Various Articles
- Don't Spare, I Mean, Spoil Any Details (08/02/2011)
- An Epidemic Of Triangles (08/08/2011)
- To Be Read... Or Not (08/15/2011)
- Read the Book or Watch the Movie? (08/22/2011)
- Banned Books Week is less than a month away... (08/29/2011)
- Pseudonym, Maybe (09/03/2011)
- Misguided Romanticizing of First Love (09/12/2011)
- The Parental Dilemma: Put Yourself In Their Place (09/26/2011)
- The Psychology of the Irony of Book Banning (09/28/2011)
- I want to know what people are talking about when they reference classic novels (10/03/2011)
- Why I Didn't Review You (10/17/2011)
- A Happily Ever After For All (10/24/2011)
- NaNoWriMo ends today... (11/30/2011)
- The Post Every Blogger Writes At Least Once (01/02/2012)
- Don't Delay, Start Today (01/16/2012)
- Perfection and the Writer: A Modern Day Tale (02/13/2012)
- Oops, I forgot to update that... (02/27/2012)
- You want it? It's yours, my friend. As long as you have enough rupies. (03/12/2012)
- The Hunger Games Reluctance (03/19/2012)
- How what you say will reflect not only on you, but your blog (04/25/2012)
- My Conclusion On Reading Galleys... (05/13/2013)
- Taking Time To Smell The Roses: Writing Scenes (06/08/2012)
- I Love Poetry! (06/29/2012)
- What do you think of books that are retellings of or inspired by classics? (07/06/2012)
- Important Information All Book Bloggers Should Know! (07/24/2012)
- I'm Addicted to Series Books More Than I Knew (08/17/2012)
- Easy things YOU can do to help indie authors (08/31/2012)
- Living life to the fullest and making every moment count! (01/01/2013)
- The Long Awaited Return Of Thoughts And The Jessica (05/01/2013)
- Things I've Found Inspiring While I Was Distracted... (05/27/2013)
On My Mind Posts...
- Note To Self--Reminiscing (1) (03/26/2012)
- Road Trip--Ready? Set? Go! (2) (05/15/2012)
- Vacation Pictures! (3) (05/26/2012)
- Zoo Pictures, Including LEMURS!!! (4) (07/13/2012)
Question of the Moment Posts...
- Do you want to quit reading challenges? (1) (03/31/2012)
- Do you ever reward yourself? (2) (04/09/2012)
- Do you spread the word? (3) (04/23/2012)
- How bad is your TBR pile? (4) (05/06/2012)
- Why haven't I read you yet? (5) (08/24/2012)
- Do you go on book buying bans? (6) (09/07/2012)
- What do you think of books written in verse? (7) (09/21/2012)
- What do you think about book banning? (8) (10/05/2012)
- What have you learned from expanding your reading? (9) (01/14/13)
- Do you judge a book by its cover? (10) (01/28/13)
Inspired Creations Posts...
- Handmade Bookmarks (1) (04/02/2012)
Music Monday Posts...
- "Gravity" by Sara Bareilles (1) (September 3, 2012)
- "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel (2) (September 10, 2012)
- "Product Of My Own Design" by Trapt (3) (September 17, 2012)
- "This Time (Klaas Remix)" by Dj Antoine (4) (September 24, 2012)
- "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye (5) (October 1, 2012)
- "Somebody Told Me" - The Killers (6) (October 8, 2012)
- "Dreaming Wide Awake" by Poets of the Fall (7) (October 15, 2012)
- "We Come Running" by Youngblood Hawke (8) (October 22, 2012)
- "Chalk Outline" by Three Days Grace (9) (October 29, 2012)
- "Arrow Through Me" by Wings (10) (November 5, 2012)
The Trouble With Being A Book Blogger...
- Kind Of A Reading Slump But Not (1) (September 2, 2013)
Gilmore Girls Mondays...
- Gilmore Girls Mondays (1) (June 10, 2013)
- Gilmore Girls Mondays (2) (June 24, 2013)
- Gilmore Girls Mondays (3) (July 8, 2013)
- Gilmore Girls Mondays (4) (July 29, 2013)
- Gilmore Girls Mondays (5) (September 16, 2013)
Oh, How Pinteresting!
- Oh, How Pinteresting! (1) (July 10, 2013)
- Oh, How Pinteresting! (2) (July 24, 2013)
- Oh, How Pinteresting! (3) (August 7, 2013)
- Oh, How Pinteresting! (4) (August 28, 2013)
- Oh, How Pinteresting! If Only We Edition! (5) (October 30, 2013)
My Thoughts On...
- My thoughts on... Poetic Justice (1) (03/09/2015)
Quote-tastic:
- You almost had me convinced, you know... Tease by Sophie Jordan
- Then indulge me...Have something to eat... Wanted: Wife by Gwen Jones
- Cindy C. Bennett, author of Geek Girl--Interview
- Holly Cupala, author of Don't Breathe A Word--Interview
- Liz Reinhardt, author of Double Clutch--Guest Post on My Little Ponies
- Hal Eisenberg, author of Overnight Sensation--Interview
- Kirsten Hubbard, author of Wanderlove--Guest Video
- Marie Landry, author of Blue Sky Days--Excerpt for blog tour
- Marie Landry, author of The Game Changer--Guest Post on Genre Jumping And The Beauty Of Self-Publishing
- Stephanie Parent, author of Defy the Stars--Interview
- Becca Puglisi, co-author of The Emotion Thesaurus--Guest Post on Top 5 Distractions that Keep Writers from Finishing
- Keary Taylor, author of What I Didn't Say--Interview
- Marie Landry, The Top 5 Reasons to Read Waiting for the Storm This Summer
- Excerpt from Becoming Bryn by Angela Carling
- Book Trailer Reveal + Excerpt: Foreplay by Sophie Jordan
Blurbs of my review used on author websites:
- Heart On A Chain by Cindy C. Bennett
- A SEAL's Temptation by Tawny Weber
- Changing His Game by Megan Erickson
- Wanted: Wife by Gwen Jones
Guest Posts written by other bloggers:
- Molli at Once Upon A Prologue for Guest Who? on Stand Alone Vs. Series
- Alex Morris on Literature Websites You Can’t Live Without
Guest Posts I've written for other blogs:
- Twilight Jewelry for Alison Can Read's Totally Twilight Month
- Guest Who? on Series Vs. Stand-Alones for Molli at Once Upon A Prologue
- 3 Books That I Can't Stop Rereading the Kissing Scenes In on Alison Can Read
- First Time I Read a Book for Angie at Eastern Sunset Reads
- The Silencing of Mental Health (and How to Stop It) for Shattering Stigmas on Taylor's blog Stay on the Page
- Hindsight is 20/20: How I Missed All the Signs for Shattering Stigmas on Mariah's blog Musings of a Book Girl
If Only We Blog Tour:
- If Only We Release Day + Blog Tour Day One
- If Only We Blog Tour Day Two
- If Only We Blog Tour Day Three
- If Only We Blog Tour Day Four! + Oh, How Pinteresting! (5): If Only We Edition
- If Only We Blog Tour Day Five
- If Only We Blog Tour Day Six
- If Only We Blog Tour Day Seven
The Journey of Self-Publishing series
This series features the authors Michelle Flick, A.M. Hargrove, Marie Landry, and Avery Sawyer as they discuss the details of their indie author journey.
#1: First Drafts and Revisions
#2: Beta Readers
#3: Professional Editors
#4: Cover Art
#5: Formatting
#6: Extras To Include
#7: Book Trailers
#8: Establishing Yourself Online
#9: Contacting Book Bloggers
#10: Book Blog Tours
#11: Pricing, Sales, & Giveaways
#12: Publishing
#13: Promotion
#14: The First Few Months
#15: Last Words
BONUS: You asked; they answered!
Scarlet Read-Along
Marie from Ramblings of a Daydreamer and I hosted our very first read-along for A.C. Gaughen's debut novel, Scarlet. Look through all the posts under the Scarlet Read-Along tag.
The Classics Challenge
The Classics Reading Challenge is an annual challenge I hosted here on the blog from 2012 to 2014. The purpose was to read at least one classic book (published prior to 1980) in a year.
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