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Book Review - Like A Feather by Naomi Kenyon
Naomi Kenyon’s Like A Feather is best described as adorable. Everything about this book is so sweet and wholesome, reminding me of...
Nina Martineck
Aug 28, 20202 min read


Book Review - To Astera, With Love by Amanda Ross
I have never read a book quite like To Astera, With Love by Amanda Ross, and I doubt I will ever read one quite like it ever again. To...
Nina Martineck
Aug 26, 20202 min read


Book Review - Rose's Wrath by Ocean McAllister
I’m very picky with my fantasy, since I have a lot of pet peeves associated with the genre, but Oceane McAllister’s Rose’s Wrath did not...
Nina Martineck
Aug 25, 20202 min read


Book Review - Leaving Wishville by Mel Torrefranca
I think of Leaving Wishville and hear the ocean. I see that misty gray that doesn't seem like it's a real color. Unsettlingly cozy. Mel...
Nina Martineck
Aug 24, 20201 min read


Your Character Might Be Too Different
I’ve got some hobbies that are pretty unusual. I like watercolor painting, I work at a science museum, and—of course—I’ve written two...
Nina Martineck
Jul 18, 20202 min read


Book Review: Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
SPOILER ALERT! I went into this book absolutely engrossed in the Simonverse. After finishing Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, I just...
Nina Martineck
Jul 18, 20202 min read
Tackling the Harrowing Task of Naming Your Characters
Ah, the bane of every writer’s existence: naming your characters. An extensive plot and coinciding subplots, subtle symbolism, and quirky...
Nina Martineck
Jul 18, 20203 min read
Is All That Summer Work Worth It?
The worst thing about being a writer still in school is that you have to balance interesting things (i.e. writing) with terrible, awful,...
Nina Martineck
Jul 18, 20203 min read
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