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The Shame Shelf Prescription: Writing Prompts for Writer's Block
You want to write a story, but you feel stuck and in need of inspiration? You're staring at a blank document, fingertips poised above the...

C Y Wang
Jun 15, 20252 min read


Book Club May Review: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu and Ken Liu
I was recommended this book several times, and after the Netflix show came out it jumped up my list so that I could read it before...

Kayleigh A
Jun 12, 20253 min read


Book Club April Review: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
For my birthday month, I was eager to try something different, a book whose themes would grip me so hard that I would still feel their...

C Y Wang
May 27, 20253 min read


6 Writing Tools I Couldn't Go Without
Our writing notebooks from Martha Brook In this post I'll introduce you to some of my favourite writing tools that I honestly could not...

Kayleigh A
May 1, 20254 min read


Book Club March Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
I think Leigh Bardugo is a great writer and her Ninth House series is a favourite for both myself and CY, therefore I have been looking...

Kayleigh A
Apr 21, 20253 min read


How I Got My Short Story Published
If you're an aspiring author like Kay and me, and you're thinking about traditionally publishing at some point, I highly recommend...

C Y Wang
Apr 5, 20254 min read


Exploring Jimbocho: Tokyo's Book Town
As a book lover, I became ridiculously excited when I heard that Tokyo had a Book Town, so of course I had to check it out on my recent trip

Kayleigh A
Mar 26, 20253 min read


Book Club February Review: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Anyone keeping up with BookTok or Bookstagram should have expected to see Onyx Storm , the third instalment of The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros, as our February book club pick. Both Kay and I read Fourth Wing and Iron Flame last year for The Shame Shelf, and it has now become a tradition to choose this series whenever the next book is released. I mean, who wouldn't choose fawning over Xaden and diving into the world of dragons and signet powers if given the option? I wo

C Y Wang
Mar 19, 20254 min read


How to Get Free Books through ARCs
Do you want to read books before they are released to the public and pay nothing but your time and opinion? Then you've found the right...

C Y Wang
Feb 28, 20254 min read
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