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Places to get free bookmarks in your city.

Places to get free bookmarks in your city.

 Heyo Bookaholics!

Help yourself and the community!

I was so stumped and at a loss for inspiration this week in what I should post, but I thought about it and it came to me: What’s better than helping the community?

So, you know how everyone and anyone who reads thinks of a ‘free bookmark’as a piece of scrap that just holds a page in their current read. Some boring household item like a receipt,…

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Plot Changes in Novel Writing #Realise (SW#28)

Plot Changes in Novel Writing #Realise (SW#28)

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Sometimes the story plans itself!

Realise. If you follow me on social media, you would have seen me hashtag that word in my stories, and sometimes in photo captions. In case you don’t, Realise is the name of the novel that I am writing! You can read more about the story’s origin in various Nanowrimo-themed posts on this blog as linked below:

Nanowrimo 2018– In which I talk about…

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Writer's Group Meet #4 @TheYAPage

Writer’s Group Meet #4 @TheYAPage

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The best day of every month!

I haven’t had much time to write recently and to top it all off, I’ve been stuck at a single roadblock in my story. That was until Friday afternoon! Friday afternoon I somehow managed to fully outline my novel #REALISE, and on Saturday morning while I waited fifteen minutes for the train, I finalised my first chapter!

This is super exciting for me as…

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Superstitions - Poem (SW#27)

Superstitions – Poem (SW#27)

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I needed to get this off of my chest!

It’s true, all of it.

I have so many necklaces.

I never used to care much about which one I wore, they all mean something to me anyway.

The ones my boyfriend bought me, or the few I received on my various birthdays and that thing I bought online too; all tying to memories, like a ball on a string I can use to pull the memories up.

I never…

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Underdog Edited by Tobias Madden | Spoiler-Free Book Review

Underdog Edited by Tobias Madden | Spoiler-Free Book Review

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Absolutely Stunning!

Hands down the best anthology I have had the pleasure of reading. I wanted so badly to read a continuation of all of these stories, and I hope so so much, to hear more from these twelve wonderful authors.

Blurb: Short tales from the Australian writers of tomorrow. #LoveOzYA celebrates the best of new Australian writing for teenage readers. It has grown from…

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April TBR!

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This feels like a late TBR…

I’ve been so slow in my reading progress lately. So in light of not having finished Underdog edited by Tobias Madden and my little internal crisis of not having put out a TBR for this month,

I am currently 3 stories into Underdog, the 12 short story anthology edited by Tobias Madden.

Meet and Greet by Michael Earp

Breathe Me In by Sophie L. Macdonald

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An Interview with Author Jes Layton!

An Interview with Author Jes Layton!

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A new YA author? Yes, please!!

Okay, so this is probably the best post ever on my blog! I’m not just saying that. I interviewed one of my favourite people in the writing industry who also happens to be a friend of mine and if you haven’t heard her speak about writing you really must!

Jes Layton is a freelance artist and writer and now a published author in a new release…

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Otherworld by Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller | Spoiler Free Book Review

Otherworld by Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller | Spoiler Free Book Review

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The Game But Not As You Know It!

Disclaimer: A big thank you to Bloomsbury publishing who sent me the ARC, and the finished copy upon release.

  Otherworld has sat on my shelf for two years; it’s about time it was read and reviewed! Despite it being a middle-grade novel, I really enjoyed the story. It was a different concept to others that I’ve read, despite my constant…

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Four Dead Queens Melbourne Book Launch!

Four Dead Queens Melbourne Book Launch!

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Not Just Another Melbourne Book Launch!

On Thursday (the 28th of March), Astrid Scholte’s first novel, Four Dead Queens, was officially launched at Readings Bookstore in Carlton. The event was hosted by the amazing Amie Kaufman.

A Queen addressing the crowd at the coronation of a fellow Queen (above)

The Interview

As an experienced book event host, Amie has a unique way in which…

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Cute OTP Story Prompts (SW#26)

Cute OTP Story Prompts (SW#26)

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Beating the Writer’s Block!

Inspired by tumblr text posts that are seen all over social networking sites and usually appear unwarranted and when you least expect them. They’re always so cute, angsty, and just overall adorable figments of the writer’s imagination.

I know that reading other people’s OTP story prompts has helped me clear my writer’s block and inspired me to write,…

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Percy Jackson and The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan | Spoilery Book Review

Percy Jackson and The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan | Spoilery Book Review

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The Last One!

Everything comes to an end. Some endings are far more realistic than others.

Blurb: All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the…

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My favourite mug 💛 (my favourite dachshund was too busy barking at squirrels to come and read with me)

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Underdog Book Launch! The Most Down To Earth Book Event <3

Underdog Book Launch! The Most Down To Earth Book Event 

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The Most Down-To-Earth Book Event Ever!

On Friday the 15th of March I attended the book launch for Underdog, a #LoveOzYA anthology of short stories based on what it is like to be an Australian. The novel is named after the new publishing company of the same name, started by the book’s editor Tobias Madden.

The event was held at Dymocks books on Collins St. in Melbourne’s CBD. It…

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A Woman's Poem (SW#25)

A Woman’s Poem (SW#25)

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Another poem time!

I read a book about strong women. I reviewed a book about strong women. Click the link to read the review for Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan, the story that inspired this poem.

I Read a Book Today I read a book today that tore out my heart. I read a book today that ticked my sides. I read a book today that opened my eyes. I read a book today…

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Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan | Spoiler Free Book Review

Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan | Spoiler Free Book Review

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Keep on Empowering Women in Literature!

Disclaimer: This book was kindly sent to me from Bloomsbury Publishing and was released on the 12th of February 2019.

For the people who want to read about women empowering women in a story where the women not only talk about their experiences but do something to change the fate the world has dealt them.

Blurb:  Jasmine and Chelsea are…

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March TBR

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This has to be my favourite TBR so far!

I’m not saying that I’ve changed, but this might be achievable. 5 books in 31 days, one of which has already been completed, a second of which I am already 30 pages in.

The books I am planning to fly through this month include:

 Percy Jackson and The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

Otherworld by Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller

Otherearth by…

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It's A Novel Race!

It’s A Novel Race!

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I started another project! *sigh*

So, there’s this thing that happens where I get an amazing idea; get hung up on that idea, and kinda have to roll with it. For some reason, I cannot stick to one task at a time and I end up taking on multiple projects – writing and the like – at the same time. Since I am also horrible with keeping up with “Blog Series'”or remembering to update…

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