Continuing The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan after a long break, I thought it would read very different or offer a new take on his work. But as I read The Tyrant’s Tomb, I couldn’t help but notice the feeling of familiarity to the previous book The Burning Maze. While the narrative structure … Continue reading Book Review: The Trials of Apollo #4 – The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan
Book Review: A Touch of Death by Rebecca Crunden
This review was requested by the Author. Reading a book that isn’t a part of the genre you normally immerse yourself in can often lead to surprising revelations. For the most part, I delve into stories of epic fantasy worlds with heroes fighting for their lives while revealing very real human experiences. But to read … Continue reading Book Review: A Touch of Death by Rebecca Crunden
Critiquing Story Writing
Being stuck inside like everyone else for over a year now, I’ve been watching and reading an exorbitant amount of story reviews and critiques. A lot of this comes from my own insecurities and desire to avoid what a lot of critics will argue detracts from a story. However, as many of you already know, … Continue reading Critiquing Story Writing
Blog Update
Hello Everyone, As you may have noticed, the site has changed in appearance. For a long time I’ve wanted to redesign my blog to appear more professional and clean. Part of this is to help me to feel more like a “real author”. It’s an odd thing to say as I’ve published two books now … Continue reading Blog Update
Return from Hiatus
The hiatus took much longer than I planned but starting a new job and re-orienting life around a work schedule tends to cause a bit of scheduling chaos initially. However it has helped me to put things into a more regimented routine, but an issue I’ve come to realize during my unemployment is my lack … Continue reading Return from Hiatus
Brief Hiatus
Hello Everyone! Last week has been a bit hectic schedule wise as I started a new job. As such, I've been focusing on trying to learn and do my new job as best as I can. The result has thrown my whole schedule out of whack unfortunately. The fact that this post is a few … Continue reading Brief Hiatus
Book Review: Trials of Apollo #3: The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan
The Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan feels more like what was to be expected from this series after The Heroes of Olympus series. The book takes a significantly darker tone and, in some cases, rather gruesome and unexpected. There were some genuinely surprising moments that, had it not been spoiled for … Continue reading Book Review: Trials of Apollo #3: The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan
No Article this week
Hi everyone, Last week was a bit chaotic for me and pretty draining both mentally and emotionally. I have some stressful things happening at the moment I thought I could put aside to write an article but when I sat down to write throughout the week, I just couldn’t focus and think straight. I am … Continue reading No Article this week
Book Review: The Trials of Apollo #2 – The Dark Prophecy
Continuing The Trial of Apollo series, book 2 is not as intriguing as I would have expected after reading The Hidden Oracle. There’s a recurring trend that might be forming which is hard to really gauge how beneficial it is to the series as a whole. Time will tell, however The Dark Prophecy, while being … Continue reading Book Review: The Trials of Apollo #2 – The Dark Prophecy
Why Character Deaths aren’t necessarily a good thing.
The death of a character is an emotional roller coaster for most. Some people will say it adds spice and excitement to a story however it can also do the opposite. Depending on the character, it can be intensely depressing or it can bring about a somber peace. With the exception of stories involving resurrection, … Continue reading Why Character Deaths aren’t necessarily a good thing.
