I grew up in a house of books. My mom loves books and my grandparents were always reading books, so while I wasn’t an early reader, books have always been a part of my life. I’d like to take these four 5th Tuesdays of 2023 to share some of my favorit...
You guessed it! Another Christmas collection by the KDWC Aunties! I’m so excited to finally get to release this book to you all! When I first suggested the aunties write a collection of Christmas stories, I didn’t expect to get 2 books out of it with...
Registration for the King’s Daughters’ Writing Camp opens on Thursday! And with registration comes picking goals for writing camp. (Of course these goals can be changed later.) But how do you set realistic goals for writing? There are many different...
I love Autumn. I love the colors, the crisp air, the cozy sweaters, the hot drinks, warm blankets, soups, crunchy leaves, acorns, pumpkins, bonfires, good books, long walks, and so much more. Autumn never seems long enough for me. So I’ve decided to...
In every writer’s life there comes a time when the question of chapters comes up. How do you divide your story into chapters? How long should you make your chapters? How long is too long or too short? I’m not going to tell you I have all the answers...
Today is the last day! How can the Five Fall Favorites be over already? I hope you were able to gather a lot of books to add to your stack, or mountain as the case may be, of to be read books. So many genres, and lists! So many books to find, to read...
Oh, I can’t wait! The books that are coming out this year or next sound like fun. I didn’t think I’d have trouble picking books for this day since I came up with exactly 5 the first quick list I made, but the more I thought, the more books I discover...
Another day and more books. Don’t you just want to settle down and start reading the stack of books you’ve gathered already? I do. But we’re not done with the Five Fall Favorites! Today we get to visit some Indie books. I decided I would pick books t...
Today’s theme is supposed to be Buddy-Reads, but I’ve never done a buddy read before. Ever. So I had to change it to borrowed from someone who loves books as much as I do. That would be my mom. I have read so many of her books (they are just downstai...
It’s Day 2 of the Five Fall Favorites and today’s theme was difficult. Not because I didn’t have any books to share, but because I have SO many that I got from thrift stores. It really was hard to decide just which books I was going to share. I tried...