Writing When You Would Rather Not
Being a writer is great...until it isn't. With imposter syndrome, the way the world is going, work/life imbalance...it is easy to run out...
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Chyina Powell
Oct 173 min read
Writing The Past In The Present
This September, I attended an annual writing conference called Inkubator based out of Cleveland, Ohio. Fun fact: it is the nation’s...
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Chyina Powell
Oct 172 min read
What's Not To Love About Trouble Island?
Trouble Island is a suspense novel by Sharon Short that’s based on real events. I received a free ARC of this novel in exchange for an...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 184 min read
Best Books So Far!
Books have always been a lifeline for me. A place to escape when things got too real, too rough, too complicated. They were also the...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 24 min read
5 Tricks to Build Your Audience
Okay, writing a book is hard. Then you have to edit it and work on either self-publishing it, finding an indie press you like or querying...
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Chyina Powell
Aug 192 min read
Legends & Lattes: A Review
Legends & Lattes is a novel by Travis Baldree that came out a few years ago and wowed the writing community, particularly because it is...
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Chyina Powell
Aug 53 min read
How To Kill Your Darlings
Editing can be hard, getting rid of those scenes that you love can be hard. And sometimes, you just don't know where to go to learn more...
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Chyina Powell
Aug 55 min read
Dealing With Rejection: A Writer's Worst Nightmare
I am sure that I am not the only one who has clicked “submit” with the hope of my latest work being in a well-known literary journal or...
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Chyina Powell
Jul 295 min read
Dealing With Rejection: A Writer's Worst Nightmare
I am sure that I am not the only one who has clicked “submit” with the hope of my latest work being in a well-known literary journal or...
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Chyina Powell
Jul 222 min read
Passiontide: A Review
I received a free electronic advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review. Passiontide is a novel by Monique Roffey sat on the...
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Chyina Powell
Jul 183 min read
Castle of the Cursed: Book Review
I am blessed enough to say that about 80% of the books I read are either ARCs or come from supporting my local library. And so, I’m...
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Chyina Powell
Jul 183 min read
A Song To Drown Rivers
A Song To Drown Rivers is a novel by Ann Liang based on the legend of the Four Beauties of Ancient China. This novel focuses on Xishi, a...
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Chyina Powell
Jun 135 min read
A Case For Libraries
Libraries were a saving grace growing up and as time passes, I’m seeing more and more libraries that are becoming little more than...
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Chyina Powell
Jun 134 min read
Why I Stopped Using Goodreads
Anyone who reads frequently and/or buys books online from time to time has heard of Goodreads. Goodreads is an online community in which...
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Chyina Powell
Jun 137 min read
Finding Bookish Resources
I like to think that there is never a point where we, as writers, arrive. And by this I mean, we never stop learning or growing as...
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Chyina Powell
Jun 134 min read
What Does A Writing Community Look Like?
Everyone loves to feel as though they are a part of something, and creatives are no different. In fact, creativity often flourishes when...
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Chyina Powell
Jun 134 min read
Best Ways To Get ARCs
ARC stands for Advanced Reader Copy. Likewise, ARE stands for Advanced Reader Edition. These are uncorrected proofs of a book sent out by...
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Chyina Powell
Jun 133 min read
My Best Books of 2023
To keep this post relatively short, I’ll just share two books from each category. I read a decent amount of books in 2023 and there were...
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Chyina Powell
Feb 204 min read
Using Plottr To Outline Your Novel
What is Plottr? For many writers, having an outline is helpful. For even more writers, having a notebook or journal where you keep all...
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Chyina Powell
Jan 202 min read
Witches, Princes & Mothers, Oh My!
This is a short book review of the novel When Wishes Bleed. Don't worry or shield your eyes as I won't be including any spoilers in this...
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