• About Writing,  Creation

    AUTHOR AVENGERS; March Round Up

    The prompt for this month was chosen by Josh Edmunds – it was his birthday month this time around! – and it was admittedly another one I struggled with. I had some immediate thoughts when I saw it, but none that really clicked with me. Until I actually started writing, that is. The first draft and I were at odds, but draft two? That one clicked, and I found myself having fun with it. (And had some friends read it over which was really encouraging!) Everyone’s got such different approaches to the prompts, but we all adore sharing our work, so do check out all the prompts and leave some…

  • Book Reviews,  Books

    REVIEW; The Hunt And The Haunting

    Title: The Hunt And The HauntingAuthor: Victoria Audley Genre: Gothic, horror.Type: E-bookPublisher: Victoria Audley Agnes Marchdale loved to tell fantastical stories. She never expected to find herself in one. Everything seems to be looking up for the Marchdale sisters after Marianne’s engagement to the rich and handsome Lord Blackett. But when a long-buried scandal rears its head and threatens to overturn everything, Agnes must determine where truth lies or risk greater danger than she ever imagined. The Hunt and the Haunting is a story about ghosts, both literal and metaphorical; a story about the stories we love, the stories we believe, and the stories that shape the world around us. This review is going to be…

  • About Writing,  Creation

    AUTHOR AVENGERS; February Round Up

    This month’s prompt was chosen by the ever so encouraging and wonderful Morris Wayts – it’s his birthday month! – and my first thought when I saw it was oh no. It seemed very out of my comfort zone, and I struggled with coming up with an idea for it. I was almost ready to throw in the towel before I had an idea that I wound up writing. So far, everybody has approached this in a different way, which I think is the fun of this exercise. Be sure to check out everybody’s pages and leave them a comment and some love! INDEX:Lou Yardley – Mortvell’s NeedleMorris Wayts – Pillar of…

  • Book Reviews,  Books

    REVIEW; No Other Choice

    Title: No Other ChoiceAuthor: Leenie BrownGenre: Adult, regency romance, retellingType: E-bookPublisher: Leenie B Books At first, all he wanted was her forgiveness. Now, he wants her to be his countess. He insulted her before he had even met her. It was not purposefully done, of course, but it was done nonetheless. Now, after spending a great deal of time trying to make amends for his words, Lord Rycroft has done it again. But was he truly supposed to be pleased about being required to escort his mother and her latest matchmaking project from soiree to soiree during the season? He thought not. For her part, Mary Bennet is not eager to spend the season with…

  • About Writing,  Creation

    AUTHOR AVENGERS; January Round Up

    It seems apt that the first prompt of 2024 is one with such positive and hopeful undertones. Of course it doesn’t necessarily mean that every story to come out from it will have those same shades, but as a prompt, as a beginning, it has been very promising. I personally wound up enjoying this prompt – though it took me until the week leading up to my upload to write it. I revisited an earlier location, and I think it is safe to say now that I can confirm all these prompt fills of mine are from the same universe. So if and when I ever compile them into an…

  • About Writing,  Creation

    AUTHOR AVENGERS; December Round Up

    I completely switched up when what blog post was supposed to go up. This was supposed to be the first blog post of the month! Oops! But anyway – it’s the middle of January 2024. Can you believe last year is over? Where has time gone? Between the holidays and family and all other things, I almost did not write December’s prompt – and am only just finishing up this month’s – but then I think that was also the push some of us needed to write the prompt. It was an interesting one, for sure, and we’ve all got different takes on it. This has been a very fun initiative we…

  • About Writing,  Creation,  Discussion Post,  Life Update

    What’s New, 2024?

    It is 2024, and I am equal parts excited and anxious for what the new year is going to bring. I had actually written – a while back! – a post about what I was hoping to bring to my page in the next year, but if you’ve been following this page, you might have seen me mention that those plans have been shelved indefinitely. Personal and health reasons mean that I do have to put those on hold. Fingers crossed for either the mid-year or 2025! That does not mean that 2024 will not see some new plans and projects and aims to reach! No, no, much like the…

  • Discussion Post,  Media

    ‘Tis The Season For Hallmark

    It is Hallmark movie season! And it has been for a while, but I’ve only just got back into it now that I am in medical isolation for about three to four months. Already, I’ve ticked off a number of this year’s Countdown To Christmas offerings (small rec list going up on YouTube next week) and am excited to watch the rest, and some older offerings as well. In the past few years, Hallmark has been taking a turn away from the same stories of the past they are still remembered for. The same white, heterosexual romances where someone gives up their success for someone else, or a Grinch has…

  • About Writing,  Creation

    AUTHOR AVENGERS; November Round Up

    November was such a busy month for everyone. After all, there are so many deadlines and events as we come to the end of the year. I took part in a few events myself – which were a lot of fun, and I talked about them more in my last YouTube video – and they helped me get words down on the page AND finish up other work. It was tiring but fun. Still, we had a prompt, and those of us that could set about trying to fill it! (As of right now, that is just me but a few of the others in our group are still working…

  • Book Reviews,  Books

    REVIEW; Persuading Miss Mary

    Title: Persuading Miss MaryAuthor: Leenie BrownGenre: Adult, regency romance, retellingType: E-bookPublisher: Leenie B Books In society’s eyes, he’s got everything, but, in her estimation, he’s lacking the one thing she requires. Reginald Arthur Fitzwilliam, Viscount Westonbury, has never met a lady like Mary Bennet. Most debutants would be happy to have his attention, and who could blame them? He’s titled, wealthy, charming, and handsome — everything one could want for in a husband unless you’re Mary Bennet. From their first meeting when she scolded him for his behaviour and made it perfectly clear that she did not care one jot for his title or fortune, Wes has known that Mary is no standard-order, ton-approved debutant.…