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Does Charging A Reading Fee Gatekeep for BIPOC and Disabled Writers?
Anyone who has ever tried to submit a piece of creative work knows that most literary journals and small presses charge what they call a...

Chyina Powell
Apr 153 min read
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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...

Chyina Powell
Sep 18, 20244 min read
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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...

Chyina Powell
Aug 5, 20243 min read
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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...

Chyina Powell
Feb 20, 20244 min read
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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...

Chyina Powell
Jan 20, 20242 min read
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Upgrade: A Book Review
Upgrade is a science fiction novel by Blake Crouch that features a would-be scientist turned government agent named Logan Ramsey. Logan...

Chyina Powell
Dec 8, 20232 min read
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My Favorite Scar: A Review
I received an advanced reader copy of the novel My Favorite Scar free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. My Favorite...

Chyina Powell
Nov 24, 20232 min read
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The Throwback List: A Review
Sometimes I get really excited for books, and I think that works to by downfall. True, some books live up to those expectations, but many...

Chyina Powell
Nov 11, 20233 min read
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What Does Silence Cost You? A Book Review
The Fountains of Silence is a historical nonfiction book set in Spain during the time of Franco. It is quite a thick book, but I promise...

Chyina Powell
Nov 3, 20232 min read
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and...What Else?
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a contemporary novel by Gabrielle Zevin that centers two game developers (Sam and Sadie) through...

Chyina Powell
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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Could You Hide Your Identity?
The Personal Librarian is a historical fiction novel that tells what may be an account of the life of Belle Marion Greener, better known...

Chyina Powell
Oct 6, 20232 min read
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Who Wants To Win A Time War
This Is How You Lose The Time War is a novel by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. It is a science fiction novel and the latest book club...

Chyina Powell
Sep 15, 20233 min read
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A New Book For Your Winter TBR!
It is nowhere near the winter holidays but that doesn't mean you can't be prepared in advance! I received an ebook ARC of Love in Winter...

Chyina Powell
Sep 8, 20232 min read
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What If Death Just Stopped?
That's the question that Jose Saramago asks in his novel Death with Interruptions and I have got to say that this was a really great...

Chyina Powell
Sep 1, 20232 min read
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Secrets Never Die...or Do They
My copy of Secrets Never Die was received for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. It is a YA thriller about a...

Chyina Powell
Aug 18, 20232 min read
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Everything Right With Yellowface: A Discussion
Yellowface is a novel by R.F. Kuang that centers a white woman who decides it is in her best interest to steal the work of an Asian woman...

Chyina Powell
Jul 14, 20233 min read
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Thornhedge: A Review
You've probably heard many versions of Sleeping Beauty and retellings come out fairly often in the book world. But have you ever heard...

Chyina Powell
Jun 16, 20232 min read
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5 Reasons You Need A Sensitivity Reader
There's been quite a lot of debate recently on sensitivity reading. Especially on social media such as Twitter where the...

Chyina Powell
Jun 2, 20234 min read
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The Crucified Life: A Review
The Crucified Life is a book by the prolific Christian pastor and author, A.W. Tozer. Tozer was known for his passion and fervor for God....

Chyina Powell
Apr 7, 20231 min read
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Babel: A Review
I really wanted to post this earlier but due to my full support of the HarperCollins Union Strike opted not to as Kuang's novel is with...

Chyina Powell
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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