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Okay. I have officially found my new favorite series. I am still in that post book haze and its been 4 days... that's how you know its good. So good in fact, that I had the second book coming from Amazon before I even finished the first one. I am so excited about this book …
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This book caught me so off guard that I'm still reeling from the events that transpired. Lasher is the second book in the Mayfair Witches series by Anne Rice and it is a doozy. It begins immediately after The Witching Hour, with Rowen missing and Michael struggling with her gruesome disappearance. As the family works …
Are you a pantser or a planner? Do you find joy in meticulously planning out every aspect of your novel before you actually sit down to write or do you just sit down and let the words flow and see what's happens? When I first started writing I swore I was a pantser. I sat …
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“The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.” — Samuel Johnson The life of a writer is not one for the faint of heart. The ups and downs of the process are akin to riding a …
I'm back! It's been a while since I've wrote anything on here... Covid, ya know? I feel like everyone's been saying that a lot but even so, we all know what it means. It was a trying time for everyone. I ended up working from home for about 3 and a half months and kind …
What's the last book you bought and never read? How long has it been since you've picked up one of those long forgotten books? I am notoriously bad for this. I love the process of buying books... It is so comforting. I love going into the store and wandering around, looking at every book. Then …
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Think back to your old childhood bedroom. What was on the walls? Was your floor covered in clothes, toys books and other miscellaneous items that your mom always yelled at you to clean up? How about your bed and the sheets? Was it made up or crumpled? Ahhh the nostalgia... What a simple time. Look …
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I have to admit that I was not a Stephen King fan before reading this book. I am now. The Outsider begins in Flint City, Oklahoma with a gruesome murder and a manhunt to find the killer. However, once the case begins to unfold it stands clear that the murderer might not be who everyone …
Have you ever watched a movie, or read a book that has an absolutely breathtaking old library? The ones with the rolling ladders attached to the shelves, 3 stories with shelves reaching to the very top of the domed ceiling with books from centuries and centuries ago? The beauty in those old libraries is astounding. …
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Have you found yourself reading a book in which the world was built so intricately, and so realistically that you honestly thought you were there? The writing was so well done that as the words flowed from the pages, you could picture every part of the world in your mind? I have. It's an incredible …
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Every Book and Cranny 