Check the Shelf Book Review: Steadfast

Steadfast by Claudia Gray | website  |  facebook  |  twitter  |  instagram  | Publisher/Year: Harper Teen  |  March 1, 2014 Pages: 384 Audiobook Publisher/Year: Blackstone Audiobooks  |  March 1st, 2014 Read By: Khristine Hvam Time: 9 hours 19 minutes Series: Spellcaster book 2 of 3 Genre: YA Urban Fantasy/Supernatural Format: Audiobook Source: Overdrive through Cincinnati …

Story Starters #2

  Use these prompts for writing inspiration.  For an extra challenge, us all of them in one story.   First line Tiffany knew that the fog settling on the valley wasn’t from the fire raging toward them. Story Idea Your character is playing hide and seek in a wooded area when they race across a …

Check the Shelf Book Review: Moonlands

Moonlands by Steven Savile | website | facebook | twitter | Publisher/Year: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | February 20, 2015 Pages: 484 Series:  Standalone? Genre: YA Fantasy Format: eBookSource:  ARC from Publishers through Netgalley (Thanks!) Amazon | Goodreads I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  That did not sway …

Recently Reread: The One

The One  by Kira Cass| website| twitter| instagram| Publisher/Year:  HarperTeen | May 6th, 2014 Pages: 323 Audiobook Publisher/Year: Harper Audio | May 6, 2014 Read By: Amy Rubinate Time: 7 Hours and 25 Minutes Series: The Selection book 3 of 5 Genre:  YA Dystopia/Romance Format: Audiobook Source: Overdrive through Cincinnati Library Amazon | Goodreads What …

Be Kind Please Rewind: August

Segway-  My family and I did a sunset segway tour.  It wound up being only us since the other group didn’t show, which was super fun.  And we learned some new facts about Cincinnati.  The best part though was doing the labyrinth maze on segways. It probably is a miracle that someone didn’t die. Organizing – Since I’m planning …

Recently Reread: The Elite

The Eliet by Kira Cass| website| twitter| instagram| Publisher/Year:  HarperTeen | April 23, 2013 Pages: 336 Audiobook Publisher/Year: Harper Audio | April 23, 2013 Read By: Amy Rubinate Time: 7 Hours and 42 Minutes Series: The Selection book 2 of 5 Genre:  YA Dystopia/Romance Format: Audiobook Source: Overdrive through Cincinnati Library Amazon | Goodreads What …

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The Writer’s Journey: Wandering

So I’m coming up on my one year anniversary of blogging.  My writer’s journey has been a long one to get to this point.  This is by far the best I’ve ever done with keeping a blog going, and I’m feeling good about keeping it for a long time to come.  But it took several …

Writers and their Writing: J.K. Rowling

Somehow Harry Potter flew under the radar for me until College.  I remember seeing the first one for sale in a store when I was a kid. I even remember all the hoopla when the movies released.  I think the real reason I didn’t latch on was I didn’t know anyone geeking out about them until …

Check the Shelf Review: Looking Glass Wars

Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor| website | facebook | twitter | Publisher/Year: Dial Books | September 1st, 2004 Pages: 364 Read by: Gerard Doyle Audiobook Publisher/Year:  Scholastic Audio | March 21, 2007 Time:  8 hours 41 minutes Series: The Looking Glass Wars Book 1 Genre: Fantasy, Retelling, Format: Audiobook Source: Overdrive through Cincinnati Library …