Writing Ranting – Why You Shouldn’t Publish with Kindle Unlimited!

Was the title of a video on TT. Now, I got some of the points this person was trying to make. But then they mentioned KU was limiting authors if they’re exclusive with one platform…. Well, that’s just gobbledygook. Everybody can get books on Kindle. For those who don’t know (because I’ve met a few)

Writing Ranting – Amazon and Indie Authors

I had a comment that made me rage a couple of weeks ago. They said “don’t publish your books on Amazon 🤢” Yes, with the sick emoji. Why did this bother me? Because they used it as an argument to justify pirating books. Here’s my stance on pirating because I do NOT support it and

Writing Ranting – Publishing Checklist – Marketing

I have no idea what I’m doing, but I’m doing it anyway. I’m mostly using social media (mainly TikTok) to market my book but also YouTube and my author website. Everywhere, really. I’ve found a bunch of ways to make fun videos for free either using in-app filters and effects or templates.  CapCut offers a

Book Review – Of Shadow and Moonlight – 4 stars

Warning: May contain minor spoilers, but opening comments are spoiler-free. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more. Vampires… yes please. Shifters… yes please. A Walk to Remember meets The Mortal Instruments meets Twilight.  What I liked… It was an easy read. Nice length and I just found myself sailing through it. The world-building was

Writing Ranting – Publishing Checklist – Make My Book Available

Now I’ve officially got things going with publishing my debut novel, I thought I’d share my checklist and my progress and  plans. This is the bare checklist since there’s so many things within each section. Today I’ll start with making my book available for sale. I chose Amazon only for the moment because their ISBNs

Book Review – Sleep and Spirit by Courtney Thorne – 5 stars

Warning: May contain minor spoilers, but opening comments are spoiler-free. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more. Full disclosure, I received this as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.  I’m so glad I signed up for this ARC. Not only is Sleeping Beauty one of my all-time favourites for a retelling, but

Book Review – Searching for Sadie by Grace – 5 stars

Warning: May contain spoilers, but opening comments are spoiler-free. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more. I loved this book as a mix of serious and light reading. Sadie’s had a rough year and needs to escape, so she heads out to Alaska not far from where her dad lives. She has to adjust

Writing Ranting – How Realistic Are Your Characters? Part 2

Warning: Spoilers of Zodiac Academy, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and The Dark Artifices ahead. Disclaimer: I don’t read a lot of LGBTQ+ books purely because I don’t come across that many recommendations from the sources I find new books from. That being said, quite a few books in my preferred genre include LGBTQ+

Writing Ranting – How Realistic Are Your Characters? Part 1

I recently saw a few TikTok posts from the same account about portraying body size and characters of colour in books and related character art. I genuinely appreciated her pointing this out since I have mixed race characters and some who are plus sized. I’ve included a couple of her videos at the bottom. My

Writing Ranting – Helping Other Writers! Part 2

Writing may come naturally in some ways, but not necessarily in others. One writer might have the ideas for a fun story with a good structure. Another might have a knack for writing dialogue, while another is better at scene-setting or world-building. These are just a few aspects that make a good story.  Working with