Blog Digest from 2018-2023

• March 2026
  • Mar 23, 2026 The Cipher of Tolo Mar 23, 2026
• January 2025
  • Jan 17, 2025 Bring Back the Dystopian Craze of 2012 Jan 17, 2025
• July 2024
  • Jul 15, 2024 Imposter Syndrome: Tools for Authenticty Jul 15, 2024
• June 2024
  • Jun 1, 2024 June Read Along: In the Echo of this Ghost Town Jun 1, 2024
• March 2024
  • Mar 25, 2024 New Post on SubStack tomorrow! Mar 25, 2024
  • Mar 1, 2024 March Read Along: The Bone of Who We Are Mar 1, 2024
• January 2024
  • Jan 31, 2024 February Read Along: The Ugly Truth Jan 31, 2024
• December 2023
  • Dec 28, 2023 2024: Year of the Read Along Dec 28, 2023
• October 2023
  • Oct 25, 2023 Unhealthy Relationships and Romance Books Oct 25, 2023
  • Oct 25, 2023 Relationships: Isolation versus Autonomy Oct 25, 2023
  • Oct 22, 2023 Unhealthy Relationships: The Love Bomb Oct 22, 2023
  • Oct 22, 2023 Healthy Relationships: Hindsight is 20/20 Oct 22, 2023
  • Oct 22, 2023 Relationships: Beware Gaslighting Oct 22, 2023
• September 2023
  • Sep 25, 2023 Blog Digest from 2018-2023 Sep 25, 2023
• August 2023
  • Aug 26, 2023 Blog Moved to Substack Aug 26, 2023
• July 2023
  • Jul 31, 2023 The Trials of Imogene Sol: The Allies Jul 31, 2023
  • Jul 13, 2023 Foundational Books & Book Bans Jul 13, 2023
  • Jul 5, 2023 Tropes: Found Family Jul 5, 2023
• June 2023
  • Jun 21, 2023 3 Things I Learned About Reading Space Opera Jun 21, 2023
• May 2023
  • May 24, 2023 The Dangers of Myopic Reading May 24, 2023
  • May 17, 2023 My Trek...Journey...Quest to O'ahu Independent Bookstores May 17, 2023
  • May 10, 2023 My Life as an Alien Invader May 10, 2023
  • May 3, 2023 How I Got to Hawaiʻi, My Hawaiʻi Story May 3, 2023
• April 2023
  • Apr 26, 2023 You Can Go Home Again Apr 26, 2023
• March 2023
  • Mar 29, 2023 Cantos Love: Happy Anniversary! Mar 29, 2023
  • Mar 22, 2023 Cantos Love: Gabe Mar 22, 2023
  • Mar 15, 2023 Cantos Love: Seth Mar 15, 2023
  • Mar 8, 2023 Cantos Love: How They Came to Be Mar 8, 2023
  • Mar 1, 2023 Cantos Love: A Month of Cantos Mar 1, 2023
• January 2023
  • Jan 25, 2023 The Letters She Left Behind, 3 Years. Jan 25, 2023
  • Jan 18, 2023 Behind-the Scenes: The Trials of Imogene Sol Jan 18, 2023
  • Jan 11, 2023 Behind-the-Scenes: Reading & All My Rage Jan 11, 2023
• November 2022
  • Nov 16, 2022 Book Hangover List Nov 16, 2022
  • Nov 9, 2022 Advice: Find your People Nov 9, 2022
• October 2022
  • Oct 26, 2022 Contest Awarded Short Story: The Invalid Oct 26, 2022
  • Oct 13, 2022 The WHY Behind The Messy Truth About Love Oct 13, 2022
• June 2022
  • Jun 27, 2022 4 Things You Should Know about The Messy Truth About Love Before Reading Jun 27, 2022
• February 2022
  • Feb 2, 2022 February Ideals: Dreaming Feb 2, 2022
• December 2021
  • Dec 22, 2021 My Top 10 Songs (w/Lyrics) 2021 Dec 22, 2021
  • Dec 15, 2021 My Top 5 Characters I've Written Dec 15, 2021
  • Dec 1, 2021 My Top 5 of My Own Books Dec 1, 2021
• September 2021
  • Sep 1, 2021 Road to Echoes: 8 Tips for Using NaNoWriMo to Write Your Novel Sep 1, 2021
• August 2021
  • Aug 25, 2021 Road to Echoes: 4 Lessons I Learned Writing Maxwell Wallace Aug 25, 2021
  • Aug 18, 2021 Road to Echoes: Tropes Aug 18, 2021
  • Aug 11, 2021 The Road to Echoes: Loud Characters Aug 11, 2021
  • Aug 4, 2021 The Road to Echoes: Putting the Story Together Aug 4, 2021
• July 2021
  • Jul 28, 2021 The Road to Echoes: Research to Understand Griffin Jul 28, 2021
  • Jul 21, 2021 The Road to Echoes: Secondary Characters Primer Jul 21, 2021
  • Jul 14, 2021 The Road to Echoes: Writing Difficult Characters Jul 14, 2021
  • Jul 7, 2021 The Road of Echoes: What Inspired Griffin's Story? Jul 7, 2021
• June 2021
  • Jun 30, 2021 The Road of Echoes: New Blog Series Jun 30, 2021
• May 2021
  • May 26, 2021 Favorite Reads of 2021 So Far May 26, 2021
  • May 19, 2021 Cover Love May 19, 2021
  • May 12, 2021 Writing Limbo May 12, 2021
  • May 5, 2021 Writing In Between May 5, 2021
• April 2021
  • Apr 28, 2021 April Challenge: Update No. 4 Apr 28, 2021
  • Apr 21, 2021 April Challenge: Update No. 3 Apr 21, 2021
  • Apr 14, 2021 April Challenge: Update No. 2 Apr 14, 2021
  • Apr 7, 2021 April Challenge: Update No. 1 Apr 7, 2021
• March 2021
  • Mar 31, 2021 April Challenge: Finishing the Draft Mar 31, 2021
• February 2021
  • Feb 24, 2021 Character Speaks: Dear Paola, from Gabe Feb 24, 2021
  • Feb 17, 2021 Character Speaks: Dear Sam, from Seth Feb 17, 2021
  • Feb 10, 2021 Ask the Author: Advice for Newbie Writers? Feb 10, 2021
  • Feb 3, 2021 Ask the Author: What motivates you to write? Feb 3, 2021
• January 2021
  • Jan 27, 2021 Ask the Author: Series or Stand Alone? Jan 27, 2021
  • Jan 20, 2021 Ask the Author: Why did you choose to write YA? (Part 2) Jan 20, 2021
  • Jan 13, 2021 Ask the Author: Why did you choose to write YA? Jan 13, 2021
  • Jan 6, 2021 Ask the Author: Favorite Part of the Writing Process? Jan 6, 2021
• October 2020
  • Oct 16, 2020 Rainy Day Collective Podcast & Purity Culture Oct 16, 2020
  • Oct 14, 2020 The Stories Stars Tell: It's Here! Oct 14, 2020
• July 2020
  • Jul 1, 2020 Interview: Lauren-Marie with The Indigo Book Jul 1, 2020
• June 2020
  • Jun 24, 2020 This-Then-That: YA Dystopian and SciFi Edition Jun 24, 2020
  • Jun 17, 2020 This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition Jun 17, 2020
  • Jun 10, 2020 This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition Jun 10, 2020
• May 2020
  • May 27, 2020 Reading Wonderland Interview: Piper Bee May 27, 2020
  • May 20, 2020 Reading Wonderland Interview: Nancy Richardson Fischer May 20, 2020
  • May 13, 2020 Reading Wonderland Interview: Rob Rufus May 13, 2020
  • May 6, 2020 Reading Wonderland Interview: Lisa Brown Roberts May 6, 2020
• April 2020
  • Apr 29, 2020 Reading Wonderland: an Introduction Apr 29, 2020
  • Apr 22, 2020 Quarantine: 37 Days Apr 22, 2020
• March 2020
  • Mar 31, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Road Trip Wrap Up Mar 31, 2020
  • Mar 25, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 8 Mar 25, 2020
  • Mar 18, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 7 Mar 18, 2020
  • Mar 11, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 6 Mar 11, 2020
• February 2020
  • Feb 29, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 5 Feb 29, 2020
  • Feb 24, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 4 Feb 24, 2020
  • Feb 19, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 3 Feb 19, 2020
  • Feb 12, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 2 Feb 12, 2020
  • Feb 4, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 1 Feb 4, 2020
• January 2020
  • Jan 29, 2020 Indie Author Marketing: A Hope and A Dream Jan 29, 2020
  • Jan 15, 2020 The Letters She Left Behind: It's here! Jan 15, 2020
• December 2019
  • Dec 18, 2019 The Letters She Left Behind: Character Interview Dec 18, 2019
  • Dec 11, 2019 The Letters She Left Behind: Annotated Playlist Dec 11, 2019
• October 2019
  • Oct 16, 2019 Awesome Writer Spotlight: Mary E. Pearson (again) Oct 16, 2019
  • Oct 7, 2019 The Bones of Who We Are: Gratitude Oct 7, 2019
• September 2019
  • Sep 30, 2019 The Bones of Who We Are: It's time. Sep 30, 2019
  • Sep 16, 2019 The Bones of Who We Are: A Difficult Story Sep 16, 2019
  • Sep 9, 2019 The Bones of Who We Are: Journey to Gabe Sep 9, 2019
• July 2019
  • Jul 8, 2019 The Bones of Who We Are: Aesthetic Jul 8, 2019
• May 2019
  • May 26, 2019 Time Away May 26, 2019
  • May 20, 2019 Writing Inspiration: Music May 20, 2019
  • May 13, 2019 Awesome Writer Spotlight: Mary E. Pearson May 13, 2019
  • May 6, 2019 Happy Book Birthday: A Character Interview May 6, 2019
  • May 1, 2019 The Letters She Left Behind PLAYLIST May 1, 2019
• April 2019
  • Apr 29, 2019 YA Author Series - Author Spotlight: Genevieve Jane Apr 29, 2019
  • Apr 15, 2019 YA Author Series - Author Spotlight: M. Wednesday Apr 15, 2019
  • Apr 8, 2019 YA Author Series - Author Spotlight: Leslie Arambula Apr 8, 2019
  • Apr 1, 2019 YA Author Series - Author Spotlight: Alison Aldridge Apr 1, 2019
• March 2019
  • Mar 25, 2019 YA Author Series Launch: CL Walters Mar 25, 2019
  • Mar 12, 2019 Book Mash-Up Fun Mar 12, 2019
  • Mar 4, 2019 Snappy Dialogue in 3 Minutes Mar 4, 2019
• February 2019
  • Feb 25, 2019 Pacing the Narrative: A New Tool Feb 25, 2019
  • Feb 18, 2019 Character and Conflict Part2: Motivation Feb 18, 2019
  • Feb 11, 2019 Character and Conflict, part one: Types of Conflict Feb 11, 2019
  • Feb 4, 2019 Point of View and Writing Feb 4, 2019
• January 2019
  • Jan 28, 2019 Off to Refill the Well . . . Jan 28, 2019
  • Jan 21, 2019 Character-Driven or Plot Driven Narrative? Jan 21, 2019
  • Jan 14, 2019 Character: Conversations Jan 14, 2019
• December 2018
  • Dec 3, 2018 The Ugly Truth: Cover Reveal and Playlist Dec 3, 2018
• October 2018
  • Oct 29, 2018 This Writer Reads Oct 29, 2018
  • Oct 8, 2018 Empathy is Our Superpower! Oct 8, 2018
  • Oct 4, 2018 The Writer Hoard Oct 4, 2018