Time Pockets: Where Creativity and Productivity Thrive

We all seem to be fighting the clock, passage of time and responsibilities. What is the dream inside you wish you had time for? In today’s blog, find out about how to use hidden pockets of time to increase your creativity and productivity.

Book Review: Primordial Earth -Baileigh Higgins

Think Jurassic Park but you’ve been transported back in time and you’re stuck. This was my first time reading a book from this author. I was pleasantly surprised. The story had good suspense and I was constantly wondering what would happen next. I had to put the book down for things like work, but evenContinue reading “Book Review: Primordial Earth -Baileigh Higgins”

Book Review: Phoenix Born (Jacob Graves Book 1) -Sean Stone

Free for 4-5 days! -Sean Stone This is an interesting new series with a hero that kind of isn’t a hero. Jacob Graves owns a night club, is secretly in love with the woman who manages his night club and has some magic that gives him an edge. But he likes to stay below theContinue reading “Book Review: Phoenix Born (Jacob Graves Book 1) -Sean Stone”

Book Review: The Stolen Kingdom: An Aladdin Retelling -Bethany Atazadeh

I’m still not one for fairy tale retellings mostly because I find they’re overdone and redundant. We know the end because they’re familiar tales, so it is rare that I find an author who is able to take a classic and turn it into an exciting read. Bethany Atazadeh’s The Stolen Kingdom does this well.Continue reading “Book Review: The Stolen Kingdom: An Aladdin Retelling -Bethany Atazadeh”

Naming Characters: Nice to meet you!

One thing I find myself doing is keeping track of names I like. There are just some names that I hear, hold on to and wait for the right character to come along and claim it! Some of my favourite names have found their characters as they are a part of manuscripts in progress. OneContinue reading “Naming Characters: Nice to meet you!”

Naming Characters: What’s in a name?

As I mentioned in the previous post, the name of a character is a big part of creating a character. I like to choose names that suit a particular aspect of the character. In Hidden, all dragon and names given to the Arelian race were colours that matched their skin tones. This was actually statedContinue reading “Naming Characters: What’s in a name?”