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  • Help An Author Out!

    So you’ll probably see posts go up on a regular basis from authors talking about ways that you can help them out without necessarily having to spend money. There are plenty of tried and true ways to do it, such as requesting that your local library stock copies of your favorite author’s books, or telling…

  • Most Writers are (Thankfully) Not Weavers

    I’m a sucker for a book where the protagonist is an author, but add in the fact that they are also changing the world they’re living in, and I’m a goner. That’s the kind of premise that Heather Kindt’s The Weaver has, and this book sounds incredibly unique. I’m the kind of person who has…

  • Ten Years of Blogging and the Struggle of Realness

    WordPress sent me a notification recently, one I really hadn’t expected, but apparently I’ve owned this site for ten whole years! That’s just crazy to think about. Looking back over my first post, it took me a while to really get comfortable with what to even blog about. I was struggling to figure out how…

  • Beware the Goats!

    I first met Sarah through the Authors For Families charity drive. If you’ve followed my blog for the past year or so, you’ll notice that I’ve participated in this multiple times. Basically authors donate books, edits, read-throughs, etc. in exchange to donating to a select charity. I’ve seen the organization and coordination this takes behind…

  • Creativity in Public Spaces and the Importance of Bookshelves

    I recently read Kelley Frank’s post (my sister and BFF) on making art in public and why it’s a good idea, and it got me thinking. Growing up I was exposed to so much creativity. There was knitting, needlepoint, piano, clarinet, cooking, and of course, painting. Besides the piano, which obviously took up a good…