I tried to read this book about a year ago, and just could not get past the first few chapters. I found the structure very difficult to navigate, and ended giving up not far into the story. It just didn’t pull me in even though the concept was quite interesting. When the movie came on […]
Just a quick note that I’ve finished my last round of edits on my manuscript, following some notes/comments from an editor (formerly of Harper Collins). I’ve just submitted it to my agent for review, and we will see what the next steps are. Looking to submission in January! Woo hoo!
Ok so 30 days of “literary abandon” morphed into something else entirely. I did get a lot done so I am happy about that but unfortunately I just did not factor in the effect of the Thanksgiving Day food coma. This year, that teensy weensy little holiday completely undermined any so-called activity that wasn’t dedicated to […]
One word. WOW! Cassandra Clare is quickly becoming one of my favorite young adult authors, up there with the likes of Kristin Cashore (see my reviews of Graceling and Fire), Holly Black, and Melissa Marr. City of Glass, the third book in the Mortal Instruments series was absolutely fantastic. It was a well-written, character-driven, action-packed […]
National Novel Writing Month is in its last few days, currently reporting a 1,708,584,120 collective word count on the NaNoWriMo website. Things are really starting to get down to the wire. I am FREAKING out…especially considering that I’ve split up my word count into two novels. Whoa! Yep you read that right – it’s now […]
New Moon drops tomorrow, Friday November 20th! Check out my friend Brad Blanks’ (celebrity journalist extraordinaire) interview with every teen girl’s fantasy, Robert Pattinson aka Edward Cullen and his human love muffin, Kristin Stewart aka Bella Swan. Brad Blanks interview with Robert Pattinson. Surprise, surprise, he interviews way better than he acts! Brad Blanks interview […]