I don't know if you guys ever read Pilgrim's Progress as part of your schooling, but as someone who is homeschooled, it was part of my curriculum. At the time, I didn't really know much about it other than it was considered a classic and was supposed to be an allegory for Christianity. Thus, I... Continue Reading →
Blog: If You’re a Writer/Author, You Might Do These Things.
As you guys know, I'm a writer. I write all the posts for this blog, and I just finished my fourth book. Do I know when any of my books will be coming out? No, because editing, self-publishing, and copyrighting takes forever. However, since I only have one more book to go before the series... Continue Reading →
Blog: Female Authors Aren’t Being “Infantilized” by the Publishing Industry. They’re Doing it to Themselves.
Recently, I ran across a channel on YouTube run by a woman named Elizabeth Wheatley and for those of you who haven't watched any of her videos, she's a fantasy/romance author who penned the Dandreth's Assassin series and generally makes videos promoting her book and talking about the genre she's in. At first, I really... Continue Reading →
Blog: Common Book Tropes I Can’t Stand
Yesterday, I wrote a post about how modern books are becoming incredibly tropey and how annoying those tropes have become. After writing that post, I started thinking about the tropes that I hate and compiled this list. While some of these are tropes that I hate in general, I would just like to say that... Continue Reading →
Blog: Why Are YA Novels So Tropey?
I was at lunch the other day with my cousin at a restaurant when our conversation switched from school to books, particularly young adult novels. While I haven't read a lot of young adult novels since I was 14, my cousin has and it's something that I have been thinking about ever since. Why are... Continue Reading →
Mythology: A Character Analysis of Achilles
Everyone knows who Achilles is, as he is one of the most famous heroes in Greek mythology. His story has inspired countless retellings in the form of plays, books, and movies. However, though his name is renowned throughout literature, his true character is not. Though he performed many heroic acts, he was also one of... Continue Reading →
News: YOU SHALL NOT INFRINGE! LOTR Fanfic Writer Sues Amazon and Loses.
In the ongoing nightmare that is Amazon's Rings of Power, there was a beacon of light in the form of a hilarious story of a fanfic writer sueing the company for $250 million. In April of 2023, Demetrius Polychron filed a lawsuit against the multi-billion dollar company for allegedly stealing aspects of his idea (which... Continue Reading →
Blog: You’re a Book Addict if You do These Things…
Time to out myself. I am a book addict and as a book addict from a family of book addicts, I consider myself an expert on the warning signs of being addicted to literature. So like the title said, here are the signs that you may be one too. #1: You spend half/all of your... Continue Reading →
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