A. E. Reads: A Phoenix First Must Burn [Book Review]

Hello everyone, A. E. here! Today’s A. E. Reads post is on an YA anthology, A Phoenix Must First Burn, edited by Patrice Caldwell. A Phoenix Must First Burn features speculative fiction with young black girls as main characters focused at the center of all kinds of stories. For this A. E. Reads, I’ll review…

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I’m Back: Where I’ve Been

Hi! A. E. here. Its been so long, I know. So why haven’t I been updating, like…at all? Well to start, I had surgery in April 2021 that gave me my life back. Since then, I’ve been enjoying life without constant pain. Maybe that’s another post someday. I have a few more undisclosed health issues…

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Why I Don’t Outline

Hey, A. E. here. Today I want to talk about why I specifically, myself as my own writer, do not outline. This is not a post about why other writers should not outline, but why I personally do not. I think writers need to write in a way that is productive and conducive to getting…

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On Writing: Worldbuilding Pt. 1: Setting

Hey there, A. E. here. Today is all about…worldbuilding! It is honestly my favorite part of the writing process, next to the actual writing of the book. I love to worldbuild and I like talking about it. Today’s post is the start of a new series on Worldbuilding. I’ll go over each aspect of the…

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A. E. Reads: Maya and the Rising Dark [Book Review]

Today’s A. E. Reads book review is on Maya and the Rising Dark, a 2020 middle grade novel written by Rena Barron. I found this book by looking up middle grade books with black characters and came across a whole slew of books to read. After much debate over the lists, my top choice to…

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New Novel: Introducing Emmy Bell series by A. E. Costello

Hi, A. E. here. Sooo…remember when I said the parts I discarded from Zippy Mae are another story from my post last week? Well I meant that literally. Out of nearly everything I decided didn’t fit Zippy Mae, I made the Emmy Bell series. So, here it is! Its got a title and everything! How…

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