Hey Readers! Looks who’s back, back again, tell a friend. How long have I been gone, three months, longer? I won’t go into a slew of excuses (even if it includes losing a best friend, leave of absence from Lesley University, and breaking my ankle), I’ll just start the post. I’m finishing a novel THIS…
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Transform Your Writing Hobby into an Author Career Using This Guide – GUEST POST
Nurturing a writing hobby into a successful author career is a journey of passion, strategy, and dedication. There are so many things to consider that it can seem overwhelming, but the process isn’t impossible. In this guide, courtesy of A. E. Costello, we’ll uncover the essential steps and strategies to transition smoothly from a writing…
A. E. Reads: Binti [Book Review]
Hello everyone, A. E. here! I recently bought Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti: The Complete Trilogy, though the book actually holds four stories, including Binti, Binti: Home, Binti: The Night Masquerade and the brand-new Binti story, Binti: Sacred Fire. So today’s A. E. Reads post is the first of the trilogy, Binti, which was written by Nnedi Okorafor…
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…
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…
[Update] Where is Zippy Mae?
Hi, A. E. here. Today I wanted to update on where I am at with my current project, the Zippy Mae series. I announced this series last year and have been working on it ever since. I’ve restarted my draft twice, and am on the third draft now. After a lot of world-building, I decided…
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