Prelude. July 2016. I always said I wanted to visit Prince Edward Island, but there was always some excuse not to make it happen. Not enough money. Not enough time. Can’t go by myself. Too scared. But then my 31st birthday passed, and something in me sparked. I didn’t want to live through another birthday…
Tag: books
My Summer 2016 Reading List
I have a huge TBR pile this summer, which consists mostly of young adult paranormal/fantasy, or retellings of classic literature/fairy tales. That’s just how I roll… Here’s my summer reading list. The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler About: Elyse, a talented singer, loses her voice after an accident, so she goes to a town…
What I’ve Been Working On
It’s been difficult to separate out the good critiques from the non-constructive ones. But when several people suggest splitting my book into two parts, I think that’s reason to believe the suggestion is valid. So after a long inner debate with myself, I chopped my story in half and started working on making the first…
Book Review: The Unattainable Dream of Normal by Katie Kaleski
Overall Rating: 4/5 One Sentence Sum-Up: At summer camp, a guy with Tourette’s Syndrome meets a girl who had an eating disorder, and they fall in love. Plot and Style: I loved that this story was filled with real-life problems. The writing style, though simple, felt authentic and down to earth, like a conversation with normal…
Book Review: Summer of Firsts by Chen Yan Chang
First, let me say that this author is like the Queen of Critiques, and I must hail the queen. “All hail the queen!” Seriously though…she’s helped me critique two of my stories and offered such great insight. I’m just sorry that it took me so long to find time to do the same for her….
Currently…
Reading: Cinder, the first in The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer and I’m seriously addicted. This is like sci-fi meets fairy tale meets Sailor Moon. As I was a huge fan of Sailor Moon back in the day, there is nothing not to like about this mind-blowing concept. I just wish I could have thought…
Weekly Book Review-This Kiss by M.C. Frank
This week, I’m going to review This Kiss by M.C. Frank. The author made an extremely nice comment on my own story–this after I had received two rejections from literary agents–but just a disclaimer that this did not bias my opinions of her story. However, because she did leave me a comment, I went on…
Book in Box-The Little Prince
If any of you have heard of Little Lace Box, I think it’s quite a clever idea. If you sign up, they will send you a box of five items centered around a theme. They’ve done themes centered around books, such as Pride and Prejudice and The Little Prince. They’ve also done themes like “A…
Book Club-The Little Prince Review
This month, my book club is reading The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. I remember reading it as a kid, but I never knew it was semi-autobiographical. Upon reading it again, the symbolism kind of hit me in the face. But more on that later. Here is my review. Tear Level: 5/5 shed…
Thoughts on Social Media
I have to be honest. I am not fond of social media. Yet, I know it’s necessary in this day and age to gain readers and market myself. I just wish I could have more time to write. Because updating all my social media pages and trying to gain followers seems to be about all…
A Very Wordy Thirty
The inevitable happened. I said my adieus to my turbulent twenties this past weekend. Rather than be sad about it, I decided to throw myself a birthday party to start off a new chapter of my life. And I called it: Since I love reading and writing, I made my party book-themed. To start with,…
Love Conflicts, Part II–Part of Your World, but Not
Isn’t it rather ironic that we all live in the same world, but we’re not really a part of each other’s worlds? We all have different backgrounds—race, religion, hobbies, values. My absolute favorite conflict in love stories: the classic “I can’t be with you because we’re from different worlds.” Think about it. It’s in so…
Untold Tales by a Whimsical Wallflower 