ARC Book Review: The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
Thank you to Del Rey and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy! When I saw an email from Del Rey through Netgalley, offering an ARC of their upcoming gothic fantasy novel because they saw my review of The Bewitching , I thought I was imagining things. What an honour to have received this offer! Obviously, I had to do the book justice by taking my time to engage with the text and gather my thoughts before I jump into my review. At the time of writing this post, I was back hom
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Book Club October Review: Alchemised by SenLinYu
I thought my fan fiction days were over, but when I saw the huge hype around a Dramione fan fiction called Manacled being traditionally published, I was obviously curious. Seems like nothing, not even time and leaving fan spaces, could deter me from going back to my roots. My initial curiosity, mixed with people's opinion on TikTok insisting that Manacled destroyed them as well as the beautiful, gothic cover art, made me choose Alchemised by SenLinYu for October's book club
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Shame Shelf Planning Tips: Creating Believable Characters
Whether your novel is more plot-driven or you allow your characters to take the lead, all stories require believable characters that are interesting and can hold the reader's attention. You might be one of the people that struggle with character creation, or you might belong to the group that finds it easy to come up with dynamic protagonists. Whichever category you most resonate with, we hope that this post will be useful for your novel writing journey. Step 1: Motivation Th
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Shame Shelf Planning Tips: From Idea to Plot
You have an idea for a story. That's great! Now you're asking yourself, how do I turn this into a full novel? We've got exactly what you need. We've been where you are and in this mini-guide we will walk you through how we each went from our initial ideas to having a detailed plot. Step 1: Brainstorm The first step for both of us was brainstorming. This can take whatever form works best for you, but if you're struggling with where to start this is how we both approached the p
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