After reading the first book in this series, Run to Ground, I knew I had to get my hands on the second book, On the Chase. Thanks to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for providing a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. My love for Katie Ruggle books continues unabashedly, […]
In a previous reading post, I talked about my love of Katie Ruggle’s book—the first one in her Search and Rescue series. At the time, I hadn’t had a chance to work my way through the series. That changed. So when I found Run to Ground, the first book in a new series from Katie […]
Like many authors before me, my publishing journey began as a reader. Although my mother claims she once had to force me to read, I (thankfully) have none of those horrifying memories. In 2011, I took my love of books to the next level by starting a book blog, On a Book Bender, where I […]
Because writers are evil beings who are cruel to their characters. Wait. No. That’s not it. It’s because common problems that arise in manuscripts revolve around how writers describe what’s happening. I’m trying really hard to avoid the cliches like “Show don’t tell” and “avoid adverbs” but a lot of that contributes to wooden stories. […]
When I shared my schedule — and how I plan to write 20k words per week — you may have noticed that I built time for reading. The result is reading more writing-as-a-business and writing-as-a-craft books than I did the last couple years combined. Rather than profile each of them individually (my brain whimpers at […]