MK’s Book Reviews: The Raven Boys

So if you follow me on Twitter or even read all my posts on this blog, you know I’ve been reading this and loving it. I just finished it last night and…

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Writing Tip: Take A Break

So I know this might seem counterproductive, but one of the biggest things I’ve learned in the 5+ years I’ve been writing is…

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Friday Things

Happy fall!

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Learning from the Masters: On Varying Sentence Length

What would you say the goal of writing a novel is?

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: Les plages de la Normandie

I meant to do a post about traveling to the D-Day beaches in Normandy today, but I do not have time. So for now I’ll leave you with this photo of one of those beaches–they’re oddly incredibly peaceful today–with more info to come next week. Stay tuned!

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MK’s Book Reviews: My Life Next Door

So after this book, I was in need of an antidote, in the way of some lighter fare. I chose Huntley Fitzpatrick’s My Life Next Door.…

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How To Choose a Point of View Character

I wrote about point-of-view earlier, but today I want to go a little deeper into that. More specifically: How do you choose who your point-of-view character will be?

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Learning From The Masters: On Subtlety

So I want to talk about one of my favorite things in fiction… Subtlety. I’ve already written about how one of my biggest pet peeves in books is showing and telling. I also wrote a post on how to not do that.  I think the best novels are ones that show you everything that’s happening–then leave it to […]

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: Paris in the Winter

As the song goes, “I love Paris, in the winter, when it drizzles….”

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MK’s Book Reviews: Stephen King’s It

Okay. I am not a horror fan, not a violence fan, and definitely not a clown fan. Why did I read this book?

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