Author: appleswriting
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Confidence as a Writer
Work. Doubt. Cheer. Cry. It either comes in droves or concrete white lies while you work. Whether it’s freelance, personal, for school, confidence as a writer is a double edged sword. Believe me when I tell you this: you’re not the only one to constantly doubt their abilities as a…
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“Spice” in Books
Spice brings flavor, but can be enjoyed in moderation. Unless it’s boring. And bland. Spice. It’s beloved in romance, fantasy, science-fiction, and more. I, for one, do enjoy reading it from time to time in between the plot and comic relief, but in moderation. And of course, in books targeted…
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We Become Shadows (Bloodwitch #2) by Lily Rooke
*Spoilers Ahead* Winner of the Best Sophomore Book Award in the Queer Indie Awards 2022. Blurb: Fierce love, fortitude, and fury combine in the thrilling sequel to The Dying Light. The Bloodwitch is fledging. A dark presence stirs in the depths of the Casimir coven forest. Haunted by the horrors he endured in…
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Guardian Heir by Lissa Bolts (Ruling Magic #3) Book Review
*Spoilers Ahead* Blurb: She’s finally done it. Mother’s pushed me over the edge. The woman has taken things from me. People. One of them I can never get back. She started this war thinking we’d simply fall down at her feet. You know, kiss her expensive little stilettos. After all,…
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Being Remade by Lissa Bolts (Ruling Magic #2) Book Review
*Spoilers Ahead* Blurb: So the entire mage world is looking for me. Who cares? I’m not going back. I’ve finally tasted freedom, and even though I hate that I accidentally left my sort-of-boyfriend behind, there’s no way I’m giving this up. Not yet. I’ve got things to do here. If…
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What is an ARC Reader?
It’s April 2020, a month since the whole world shut down. I started up a writing Instagram as well as a book editing one. Of course, though, I purged the book editing one and focused completely on the writing one. And you know what I found out? I found out…
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The Dying Light (Bloodwitch #1) by Lily Rooke
*Spoilers Ahead* Blurb What would you risk to save your family? Deep in the slums of Penumbra, fiercely protective Charlie Carroway thought he had left the nightmares of his childhood behind and finally found a place to call home. But when an old enemy sets their sights on his adoptive…
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Writing Chase Scenes
I don’t know about you, but I enjoy a good chase scene, in literature and in media. In literature, I think it’s pretty cool when an unhinged villain is chasing the ‘hero’ or anyone for that matter. Especially when they had all their trust and love into that character, only…
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The Counterbalance by Lissa Bolts (Ruling Magic #1) Book Review
*Spoilers Ahead* Blurb: Mother can’t kill me. Not that she hasn’t tried. I’m the heir to a modern-day magical dynasty, daughter of the most powerful mage in existence. From day one, Mother made it apparent that she never wanted me—never wanted an heir at all. That’s why she’s forced me…
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Writing First Drafts
It’s where we pour out all our ideas at once. Where our characters breathe in run-on sentences and cringe-worthy dialogue. Sometimes they’re overpowered and the story gives ‘taking a breath’ their own two paragraph length soliloquy. What am I talking about? What is this thing that allows us to give…
S. L. Martinez | Dark Fantasy Author & Book Editor 