by amiemccracken | Sep 4, 2012 | book review, books, reading
The Toadhouse Trilogy: Book One by Jess Lourey is an adventure for readers. If you’ve ever wanted to hop into stories like they were real worlds, pick this one up. Aine and her brother Spenser don’t realize it, but they are living in a book. And they have...
by amiemccracken | Aug 30, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Chasing Paris by Jen Carter is one of those books that I will be highly recommending this year. It’s about a girl. Her biological grandmother dies, but all of her life she knew another woman as her grandmother. More and more secrets come out as she searches for...
by amiemccracken | Aug 28, 2012 | editing, writing
I’m sure the idea of working with an editor on your baby is a bit daunting. You don’t want to hand your precious art to someone and let them rip it apart with their jagged teeth. But don’t worry, it’s not that bad. I promise.I’ll give you...
by amiemccracken | Aug 23, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Audrey’s Guide to Witchcraft by Jody Gehrman is the story of a new witch, Audrey. Her mother disappears, a mysterious cousin shows up to babysit, and she has foreboding feelings about it all.The voice in this book was flashy and fun. There was just enough high...
by amiemccracken | Aug 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Favorite Settings: A Book-Lover’s Bucket ListToday I have Becca Puglisi, co-author of The Emotion Thesaurus, telling us her favorite book settings. For me, settings can be as much a character as the people (or animals if you prefer) just like Miss Havisham’s...
