urban fantasy and apocalyptic rom-com author
It's been nearly a year since my last post and I have some explaining to do. If you've been a follower on Twitter, you know the last year has been a wild ride. If not, let me break it down for you per month. January 2022: I was stressed about finding a house that fit… Continue reading Oops, I’m back
Valentine's Day may be over, but that doesn't mean romance is dead. If you had any doubts, buckle up. I got to talk to Sonia Palermo about her debut novel Hot Girl Summer and all things romance! Your debut novel is coming out next month. What's been the most difficult part of marketing your first… Continue reading Author Spotlight: Sonia Palermo
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?
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