AKA How to Read Books Before They’re Published If you’ve ever seen readers talking about ARCs and wondered what they’re on about, here’s the short version: An ARC (Advance Reader Copy) is a free copy of a book given to readers before it’s published. Authors and publishers use ARCs to generate early reviews and build […]
I’ve already written about libraries, but with the sad demise of a major pirate site this week (Kidding! Authors are dancing in the digital streets) it’s worth sharing a few more free – and legal – ways to read. *Hops onto soapbox* With an alarming number of BookTokkers are weeping on social media about actually […]
For newcomers to Booktok and Bookstagram, terms like TBR, DNF, HEA, MMC, or POV can feel like a secret code. The book community has a huge number of acronyms and shorthand phrases, so here’s a cheat sheet explaining some of the most common ones: Character Types MMC = Male Main Character FMC = Female Main […]
Let’s talk about one of the best-kept secrets in the book world. Actually, it’s not a secret at all. It’s been sitting in the middle of towns and cities for centuries, joyfully offering books galore while everyone else gets distracted by Netflix and Amazon. I’m talking about getting free books from libraries. If you’re a […]
Author: Gregory Scott Katsoulis Series: Word$, Book 1 Genre: YA Sci-fi Tropes: Chosen one, dystopian society Spice: None Violence: 🔪🔪 Story Summary: Speth (weird name, but that’s the point – weird names are cheap) is about to turn fifteen, her transition to adulthood. From that moment on, she’ll be charged for every word she speaks. […]
I just realised I passed my ten-year publishversary! (Two weeks ago, oops). Trouble in Paradise found its way into the world on 1st Just 2015, and since then, I’ve published another 71 books. Yikes. I haven’t counted them up for a while, and that’s more than I thought 😳 Some of them were drafted before […]
One of my oldest writer friends (oldest as in I’ve known her a long time, not that she’s old, we’re both barely 21, honest) has a new release! If you’re into YA romantasy, check out This Dark Heart by Zeena Gosrani… In a world where the shadow-like ‘daayan’ stalk the night, the mages of Agraal […]
I’m Elise, the queen of procrastination. Scrolling through social media is my nemesis. Anyhow, I sat down one not-so-sunny Thursday in September to write a little more on Blind Luck, looked something up, got distracted (as usual), and found myself on Facebook. Liel popped up in my feed. I’ve spent a […]
Research is one of my favourite parts of writing, and once again, I’m digging around in the murky world of poisons. Aria (she from the book I’m currently writing but am yet to decide whether to publish as it’s dark, dark, dark) likes to use curare, and as I puzzled over a weird sense of […]
If you have an Apple or an Android device, simply download the Kobo app from your app store. If you have a Kindle and want to try the Kobo app, follow the instructions below. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work on Paperwhites. Kindle Settings Search for “Install unknown apps” Select Silk Browser and allow it to download […]