Reading, Writing, and Me

If you're connected into the book community and follow a ton of authors, I'm sure you're already well aware of why preordering books is so important, or maybe you just know it's good and aren't sure why. Maybe you haven't ever even considered preordering. I thought I'd write a quick post today about why preorders are good for you, your favorite authors, and the publishers who produce the book! It's Good For You Preordering books works for you in a lot of ways no matter where you get your books from, even if you aren't a major reader. The biggest plus for me, and the main reason I preorder a lot of books, is that I can't forget to buy it or forget when its coming out. If one of my favorite authors has a book that's coming out or if I fall for a synopsis, I try to preorder it if I can. I hear about so many books that I often forget titles that I wanted to check out! Another benefit is that whether you forget or not, you'll have a b

How It Feels To Float  by Helena Fox (May) Overview: Biz has a lot of sadness in her life. Her father died when she was age 7, her group of friends abandon her, and her best friend gets sent four hours away to live with her father. The world is too much, and Biz can't just float anymore. Exploring Biz's racing thoughts and grief, the book chronicles her discovering what it means to be honestly okay. Overall: 4  Characters: 4 The characters do come vividly alive but in a sort of passive way. Biz seems almost removed from herself, like she's telling the story about her life instead of speaking as they happen. Because of this, it's like seeing Biz through a foggy window and everyone else through a kaleidoscope. I do love how supportive her mother is, her relationship with her younger twin siblings, and the mentorship and friendship she finds from an elderly lady in her photography class. She also has an interesting relationship with her father who comes to her in h

I'm so excited to get to post this interview today. I  absolutely love The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig . It's such an interesting, vibrant, emotional, honest, and fresh book. If you like nonlinear timelines or accidentally laughing out loud in public, you'll love this book. If you're not familiar with the book, I recommend reading my spoiler free review before coming back for the interview, and if you'd like to purchase the book, you can click my link here to buy it from Indiebound. 1. The book is set during the 1993-1994 school year. What made you decide to set it in the not so distant past instead of the present? Did that make it easier or more challenging to write? Do you think Amy and Craig’s story would be any different had it taken place in today’s world?  The book is inspired by an autobiographical story of mine (although LOTS has been fictionalized) so I set it in the time period when the inspiration actually occurred. Since I was alive and a t

Today, I'm bringing you another guest post from an author! Kristy Fairlamb stopped by to talk about her top tips for  writing and her writing process. Her novel,  Lucid,  recently came out. If you're interested in learning more or picking it up, check out my Indiebound link! (Affiliate Link) . Eight tips for writing a novel: Based on my vague understanding of the process after winging it and completing three manuscripts.  My first book, Lucid, has just been published, the sequel, Luminous, is mid-edits and the third, a standalone, is at the 2 nd draft stage waiting until I’ve finished with the others.  ONE: JUST WRITE I went to a writing class once and sat beside a lady who told me it was the sixth session she had attended. I asked what she was working on, she said nothing yet, she’s learning first. I didn’t know how to write when I first started writing. I believe the best learning came after I’d written the first draft when I learnt everything I’d done wron

Heroine  by Mindy McGinnis (417 pages) To Purchase From Your Local Bookstore (Affiliate Link) TW: Depiction of opioid addiction  Overview: Mickey has it all. She's on the best softball team in the county, she has a supportive best friend, and, even though her parents have recently gone through a divorce, they both want to support her. And then she and Carolina get into a car accident on the way home to watch Netflix and eat pizza, a regular Friday night. Mickey's leg is all but torn out of her body, and her hip has to be put together with screws. Carolina, the school's near famous pitcher, nearly destroys her arm. As the girls fight to be ready in time to play their senior softball season, Mickey falls down a dangerous road, slowly upping her intake of pain pills to get through the day and to quicken her pace through physical therapy. Even as she tells herself that it's just for softball, just for her team, just for her parents, as she gets further in and her depen