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Hey guys! I'm back with another cover reveal! This one is for Kaytlin Phillips' upcoming book, Waveling. This will be the sequel for Emberling , and I cannot tell you how excited I am to read it! Let's get into the overview. 😉 ~ * ~ Book Info: Release Date: March 16th, 2026 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy/Christian Fantasy/Cozy Fantasy Author: Kaytlin Phillips Cover Artist: Jaiden Philliips Publisher: Sisters Three Press Waveling Blurb: Everyone was made for a reason. Whene

Welcome back, friends! I have a fun post for you all today which I'm so excited to share! It's been ages since I've done a cover reveal post (I think the last time was November 2024?), so let's get into it! Jaiden Phillips, author of the YA fantasy Guild of Thieves , is releasing her sequal in the series, Code of Pirates ! She is also a member of Sisters Three which, if you haven't heard of them, are a trio of sisters who write and publish together! Hence, before we dive in,

Motivating yourself to finishing your writing project is always a huge way to make progress, and - you guessed it, get that project finished. In fact, this doesn't necessarily have to just apply to the writing aspect of life - you can use certain things to motivate yourself to finish reading a book, deep-cleaning a messy room, completing school, etc. Anything you need to get done, really! Today, I'll be focusing on 10 things you can do to motivate yourself to finish that writ

Wow. 2025. What a year . As of simply a few hours ago, today - January 1st, marks the first day of our new year, 2026. Think about it. How is that possible? I still remember it being the beginning of 2020 and me thinking, Wow. How does time fly by so fast? And now, it's no longer 2020 but, as of merely a few hours ago, 2026. Talk about time flying. This year has been such a blessing to me. Of course, I've had my ups and downs, but through it all, God has remained the same. Co

Hi, friends! I'm back with the final post in the Know the Novel blog linkup. I just want to thank you all for sticking with me through this, and I hope you enjoy this final post! Let's dive in! How did writing this novel go all around? I'm going to be honest with you. It . . . was QUITE the journey. As Josiah Queen sings in one of his songs, "It's a journey, it's a climb." Writing this novel was most certainly a climb. It was hard. There were days when all I wanted to do was

And here we come to it: our final winner for the 2025 Rivers Of Words short story competition. This competition seems to have flown by so fast. And I am so happy to see how much it has grown since last year. I ended up getting WAY more submissions than I'd expected, and I'm so glad! To each person who joined, I truly had the best time reading your story! Not everyone won, but everyone wrote a lovely story that you should be proud of. Ahh, they were all so good and fun to rea

Hey guys! I was supposed to post this Monday, but . . . life happened XD. I'm eager to present you all with our SECOND place winner, though!! *cues drumroll* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. K. ELLIOTT! G. K. crafted a gorgeous story full of lovely descriptions, an intruiging character, and a creative use of the prompt! I found it hard to put down, and it kept me hooked till the end! I almost felt like I could step into th

Hey readers! It's time to announce the 2025 Short Story Contest 1st place winner! Now, before you jump to the story itself, I want you all to know what a lovely time I had reading all your stories! Each one was written with so much creativity and followed the prompt so well. Thank you all for participating! I will be posting the 2nd place winner next Monday, with the 3rd place winner the following Monday after that. But until then, I give you our 1st place winner! . . . . . .

*Bursts into room breathlessly* Annnd, I'm back! This time, with Part Two of the Know the Novel blog linkup. I'm excited for this one because I wrote it a few days ago, and reading through it just to make sure everything's in line has given me a healthy dose of motivation XD. That said, I hope you enjoy it, and let's dive into the questions! How's the writing going overall? It's going alright! There have definitely been days when I've neglected to write in this WIP, but it's

Hey guys! It's that time of year again! Where work in progresses are revealed and the news about it is spread. Also known as, Know the Novel! Know the Novel is a three-part writers tag hosted by the one and only Christine Smith. Christine started this blog tag a few years ago and now it's become a yearly tradition, and quite a fun one I must say! Which makes it even more exciting to announce that this year, I will be showcasing my top secret WIP... tLH! (Because yes, the titl

You know, with as much as I love reading short stories, I really should start hosting more short story contests. Which got me thinking, why not do a yearly one? (Yes, I've only hosted one so far, and that was a year ago lol). Which also means, it's about due time I host another one! *much excitement* And the best part? This year, it has a theme! That said, to enter, your short story must be based off this prompt: Your character is following a strange, handwritten recipe found

Autumn is my favorite season. I don't know what it is, but the chill in the air, the cozy sweaters, and the pumpkin spice are a few reasons why I love autumn. And let's not mention writing! Long days with a pen and paper, scribbling ideas down in the chilly fall air. Gotta love it. I've put together a list of 20 autumn-themed writing prompts which you can find below. Feel free to use the ideas, edit the prompts for ideas more fitting to your WIP, or whatever you wish! These

Hey readers! I apologize for the late post — life has gotten kinda crazy lately. Speaking of which, I got to go to the 2025 Young Writers...

Hey, friends! I recently got nominated to do a blog tag! A big shoutout to Julie from The Moonlight Wanderer for nominating me. Thank...

Creating character arcs can be tough. Especially if you're a beginning writer and there are hundreds (if not thousands) of articles, books, and podcasts on developing your characters. It can be overwhelming. My hope for this post is that it breaks down the character arc process into a simpler, easier frame. That said, let's dive in! What is a character arc? When I started writing, I had no idea what a character arc was. In fact, I had never heard of this term before. Then one

Does anyone here struggle with making their characters realistic? Or does your character just seem to fall flat on the page? Well, today I have six tips for you that I'm hoping will help. This is the first of a three – part blogging series on characters , so stay tuned! Tip 1: Personality Ah, yes, personality. The number one thing that makes each character different from one another, just like people in real life. We each have our own personality: what makes us different, th

Have you been wanting to write more but are in a rut? Do you just need a burst of motivation to get you going? Well, friends, I have just...

With Christmas rolling around, I thought it'd be a fun idea to do a post featuring gift ideas for readers and writers. Who knows, maybe...

Wow, I hadn’t been planning on doing a double cover reveal today, but since the cover for my anthology is finished, I thought, why not?...

Hey everyone! A while back I saw some other young author bloggers doing this, and I thought I would give it a try! (I've been looking...