Many of us have been alarmed by the number of books banned in Florida school districts in the past few years. Banned Books Week 2023 seems like a great time to blog about them, order them, and read them! When is Banned Books Week 2023? Banned Books Week 2023 is from Sunday, October 1 to Saturday, October 7. It’s a
Author: Bryn Donovan
I decided to do this roundup of fantasy novel opening examples because I know when you’re writing a book, it can be difficult to know where to start. That might be even more true with a fantasy novel, because you have a whole fictional world to introduce along with the characters! Some of my all-time favorite fantasy novels aren’t included
Finally, Yosemite Yosemite National Park wasn’t actually one of my bucket list goals. Mr. Donovan has wanted to go there forever…and in fact, we have scheduled three different trips there in the past, only to have to cancel for different reasons! We even scootched this trip from June to July because many roads were flooded out earlier. The park
People have been asking me for a positive attributes list ever since I posted this List of Talents and Skills. This positive personality traits list can help you in character development…and who knows? It may also help you recognize your own positive personal qualities! Most of them are great attributes of a person in general; I didn’t include physical attributes. However,
What’s an Enneagram 7? The enneagram is a personality typing system (like zodiac signs or Myers-Briggs.) There are 9 types. Type 7 is sometimes called “The Adventurer” or “The Epicure,” but is usually known as “The Enthusiast.” I absolutely think of myself as a 7. But I have a different approach to the
Since July 2015, I’ve hosted WIP Wednesday on this blog. It’s been a place where I share an excerpt of something rough I’m working on…and others have done the same in the comments section. WIP Wednesday has meant so much to me. I’ve set the past WIP Wednesday posts to private, but WIP Wednesday, held on the first Wednesday of
I thought it would be fun to do a post about how to describe a beach in a story, especially since summer is here! I love doing these “master lists for writers” posts, and I hadn’t done one in a while. Bookmark it or pin it on Pinterest for future reference! If you’re writing a