Book Review, Fiction, Middle Grade, Review, Young Adult

Holiday Reading: Tween and Teen Book Review Round-Up

A writer is often an avid reader; sometimes I pick books that I want to read, sometimes I pick books that I should read. These are often books in the genre that I am myself working on at the moment. It will come as no surprise then that, as I work on the second volume… Read More Holiday Reading: Tween and Teen Book Review Round-Up

General

The First Review of My Book, “The Spirit Within Club”

It’s been a long but quite pleasant process: contacting various reviewers, submitting a review proposal and, for the few that accepted, shipping the book out to them and, finally, waiting rather impatiently for the review. The day has finally come! You can check out the first review to The Spirit Within Club here. You can… Read More The First Review of My Book, “The Spirit Within Club”

Gender Studies

The Dangers of Little Girls Playing Big Girl Games

I will never, ever forget that day. I was 10 or 11, wearing a knee length black skirt with ruffles and a pretty white shirt. I had white tights with little squiggles on it, cute black shoes with bows on them, and my Mom had helped me with my hair, which was gathered at the… Read More The Dangers of Little Girls Playing Big Girl Games