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NaNoWriMo Is Almost Upon Us!
Hello to my favorite people! How are you doing? Any exciting books to share? We have less than a month before it is time for NaNoWriMo...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


How To Finish That First Draft
Writers have a lot of first drafts under their belt, many of which never get finished or live to see the light of day. I used to wonder...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20214 min read


Reading Challenge Update!
Hello my lovely word nerds! How are you? I am doing well but I must admit something….I am falling behind on my reading challenge. The...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


White Hart: A Book Review
Happy Friday everyone! And happy reading! What books have you read lately? I recently decided to dive back into YA Fantasy with this...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
How To Engage Your Reader
Happy Monday everyone! I know that it has been a while since I have posted some writing tips and I really want to get back to it so here...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20215 min read


Why I Love Re-reading Books
You Get To Remember Why You Love The Book In The First Place We all have those favorites that we can call on when people ask for book...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Dominicana: A Story of Sacrifice and Self
Dominicana is a novel by Angie Cruz that tells the story of Ana, a fifteen year-old married off to a man only a few years younger than...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Third Daughter: A Book Review
I am going to be honest, this wasn’t a book that I was excited for at first. Why? Because usually books written about people of color by...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Is It Okay To Stop Reading This Book I Hate?
Not every book we pick up will be enjoyable. There are just some books that we want to throw into the fire, never to be recalled again....

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Gods of Jade and Shadow: A Book Review Revisited
I love reading books that include a bit of folklore and I always admire a beautiful background of triumph over family heartache. And...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


What’s More Important? Setting goals or achieving them?
Hello everyone! This is a question that has been on my mind for quite some time so I decided to share my findings with you. If you...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


How Quickly She Disappears: A Book Review
Now, here is a disclaimer: this book will not be released until January of 2020 so if it sounds like something you’d love to read, don’t...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Why Every Character Can’t Be A Good Person
One thing every writer and reader knows is that it’s the characters we hate, the loathsome, unforgiveable, narcissistic and annoying...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


We Hunt The Flame: A Book Review
Welcome back to another book review! I have some exciting news, the novel Ill be reviewing today is a YA sensation called We Hiunt the...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


The Importance of a Bio
Who? What? When? Where? Why? Now you know how to ask a question. Lolz. But in all seriousness, writers need to know how to market...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Recursion: A Book Review
Hello everyone! This is a little late but I got an ARC of Recursion by Blake Crouch and I hadn’t gotten around to it so please forgive my...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


Mid-Year Reading Challenge Update
This year, I determined to read 150 books which normally isn’t much of a challenge but I knew I would be a lot busier this year. With...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


When To Use Character Sheets
Hello everyone, it has been a while since I posted some advice for writers so I decided to share this little nugget with all of you....

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20214 min read


Voices From The Shadows: Why Your Story Matters
Welcome to my strange bookish mind! This post is just a friendly reminder about why you should stick with it! And if you have a story you...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


My All Time Favorite Novel: The Book of Disquiet
Okay, let me be honest. That was clickbait. The book down below isn’t a novel at all. Gotcha! But still, it is a book, with words and...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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