Book Review: How I’ll Kill You by Ren DeStefano

This is the story of Jade, her first love, and her first time. But Jade isn’t her real name. And this isn’t so much about her first sexual experience as her first murder. Jade (also known as Sissy, though that’s not her real name either) has come to Rainwood, AZ for her first kill. She […]

Literary Support Crews

Here’s the thing about being an author: it’s a solitary, always in your head kind of thing. I can ask for help with the very tangible steps in the process (critiques, beta-reading, listening to passages), but there are times when an idea or image is a whisper of a thought in my head, something that […]

A Colorado Girl and Harry Potter Fandom

A few weeks ago I was in Scotland. Aside from the castles, thrones, and really old stuff (more to come on that later) I had the chance to indulge in some Harry Potter fandom. Just to clarify, I’m not someone who knows Harry Potter trivia in detail. I’ve read the books, seen the movies, and […]

Book Review: The Canary Club by Sherry D. Ficklin

  Paperback Expected publication: October 16th 2017 by Clean Teen Publishing ISBN 1634222504 (ISBN13: 9781634222501) Edition Language English Series Canary Club           *I received a copy of The Canary Club in exchange for an honest review.* I’ve had the pleasure of reading each of The Canary Club novellas while waiting for […]

Book Review: Royal Bastards by Andrew Shvarts

          Hardcover, 352 pages Expected publication: May 30th 2017 by Disney-Hyperion ISBN 1484767659 (ISBN13: 9781484767658) Edition Language English           I requested a copy of ROYAL BASTARDS from NetGalley after the cover caught my eye. I’m a fan of light fantasy and heavy battles, so I hoped this […]

NaNoWriMo Day 3: Survival Tip of the Day

Many of my friends and acquaintances are currently in the midst of the sheer madness that is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).  The goal: to write a book (yes, sir, that’s right a whole book) in (gasp) 30 days! As you can imagine, when writing an entire novel in 30 days, a lot of things […]

John Krasinski:Action Star?

In case you haven’t read 13 Hours in Benghazi, it’s a good book which gives the full account of the operatives who were on the ground, and under fire, when US personnel were attacked in 2012. I had the honor of attending an engagement in which three of those operatives–Kris Paronto, Mark Geist and John […]