If you’re a writer, you like hot drinks. If you’re a writer and you don’t like hot drinks, get out. You’re ruining my statistics. Okay, fine. You can stay. But only because you’re a writer. And only because this ginger tea honey bomb has me all cuddly and forgiving. You need a hot drink recipe. I want […]
The 5 Best Fantasy Fiction Series of All Time (By Someone Who Hates Fantasy Fiction)
“I hate musicals,” I told him. We were chopping veggies for a roast, the husband and I. He gave me a sidelong look that said I was probably too dumb to be wielding a kitchen knife. “What?” I said. “I do.” “Fine, name some of your favorite movies.” “Ok,” I said. I have a lot […]
How a Broke College Student Saw Europe
I don’t usually take risks like this. Sleep on a stranger’s couch? In a foreign country? Forget about it. I’m usually the one warning friends not to meet people online. There are weirdos out there, you know. And never would I ever go home with a stranger. Yet there I was, scrolling through profiles online. […]
The Art of Brevity: 5 Powerful Techniques to Cut the Fluff from Your Fiction
You’ve been there. After a long day, you’re ready to sink so deep into a novel that the day’s stresses seem to belong to someone else, to some other life. For a moment, the words on the page disappear and play instead like a movie in your mind. But something happens. You’re torn from the […]
5 Unforgettable Things Allende Taught Me About Writing+Book Giveaway
Literary powerhouse, Isabel Allende, straddles the coveted line between commercial success and critical acclaim. Her awards are many, her topics heavy, and her prose luxurious. Allende’s debut novel, The House of the Spirits, is an experience that might change you. For me, it shined a spotlight on my naive mental framework and exposed its many holes. […]