Category: Books

  • ccdevin

    My 2024 TBR

    As a literature student, I have to read a bunch of novels, poetry collections, and plays for my classes. Unfortunately, that often means I have less time available for the books that I want to read, as there are only so many hours in the day. However, as the new year approaches, I thought I’d share some of the books…

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    9 Great books that will inspire you to read

    As an avid reader from the ripe old age of five, I was stunned as I got older to learn how many people didn’t enjoy reading. In fact, many actually hated it! I could hardly believe it because books had been a refuge for me and many others for so long. Yet, as I got older and was forced to…

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    How to write the first draft of your novel!

    Novel writing and first drafts can be daunting, so here is your guide to writing your first draft easily!

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    Tale of the Dragon Champion: Everything you need to know!

    Are you looking for your next fantasy read? Are you looking for a cast of diverse and intriguing characters? Powerful mythical beasts they can bond with? A unique and dangerous magic system? A vast fantasy world filled with history, mythology, and political games? Then this might be the book for you… Tale of the Dragon Champion is the debut fantasy…

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    My experience hiring a book cover artist for the first time

    Part of writing the next bestselling novel is making sure that you have an amazing cover to draw readers in and keep them coming back for more. The saying goes: ‘Don’t judge a book by it’s cover!’ But in my own experience, book covers are the best way to tell if I will read a book or not. Of course,…

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    Writing Journey: Blurb reveal

    The blurb of a book is an extremely important factor in getting people to read your work, so you need to make sure it is succinct, clear, and of course, a good explanation of your story. It needs to reveal what the book is about without giving away too much, and it needs to hook your readers in quickly. Writing…

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    Writing Journey: Book cover reveal!

    The day is finally here! I recently hired an artist to create a cover for my debut fantasy novel and it is now complete and ready to be revealed to the world! I was incredibly nervous going into this process, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. I scoured the web and considered close to a hundred artists for this,…

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    Writing Journey: Title Reveal

    I am so excited to finally announce the title of the first book in my epic fantasy Tales of Beasts series which will be debuting in early 2024 – stay tuned for a date! This has been the work of many, many years and hard work. I am so grateful to finally be able to share this with the world,…

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    Read like a writer!

    One of may favourite ways to grow my writing abilities and enhance my fictional worlds is by reading other books. By opening myself up to other worlds, characters, ideas, and writing styles, I have been able to learn so much about writing, and how to improve my own. Now I know what you might be thinking ‘That sounds too close…

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    Writing Journey: My novel!

    I have been writing my first novel for the last eight or so years, and it is finally getting to the final stages before publishing! It has been an incredibly long journey to get here, and the story has changed almost entirely from my original design, but I love it. I hope to write more about it very soon, both…