Reviews

Survive or Succumb: Two authors, two epic novels, one massive giveaway!

This week, the amazingly talented Angela Scott is joining us in an exciting giveaway you're not going to want to miss! Her dystopian mystery, Anyone? has some surprising similarities to our superhero urban fantasy, Court of Nightfall. I've read it and LOVED it...plus, we're doing a BIG giveaway together that you should definitely enter...check out the [...]

Survive or Succumb: Two authors, two epic novels, one massive giveaway!2021-11-15T20:58:10+00:00

Why Women Need To Be More Than The Madonna or the Whore

With the focus this week on antiheroes, and specifically female antiheroes and the portrayal of women in fiction, it got me thinking about why it's so important for us to have a range of female characters in books, television and movies. Even villains and antiheroes. Even female characters we really don't want to be anything [...]

Why Women Need To Be More Than The Madonna or the Whore2021-11-15T20:58:28+00:00

Success: It's Not Just For Men

As a girl, you can climb a mountain, but only if you look sexy doing it. And DO NOT emote. It will make you ugly, thereby invalidating all other contributions you might make to humanity. Growing up I wanted to be a boy. Scratch that. I didn't want to be a boy so [...]

Success: It's Not Just For Men2021-11-15T20:58:29+00:00

Let's hear it for the anti-hero!

Who doesn't love the bad boy? They are often the most interesting characters. Most of us grew up rooting for the 'good guy.' Cheering on the hero. Imagining ourselves in the role of saving the world and defeating (or riding) the dragon! But the bad boy (or girl) is equally worthy of our time and [...]

Let's hear it for the anti-hero!2021-11-15T20:58:29+00:00

Jonathan Rhys Myers as Dracula proves vampires still a favorite in literature and cinema

We couldn't have been more excited for the series premiere of NBCs newest show, Dracula, starring Jonathan Rhys Myers, and we weren't disappointed. We loved this Golden Globe winner in The Tudors, and we knew he'd be perfect for the role of Dracula. He's got a sexy charisma that is dark and dangerous, and he [...]

Jonathan Rhys Myers as Dracula proves vampires still a favorite in literature and cinema2021-11-15T20:58:32+00:00

My (briefish) witty take on the Fall TV Lineup

I'm all about books, as you know, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy a good television show now and then. Since it's been awhile since I posted something not related to books and writing, I thought this would be a good time to spill my thoughts on this fall's television lineup. First, a few [...]

My (briefish) witty take on the Fall TV Lineup2021-11-15T20:58:48+00:00

Lincoln (without the vampires!) a MUST SEE movie!

Lincoln seems to be a hot topic in theaters this year. I'm not sure why this is so, but first he's hunting vampires and now he's freeing slaves. Go Abraham! I must start by saying that this movie was incredible. Truly. It was brilliantly (and I mean freaking BRILLIANTLY!) cast, and the acting, [...]

Lincoln (without the vampires!) a MUST SEE movie!2021-11-15T20:58:49+00:00

The Top 100 YA Books… but are these really YA?

Last night I dreamed of blog posts. This isn't unusual. I dream of book marketing strategies, plotlines, entire paragraphs of prose… in high school once I even dream-finished my Algebra homework—for real! I finished a pesky equation in my head and woke up to write it down. The Forbidden Trilogy started as a dream. Apparently [...]

The Top 100 YA Books… but are these really YA?2021-11-15T20:58:54+00:00

What Worked and What Didn't in the New Spider-Man Movie

Who doesn't love a great superhero story? I'm a big fan, after all, the Forbidden Mind series, while a paranormal romance/thriller, can also be described as a super hero series with an X-Men flavor. So I was excited to see the new Spider-Man movie, and we made it a point to take our kids to [...]

What Worked and What Didn't in the New Spider-Man Movie2021-11-15T20:58:56+00:00

Defining Genre by Age: What's appropriate for young readers?

Today I'm over at Evolved Publishing talking (err... writing) about genre categories for younger readers. Here's a little taste of what's up. Why not join us there and participate in the discussion? Classifying Books for Kids and Young Adults As a parent, I’m always on the lookout for great books for my kids. As a reader, I [...]

Defining Genre by Age: What's appropriate for young readers?2021-11-15T20:59:07+00:00
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