It was not easy to keep my promise from the last post, but I did refrain from any writing until I finished reading The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Shamefully, this was the first time I read the book. Not surprsingly, this classic was wonderful. This post is dedicated to highlighting some of my favorite parts in […]
Heartless by Holly Black is certainly a short story I was happy to have discovered today. Her style is not just gripping, but laced with an honest tone that I couldn’t turn away from. What to expect: If you get a chance to read Heartless, don’t expect a Cinderella fairytale with singing mice and fairy […]
If you haven’t seen the Adventures in YA Publishing blog and you are a fellow writer, check it out. I found this recent post particularly helpful: Adventures in YA Publishing: Concept Begins from Line One — Or What’s the Point? And a Contest Announcement! This post has an array of great advice for novels from […]
I’m going to skip details about writing in my youth and just tell you that I’ve enjoyed writing since I was very young. Where I feel it is most important to begin concerning my pursuit of novel writing as a career is in the summer of 2011. After having spent years in college studying Graphic […]
In celebration of her recent book offers for her title Marked Beauty, SA Larsen is currently running a couple huge giveaways with many prizes ranging from free ebooks and Amazon gift cards to professional manuscript critiques. To learn more about SA Larsen and enter the giveaways venture over to Writer’s Alley!
Today I will share my thoughts on NBC’s Revolution. If you visit frequently you know this blog was created to discuss my creative works and things I find inspiring, so that’s where I will start in the context of this show. A big make or break for me in any book or show is the […]
Within the past week I had an opportunity to watch a documentary on the Chauvet Cave Paintings in France. In school I learned that the Chauvet paintings were the first cave paintings still in existence dating back 32,000 to 35,000 years ago. More recent findings suggest the paintings found in the Altamira Cave of Northern Spain are actually the […]
Dear synopsis, I’ve been working on you for days. I want you to accurately depict the intricate novel I slaved over, but you’re making that very difficult. My favorite places can’t be given any discription and some of my most loved side characters no mention. Well you may be a pain but I’ll have you […]
Fantasy Book Inspirations: Landscapes! So much inspiration from the world around me. Do these not look like locations right out of storybooks? California Arizona
Well if your looking for some beautiful storytelling through art, look no further than A. L. Kahler. I love the positive attitude mixed with bright colors she has to offer in her LifeOnEarth series. What an inspirational creative mind. Read more about her and her work at ImageKind !