Madly, Deeply is exactly what the title states it is, the diaries of Alan Rickman. Any broader narrative shouldn’t be expected. As a fan of Alan, I was very interested in reading this book and ultimately am glad I picked it up but don’t think this is something I would recommend more broadly. This isContinue reading “Book Review: Madly, Deeply- The Diaries of Alan Rickman”
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Book Review: She Who Became the Sun
What would you do to obtain the destiny of greatness? That is a question answered by Zhu Chongba as she takes the opportunity to become her brother after his death and change her fate from nothingness to that of the divine right of heaven in She Who Became the Sun. At every twist and turn,Continue reading “Book Review: She Who Became the Sun”
Book Review: She is a Haunting
“She is a Haunting” is a YA book with generational horror, a haunted house, inner demons, and a look at the colonial oppression of a people; sounds like a lot over the course of 350 pages? It is. I wanted to like this book with its vivid horror scenes and references to the harm doneContinue reading “Book Review: She is a Haunting”
The Struggle with Revision
I have not met a single author who has said that writing was easy. There are numerous stories describing the horrors of writer’s block, struggles to fix the plot, wrapping up storylines, or developing characters, but most agree that writing that first draft, now that is the fun part. The euphoric explosion of creativity onContinue reading “The Struggle with Revision”
Keeping up with the BookTokers
I have always struggled with keeping up with my social media. No matter how hard I tried to get myself into a routine or the zone, I inevitably fell off the branding/ content bandwagon within a few weeks. Outside of that, I even went so far as to pull myself off social media entirely duringContinue reading “Keeping up with the BookTokers”
Week One of Freelancing: A Success? 🤷🏼♂️
This week, I concentrated on getting myself set up on Fiverr with a few gigs to kick off my plunge into freelancing. Whereas the process wasn’t complicated, it was a new experience, with me unsure of where I fit in. Every time that I sat down in front of the computer and opened the descriptionContinue reading “Week One of Freelancing: A Success? 🤷🏼♂️”
Writer for Hire?
As I’ve written about many times, finding time to write is always tricky. With the 9-to-5 job, a family, and just the time needed to wind down for my sanity, having a solid block of time to work on my novels and short stories seems nearly impossible to achieve. Obviously, stating it as an impossibilityContinue reading “Writer for Hire?”
Unforeseen Hiatus
Writing seems to exist in a predictable pattern for me, even when unintended. A burst of inspiration inevitably leads to a hiatus after I cross the halfway point with my work and alas, it occurred again. I haven’t posted in any of my spaces since May and for good reason, seeing as the income sideContinue reading “Unforeseen Hiatus”
Back to the drawing board
One of the hardest parts about being a writer is that moment when you share the piece you’ve been working diligently on, just to get the feedback that “kills your darlings”. Its a dreaded process but a necessary one. As I’ve worked on my 2nd draft/revision of my novel I felt myself getting stuck byContinue reading “Back to the drawing board”
Living With the Voices in My Head
The last few weeks have been quite an adventure. Instead of pushing ahead with my novel rewrite, slogging away to get it done, I have a taken a step back to work on some much needed character development. My characters have been conversing and confronting each other for quite some time in my head butContinue reading “Living With the Voices in My Head”
Chris Kauzlarich 