Reading Update Category

Summertime, and the living is…

Semi-busy. My husband’s laptop broke so he used mine for a while, college orientation for my son took me out of state for a couple days, and life has been generally a little busy. I’m not stressed. We’re not “too” busy, but the days are fuller than expected. My reading and writing time have been […]

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Pride Month Books

Read queer all year. It’s critically important to read diverse voices to increase empathy and drive action in allyship. In honor of Pride Month, here are my favorite queer books: SFF (Adult & YA) SFF / Mystery Adult Mystery/Detective Adult Fiction Young Adult Fiction Adult Nonfiction/Memoir Please drop a comment with your queer book recommendations.

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Cutting through unhelpful opinions…

And focusing on joy. In the bookish world, you can find a lot of opinions. That’s great when talking about honest (and respectful) book reviews. I enjoy seeing how the same book can impact readers in different ways. Every book is not intended for every reader. We all have personal tastes. But there are also […]

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Not a lot of writing happening…

So here’s a reading update. My writing group finished their critique of Dreamcatcher and I’ve submitted the first chapter of the next book in series, Dreamweaver. I haven’t written anything new in so long, but I hope to get back to creating new worlds and adventures this week. Despite 2025 giving the Green family multiple […]

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The third plague of 2025…

Won’t go away. Two weeks ago, I posted about my plan to write something new. The next day my son became very ill. Two days after that, my husband and I fell ill within an hour of each other. Luckily, our almost-eighteen-year-old didn’t catch it as well. He cleaned the house and took care of […]

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The second plague of 2025…

Stopped my progress. Last month, I successfully swept through Dreamcatcher and Dreamweaver, and dove into Dreamkeeper. I’m still only making minor edits, checking how the 4-book series flows and reminding myself of the ultimate endgame of this story since my writing group will soon start to critique book two. Unfortunately, 2025 already hit my family […]

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Starting the year…

As strong as possible. Red Hour is in the hands of three beta readers and I’m so excited! I reread it before I sent it off to add some specific questions at the end, and was glad to see that I still really love this story. I’m looking forward to the improvements I can make […]

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So long 2024…

And thanks for the perspective. Merry almost Christmas to those who celebrate and Happy Holidays to all! 2025 is almost here, and it’s time to look back at my goals for 2024. My writing group continues to challenge me to improve and I’m so grateful. They are almost done reading book one of the Dreamcatcher […]

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Closing out spooky season…          

And returning to SFF books. I’m still working through some of my spooky season stack, but soon I plan to return to the library to grab the last of the books I selected back in January for my 24 in 2024 challenge. As a writer, it’s important to stay on top of what’s new in […]

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It’s time for spooky season!

Check out my mystery TBR for October. As a fantasy writer, I mainly read SFF novels and don’t prioritize mysteries, which I also love, often enough. For the past couple years, I have been grabbing a big library haul of detective/crime novels, cozy mysteries, and thrillers in honor of spooky season. It has been fun […]

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