Back when I was still working at a book store, my mom sent me a text with an article attached. She was asking if I had heard about the book mentioned in the article and I hadn't. Skimming through, the piece raved about how Half Bad was the next Harry Potter. I rolled my eyes…
I've been bit by the travel bug. It's this time, too. To give you some back story, I wanted to go to Japan growing up. I actually had a plan that if by my late twenties, if I wasn't married or had kids, I would pack up and move to Tokyo without ever looking back.…
Okay, this is the last review on this book! I promise. The first and second, I wrote about how long Russel's book is. I'm still not wrong. I finally got around to finishing Zodiac, so here I am to give you my final thoughts on this once and for all. Expect some spoilers. I'm not…
Like any and every one else, I wondered what my voaction is while here on our planet. As any normal human being, it took me some time to realize it's been right in my face the whole time. I've always wanted to be a writer, even before it struck me I was doing it. It…
On the tails of finishing my novel for Junowrimo, I decided to read the novel, Empath, written by the lovely Becca J. Campbell. If you don't already know she's a co-creator of the awesome and pretty much spokesperson for the awesome approach to creative writing for the summer. I've had opportunity to speak with Becca…
As I do every year since I learned about it, I participated in in JuNoWriMo. My first year, I didn't finish. My second year, I gave birth to my son so I tapped out midway. My third year, I was trying to balance being a mom and writing. This year, I started off horribly lazy.…
Pretty Little Liars has come to an end this past week and what better way to celebrate than reviewing the first book of the series? I haven't finished either the book or television series having left off with the third novel and the third season of both. Purely by coincidence, I swear. Everyone has some to…
Having dreams and goals gives a different sens of meaning to or existence. They make us each unique and give us a reason to thrive. n the last few weeks, I'd thought about my goals and dreams and what defines me. I love writing and I'm obsessed with anime. It's always been my biggest dream…
This book... THIS BOOK! Where do I even begin? I've had this novel for years I don't even know how it came into my possession. It was eventually made into a film in 2004, which aired on Freeform (used to be ABC Family and Fox Family before that.) It starred Raviv Ullman and Danielle Panabaker.…
Success and failure are a part of life. They're how e learn to do anything and everything. Don't believe me? Then I guess you were born already walking and talking. So often, we confuse success and failure with winning and losing. To me, success is about perfecting a new skill or ability. It's about being…
