by Jane Maree | 14 September 2018 | Books |
One of my favourite parts about being a reader is when I read what I thought was just a general book and then it smacks me in the face and jumps onto my favourites list right away. There’s nothing like a happy surprise. 😛 What Blooms From Dust was one of those...
by Jane Maree | 7 September 2018 | Books |
We’ve all had the struggle: having a hundred and three books being waved in our face and only five dollars in our pocket. It’s a sad life. But it doesn’t have to be! There are plenty of ingenious ways to get a book for free or to earn some more money...
by Jane Maree | 31 August 2018 | Books, Life |
In case you’re one of those people who skip over post titles, I’ve got an announcement for you. *drumroll* Â IT’S MY WEBSITE’S ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Â One year ago, on September 1st, this site went live (and everything crashed, as websites like...
by Jane Maree | 24 August 2018 | Books |
Several months ago I came up with this brilliant idea that I could do a fun post about my TBR for the second half of the year. Unfortunately…I completely forgot. And now there’s only four-and-a-bit months left. Is that stopping me from doing this anyway?...
by Jane Maree | 17 August 2018 | Writing |
Disclaimer: this is a satirical post meant to amuse, not to instruct. You have been warned. 😉 Having realistic characters is a huge step toward having a great book. The readers will have someone to relate to and to cheer for. Some characters take a lot of time to...
by Jane Maree | 10 August 2018 | Writing |
Editing other peoples’ manuscripts is really fun. I love helping them out. I love reading their stories. I love suggesting ways to make the story better and greater and more amazing than ever. When it comes to editing my own books…it’s a whole lot...
by Jane Maree | 3 August 2018 | Books, Writing |
It’s been a while since I’ve done a ramble-about-books post aside from reivews and launches, so when some suggested I post about fictional friendships I thought it was the perfect opportunity. Obviously, I could’ve done a post about why friendships...
by Jane Maree | 27 July 2018 | Books, Writing |
Despite it being a Camp NaNoWriMo month—and thus having me busy writing the first draft of a new novel—I’ve been in a bit of a short story mood recently. New characters appearing and bouncing around inside my head until I grant them a short scene, old characters...
by Jane Maree | 20 July 2018 | Books |
Fangirls. Fanboys. Most likely you’ve heard the terms at least once before. The fandom life might look appealing from the outside, but it has many unexpected dangers within. You never know what you might be getting yourself into. 😉 So today I’m here to...
by Jane Maree | 13 July 2018 | Life, Writing |
I’ve only got a fairly short post today, but I’m going to point it all on Camp NaNo. (Because I need a scapegoat and that is as good as I can get. 😛 ) July is almost halfway done, and the writing has been all happening like usual. I feel like I...
