Until college, I had never done much writing. As an avid reader, I had always preferred to be on the other end of the exchange. In the back of my mind throughout my childhood and teenage years, I thought I would write one day, but that day never seemed to…
I just published my first story on WattPad. I’ve never shared anything publicly before so I’m a little scared. I don’t know if anyone will read it or, if they do, if they will like it. It’s a huge leap, in more ways than one. If you want to show…
by Randy Ingermanson How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method Someone recommended this book to me after I said that I can’t plot and have never been able to. I wish I could remember who it was that made the recommendation because I owe her big time. I…
by Douglas Preston The Lost City of the Monkey God I don’t know why I always feel compelled to tell you why I read a book before I tell you what I think of it, but the trend continues. I went to the library a while back, trying to find…
by Gerald Graff & Cathy Birkenstein They Say/I Say To continue a trend in my reading lately, here is a very helpful book turned into an only mildly helpful audio book. The advice is sound and practical and I can see it making a big difference in how I approach…
by DK Publishing The Amazon I don’t read and review picture books often, but here goes. This is a children’s non-fiction book about the Amazon. it’s full of bright, beautiful photos of the plants, people, and critters of the Amazon rain forest. It touches on a little of the history…
by Cathy Yardley Rock Your Plot: A Simple System for Plotting Your Novel 4/20/2015 – The author has done a great job condensing and distilling information about the writing process and I’m inspired to give her method a try. 5/31/2018 – This is my second time through this book and…
by Mark Adams Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time I am planning a time travel story set at Machu Picchu and wanted to do some preliminary research about the site and its history. Searching on the library website turned up this book…
by David Farland Million Dollar Outlines I have got to stop listening to self-help books on audio instead of reading them. So much of the advice given is lost on me as I try to keep up with the narration while folding socks or commuting or whatever and I struggle…
by Libby Koponen South America (A True Book) Talk about a quick read! This was a book I ordered through inter-library loan when I started thinking about writing Tarzan fan fiction set in South America. I had no idea it was less than 50 pages long and filled with pictures….
