I can't believe I haven't posted a recommendation for Alice Kuiper's Life on the Refrigerator Door here yet. I've owned this book for years; I think I bought it while I was still in university. In fact, I can still remember buying it. I picked it off the bookstore shelf and, after reading the back... Continue Reading →
Here's the thing about professional development books: I tend to find them very hit and miss, in regards to whether or not I enjoy reading them. Give me one about writing or creativity, and there's a high likelihood I'll be hooked. But in most other cases, I'll be hard-pressed to even read all the way... Continue Reading →
Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell, is one of those books that I had on my to-read list for what seemed like forever. I think I added it to the list not long after it came out—way back in 2013, apparently. Then I bought it a year or two ago at a book sale. Then I finally... Continue Reading →
No matter what profession you're in, people are going to tell you what books you have to read—to get ahead, to better understand what you're doing, or just to get a laugh only you and others like you will understand. Writing is no exception. I've talked before about a few books I think every writer... Continue Reading →
Here's the first interesting tidbit I want to share about Strange Blood: 71 Essays on Offbeat and Underrated Vampire Movies, edited by Vanessa Morgan: it's a book filled with essays about horror movies. So I realize that some people may find it odd that I read it, since I've mentioned before that I'm not really... Continue Reading →
