I have to admit, the gorgeous cover for this book was what gripped me and made me pick it up. (I suppose that’s what the cover is meant to do though, right?) But the immersive world-building, fast-paced plot and badass main character was what kept me in the book and made me want to keepContinue reading “Book Review: “Girl, Serpent, Thorn” by Melissa Bashardoust”
Category Archives: WRITING
Looking For Arc Readers For My Debut YA Fantasy Novel, ‘STEEL PRINCESS’!
Do you, like me, love a YA fantasy story about a Princess returning to her home Kingdom? With lots of fairytale elements, and some futuristic themes as well? If so, might you be interested in becoming an Arc reader for my upcoming debut novel about a teenage android, raised by humans, with a mission toContinue reading “Looking For Arc Readers For My Debut YA Fantasy Novel, ‘STEEL PRINCESS’!”
Big News!
What a productive start to the new year: three days in to 2022, I’m quite excited to reveal that my debut novel, Steel Princess, is currently with my editor, Katie Wismer! I’ve watched her YouTube videos on writing and editing for years, so I was quite excited when I received her sample edit and thenContinue reading “Big News!”
Book Review: “Torn” by Jasmine Watson
I’ve been friends with the author on TikTok for a while now, and thought the cover and premise of her debut novel were really interesting. So I got stuck in, and I enjoyed it. I found it quite hard to get through and a little slow in terms of the pacing at times, but thisContinue reading “Book Review: “Torn” by Jasmine Watson”
Book Review: An Heir Comes To Rise by C. C Penaranda
I’ve been seeing this author’s videos on TikTok quite a lot lately, so I was excited to get a hold of this one, along with a few other indie books I’ve seen on the site. I thought the cover was beautiful and as I was having my own book cover designed around the time IContinue reading “Book Review: An Heir Comes To Rise by C. C Penaranda”
2022 Writing & Publishing Goals
So I have some very exciting writing plans coming in 2022, starting with publishing my first book, Steel Princess, a YA fantasy novel with both futuristic and fairytale elements about a teenage android who discovers she’s from the Steel City of Elysia, a Queendom ruled by a cruel android Queen. This book has been nineContinue reading “2022 Writing & Publishing Goals”
How I Manage My Time As A Freelance Book Editor, Soon-To-Be Indie Author & Arcade Assistant
That title was a mouthful, wasn’t it? Well, my week is just as insane sometimes, you could say. It’s felt more that way, too, since I moved in with my boyfriend two months ago. Well, the idea of having my own place and living on my own must have triggered the part of my brainContinue reading “How I Manage My Time As A Freelance Book Editor, Soon-To-Be Indie Author & Arcade Assistant”
Book Review: Ocean Heart by Ally Aldridge
You might have to call me biased for this review, but honestly, I don’t care! I’ve known this author for a few years now, as we met online through Instagram, but actually met at a YALC convention at London Olympia a couple of years ago. We both love YA books and were both planning onContinue reading “Book Review: Ocean Heart by Ally Aldridge”
Happy Birthday Hooked On Words Editorial!
How time flies! I still remember when I first decided to create my little editing business two years ago. I’d been working for a charity in London as the Head of Literature, organising the charity’s book blog, writing book reviews and much more, running a book tour and organising workshops, as well as trying toContinue reading “Happy Birthday Hooked On Words Editorial!”
The World Of Disney & Its Influence On My Writing
Where did I get the inspiration for writing this blog post? That would probably be the fact I’m sitting here right now, watching Tangled on Disney +. I love this film! As a kid, did you and your siblings ever have that one film you’d watch on repeat? Well, Tangled was that film for us.Continue reading “The World Of Disney & Its Influence On My Writing”
April Grace 