Change YOUR Setting

From time to time authors come across ideas outside things they never thought to write about. These ideas could be amazing but the author walks away because they have no idea how to do it. But no matter how far we try to run from these moments, we know the ideas are engraved into our …

A Color Coded Plan

The story for my new novel has been bouncing around in my head for several months. I generally know what I want to happen but everytime I try to write it out I am unsatisfied with my attempts. Time and time again I start out doing well, step away, and then I let everything disappear …

Shame Book Tag 2017

A couple days ago I stumbled upon an interesting blog post on Thrice Read's blog site. You can check out what I read here. It was interesting to read his "to read" list of novels. His list called out to me because I also have an ever growing collection of books in my possession. The many novels I …

News: Emma Watson Continues to Inspire the World to Read!

When I read a headline about Emma Watson I no longer hold the image of her in a robe with a wand in her hand (well, not all the time). More often I place an image of her as a smart, beautiful, strong, and helpful woman with the current world. She has been an important …

Unusual Jobs Of 10 Famous Authors

It's no surprise to know authors can't snap their fingers and become famous. It's a lot of work. Between writing the perfect book, finding a great publishing company, and getting the right amount of attention it sometimes seems impossible even on a good day. Often times I sit back and think How the hell did …

Comic Books vs. Manga, Which Do You Prefer?

Many readers following my blog should have no problem understanding why I chose to talk about this topic. I draw pretty pictures with my hands and type up stories with my mind. Of course, it is my job as an author to create those same images I can draw through the words I type into …

All In The Name of Pride!

A big battle I took on when I released my first book was figuring out how my name would appear to the world. The cool thing about writing is you can create a pen name to keep your personal life out of the situation. I totally get that and it was kind of my plan …