cozy mystery author
I need you to know that I support you with every fiber of my being. I believe in your ability to learn with each new book you publish, to grow your audience, and to progressively improve upon your craft. I know you'll push through the rough days where you think, brain no work-y, words no… Continue reading Dear Indie Author
One of the cool parts about being a writer these days is how accessible publishing is. You can easily format your book, pick cover art, and boom! Published! However, there's a discussion to be had about those in the community using their following to sell their books that are mislabeled and falsely advertised. For example,… Continue reading Scammers in the Writing Community
Who doesn't love a good fantasy where a character from our world gets dropped into a completely foreign place with unrecognizable creatures and beings? The Little Door by Stormy Lyn is exactly that and so much more. Amidst her parents divorce, Rose is sent off to her grandparents place, the setting of her first ever… Continue reading The Little Door [review]
This post contains a very controversial opinion but I stand by it. My life motto is: I said what I said, and I said it with my chest. So here we go: I'm very picky when it comes to the books I spend my time on. If I don't like the blurb on the back,… Continue reading Your Book is Bad
It's finally June, halfway through the year and I think I've found my favorite fantasy book. Steel Hand, Cold Heart by Rachel Menard is a captivating read from start to finish with an immersive world and fully-fleshed characters that you can easily invest in. The only thing that stopped me from reading this entire book… Continue reading Steel Hand, Cold Heart [review]
Peter-Shaun Tyrell. Our resident Limey Twitter buddy and author of The Oath and Blood Price (also featured as a guest on the Don't Make It Weird podcast). This dude slid into my DMs to ask if I'd be interested in reading and reviewing his book. For anyone reading this, I'll tell you what I told… Continue reading The Oath and Blood Price
Its not even noon and the amount of discouraging tweets I've seen in the writing community is staggering. Call me a broken record, but Mercury is in retrograde for another day and the fact that there's a consensus of people feeling unmotivated in their writing careers makes me just a little relieved that we might… Continue reading I give up
Anytime I tell people what my main genre of writing is (because I can't limit myself to one, but it's the one most of my projects fall under), I get this question: Literally, what the fresh f#%! is a cozy, Raine? I don't really know what folks expect me to say so I always go… Continue reading What are Cozy Mysteries?
I've been working on this particular story for months, every chance I get. When I say I have never felt such raw emotions from this book... the situations I've put my characters through have made me deal with my own grief. That's something about being a writer that is so important, necessary even. You have… Continue reading Author Attachment is Real
"What?" Kayla growled in Addy's ear. "Good morning, sunshine," she tapped the speakerphone button and set the phone down, as she unloaded the dishwasher. It had felt like ages since she last slept in and she found herself feeling a little restless, even after receiving a text from Maggie that she wouldn't be needed in… Continue reading P.S.S. Chapter Six
