Sometimes, I read a novel's summary and my mind starts spiralling. Not in a bad way, but rather in one of the best ways possible. When I read the summary for K.L. Loveley's Love, Secrets and Absolution, my mind immediately filled with questions. I'm willing to bet those same questions will at least cross your... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, I can't quite put my finger on what part of a novel's summary hooks me. All I know is that there's something there that catches me, something that makes me want to keep reading. That's exactly the case with Hexen's Cross, by J. Kowallis. I was hooked as soon as I read the summary--enough... Continue Reading →
Some covers just hit me more than others, in an absolutely wonderful way. Do you know what I mean? Take the cover of Deadly Sweet, by Lola Dodge. I signed up to help reveal it because the summary hooked me from the first line. I mean, baking and witches? Yes, please. But this cover, you... Continue Reading →
Is it already time for a sensational September? Where did that come from? And if it's really September already, why hasn't it cooled off enough for me to wear comfy sweaters? Well, lack of comfy sweater-weather aside, September is still shaping up to be a pretty good month. I accomplished two out of my three... Continue Reading →
As writers, we have the option to utilize--sometimes for pay, sometimes not--a variety of readers and editors along the road to publication. What they provide varies with their role; critique partners offer different feedback than beta readers, copy editors different than developmental editors, and so on. A relatively new type of reader to come on... Continue Reading →
Miranda Burski 