Concerning the newsletter
August 2025’s newsletter: “Character Art for Dez and the Iron Prince” I thought I’d share some of the character art I’ve drawn for my WIP MG fantasy novel, “Dez and the Iron Prince.” If you were a part of my beta reader team while I was editing the book, these characters might already be familiar! If […]
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July 2025’s newsletter: “2025 Mid-Year Read Ranking” We’re halfway through the year, so it’s a good time to pause and see what books I’ve been reading. (Spoiler alert: it’s mostly the Stormlight Archives.) Since I’m not very good at ranking things, I’ve decided to try a new approach this year. Instead of ranking every book
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June 2025’s newsletter: Book Recommendations with Asexual and Aromantic Characters for Pride Month It’s pride month! I was brainstorming what special main feature to do for pride month. Since I am aro-ace, I decided to do a list of books with aro-ace rep. Good asexual and aromantic representation is so hard to find in media,
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May 2025’s newsletter: “Book Recommendation: Cattywampus.” “Cattywampus” by Ash Van Otterloo is a stand-alone, LGBTQ+, middle grade, witch contemporary-fantasy. It was my March 2025 Trans Rights Readathon read. My librarian cousin recommended this book months ago, but it took me a while to get around to reading it. Why did I wait so long?! “Cattywampus”
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April 2025’s Newsletter: “Learning From Media: Moana 2 and Writing Sequels” When “Moana 2” came out, it was met with frustrated audiences. (Yes, I’m a little late on this one.) While I haven’t seen the movie myself, I have watched enough video essays to notice a pattern in how the audience reacted to the sequel
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March 2025’s Newsletter: “Queer Books to Buy Before They’re Banned.” It’s important to support diverse authors now more than ever. The future of the book industry is uncertain. Queer books are already banned in many places. Whether or not they’ll be labeled “porn” and banned on a national level remains to be seen. I’ve compiled
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February 2025’s newsletter: “A Poem for Those Who Need It” Hello, friend! I know this year has been hard for a lot of people. And it’s going to continue to be hard for a while. You’re always welcome here. I hope this poem brings a little cheer to your day, and my emails can continue
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January 2025’s newsletter: “Ranking My Reads From 2024.” Hello, friend! Another year of reading is over. Because I like torturing myself, it’s time to rank my reads from 2024! Ranking things is really hard. I read so many great books and series! (Maybe I should do a tier system next year? Thoughts?) Since ranking great
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December 2024’s newsletter: My Top 5 Favorite Christmas Movies My family celebrates Christmas, and one of our many traditions is watching Christmas movies together. I have a soft spot for the classic films from my childhood. Magical, heartwarming moments that remind me of sitting on the couch gazing at the Christmas tree while carols play,
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November 2024’s newsletter: Series Recommendation of Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians Librarians are lying to you. (Sorry, Heidi. I’m sure you’re not in on the conspiracy.) They don’t want you to read “Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians” by Alcatraz Smedry (under the identity of Brandon Sanderson): an action-packed middle grade, adventure, 5-book series. If you
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