Welcome to the fourth First Lines Given! If that sentence confuses you, here's a link to where I explain what this is. Today's first line is by LJ! She said: Love the imagery in this one. Here's the result: I looked out the window at the rain trickling down the glass. The droplets raced each … Continue reading First lines given – #4
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Glass chains have shattered
Touch the glass wall And shatter it all I don’t mean to But I’m about to explode Can’t keep me here for long Unless you want the storm too Cause the chains are gone And I’m tired of waiting ---------For someone else’s approval Copyright © Robin LeeAnn
20 Questions Book Tag
Hey everyone! Since the last book tag went well, I decided to do another! I found this one on abooknation's blog, and it seems fun and unique. So, here we go! 1. How many books are too many in a series? Depends on the series. For example, The Mortal Instruments was well written and I've … Continue reading 20 Questions Book Tag
Another (puppy-full) year again
It's been another 365 days, so I leveled up again. Well, I did yesterday; the 8th is my real birthday. Anyways, I decided to share something that makes everyone smile: puppies. So, here's some cute photos of my puppies. Here you go: Lucky: Jack: Willow: (She's a bonus puppy, because she's not fully mine.) … Continue reading Another (puppy-full) year again
Happy birthday
Heyyyyyy! Happy birthday! I hope your day is going good so far. Even though this moment is the last. Part of the day I’ll consider “your day.” Uh, here’s a gift – just for you! I put in the considerable amount of time. I hope you shop where everyone shops. Here’s a gift card to … Continue reading Happy birthday
11 editing tips from a professional
At the ACES conference, one session had many editing tips for editors and writers. Here are some: Check all quotations (to see if it is a verified source) Don't ignore your inner voice (when it says something's wrong) Omit needless words Favor active voice (because we need passive voice sometimes) Edit out loud Advice is … Continue reading 11 editing tips from a professional
To all new artists:
For a new artist, being "bad" could be discouraging. It's hard to continue when everything you do is nothing compared to others. Well, I was listening to the podcast Ear Biscuits, and here's what Rhett had to say about it: "I think hopefully one of the things that has been demonstrated here is that: if you … Continue reading To all new artists:
Representation is important
Want to know why? I wrote an article on Medium. Check it out! Hope you enjoy! Give the story a clap if you can.
Book review – Log Horizon (Spoiler Free)
"In other words, there are at least thirty thousand people here-" Shiroe intentionally avoided saying gamers. "-but no government and no laws." Title: Log Horizon, The Beginning of Another World Author: Mamare Touno Genre: YA Fiction Pages: 768 pages Publication date: April 21st 2015 Publisher: Yen On Years ago, I watched Log Horizon and fell in love … Continue reading Book review – Log Horizon (Spoiler Free)
One of the greatest mistakes
I've mentioned that beta readers are useful on here before, which most of them are. But some can be harmful. A beta reader edited my novel a couple of years ago. He didn't read through it all though, but instead tore it apart and asked me to write it again. I thought through his advice … Continue reading One of the greatest mistakes
