It's an exciting time, guys: we're getting samplers and chapters of Maggie Stiefvater's Call Down the Hawk, which is part of a follow-up trilogy to The Raven Cycle. The Dreamer Trilogy, as it's called, focuses on the Lynch brothers. I AM CRAZY EXCITED. I've embedded the excerpt below for your reading pleasure! Call Down the... Continue Reading →
Make Way for The Raven King: A Review
Now that I'm back from vacation, I FEEL OVERWHELMED BY THE AMOUNT OF WRITING I NEED TO DO. *Hyperventilates a little* I've got this. So! Right before I left, I finished reading The Raven King, the final book in Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven Cycle. And there's a lot to talk about. If you aren't up... Continue Reading →
Learning How to DO THE THINGS
Yesterday, I read a post by Chuck Wendig on Author Platform, which you can find HERE. His beginning summation? I'm going to go against "writing advice" orthodoxy here and offer up this thought:Your "platform" is mostly bullshit.Bear with me.— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 6, 2016 Through the post, he explains his follower-to-buyer breakdown and the... Continue Reading →
Maggie Stiefvater + Random Musings
Today while perusing the everyday shenanigans of GoodReads, I came across this: Now, when the person asked this, I had to go look again. I knew I had seen it recently- it was when Maggie was signing/doodling on the pre-order copies of The Raven King [these fanciful copies can be procured HERE], and sure enough,... Continue Reading →