Books are a powerful thing. They have the ability to create empathy with characters in a way not many other mediums can. When you open up a book, you’re inside the mind of the protagonist, allowing you to experience everything they do (when it’s written well, at least). Books are also very accessible through libraries,…
Category: For the Love of Books
10 Amazing Quotes About Reading
Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them. Lemony Snicket You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the…
3 Book Bloggers You Need to Follow Now
If you like learning about books and bookish news, and you want to support small content creators, then you want to follow book bloggers. Here are 5 book bloggers to follow in 2019. Caffeinated Fae Caffeinated Fae is a book reviewer who writes mainly about romance novels but has a few others mixed in as…
How to Win $20 Worth of Romance Novels and Help Save the World in Two Minutes
April is coming to a close and so is my Earth Month giveaway, where you can enter to win 5 romance novels in exchange for a $1 donation to Trees for the Future. If you donate today, you have a very good chance of winning $20 worth of romance novels. Not only that, but it’s…
How to Get Books When You’re Broke or On a Budget
There’s nothing wrong with getting new books at your local bookstore but if you’re an avid bookworm, then your budget probably can’t handle it if you get all your books there. Luckily there are plenty of legal ways to get books for free or cheaply and here are some of the best ways to do…
Forever and Forever Yours Works to Make the Romance Novel Industry More Inclusive for Everyone
The romance novel industry, despite being a billion dollar industry, is still not an inclusive one. About a year ago, Romance Writers of America, the organization behind the coveted RITA Award, admitted that no black authors had ever won the award in its 36 years of existence. Not only that, but black authors have made…
Why Character Names Matter — and What You Can Do To Create an Unforgettable One
Guest Post by Kleia Paluca Quick pop quiz for you: would you be more attracted to a leading man named Gaylord or Chad? Does Bertha or Taira sound sexier to your ears?Probably the latter for both, right? This, in a nutshell, is why character names matter. Asking if the name makes the character or if…
A Ghost Writer’s Take On #CopyPasteCris
If you’ve been anywhere near the writing community on Twitter, you’ve probably seen at least a few posts about #CopyPasteCris. This is about Cristiane Serruya, who plagiarized from more than 36 books and up to 28 different authors. The list of authors includes Courtney Milan, who is probably the worst author to plagiarize from, considering…
Please Criticize Me: Why Bad Reviews Should Be Embraced
I hate reading negative reviews of my book. When writing Swapping Secrets, I got critiques that made me cry, made me too depressed to write for days, and downright confused me (what do you mean my characters don’t talk like real teenagers? I wrote this book when I was sixteen). So why am I writing an…
(Guest Post) A Character Interview with Alistair Young from Fever
This is a guest post from Ellen Mint, author of Fever. It’s a character interview with Fever‘s love interest, Alistair, and it’s hilarious. Thank you so much, Ellen! Today we will be interviewing the hero from Ellen Mint’s newest romantic-suspense book, Fever. Let’s start off with an easy question. What’s your name? Alistair. Er, Alistair…