized I Was An Extrovert
I recently realized I was an extrovert and an ENFP. Now, before those I know personally laugh and say, “Emily, you’re crazy, you’re not an extrovert” let me explain myself. Most websites and profiles...
View ArticleYA Strong Female Characters (and Witty Blog Comments)
I read this article today about “Trinity Syndrome”. This happens when a female character is set up as badass, interesting, multi-faceted, in the first act… then has nothing to do for the rest of the...
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