How does a writer survive but on a cup of tea several times a day. If you want to check out Sips by, a tea subscription box go ahead and use my referral code. You’ll save $5 on your first box and I’ll earn points towards a box as well. I started drinking tea … More Bookish Finds: Sips by
Intro: I thought about making an actual newsletter. And then I thought…nah, I’ll just post it on here. Someday I’ll have a newsletter (š¤Ā makes a note to learn the ins/outs of Mail Chimp…Substack). I’m playing with this format here, it feels cozy even though it’s out in the open. My name is Rosario and I … More Fall updates Rosario’s online newsletter…
Are you ready to write like the wind and have a draft finished? Yes! Officially NaNoWriMo doesn’t start until November BUT did you know you can start prepping in October? Yup! October is the month to print your notes, gather your research, and even start an outline. I feel like I do NaNoWriMo every other … More NaNoWriMo Prep October edition
The Texas sun was on vacation for most of the summer thankfully all those cloudy skies helped me get a lot of reading done. Yes, I know it’s not summer anymore, but I really didn’t want to makeĀ anotherĀ summer reading list because there’s so many of those every year–all good–but far too many. So here’s … More *Some* books I read this summer…
What you have to remember when reading MY DARK VANESSA is that this is a story about Vanessa and her experience. Her recollection of her experience is not often heard, it’s not often talked about publicly, it’s not the kind of story about sexual abuse that we hear about in the paper. But this does … More Review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
*This post has been updated to reflect BotM’s updated referral program I received a BOTM as a gift from a friend and loved it!! Every month before the month is overĀ you receive an email letting you know there are five books available for you to chooseĀ from for the following month. The books selected are upcoming … More Book of the Month
šCongratulations to Kali Fajardo Anstine!! SABRINA & CORINA has been longlisted for the National Book Awards!!!Ā š SABRINA & CORINA: I love short stories, there is a very specific art to them, to be able to bring forth all the elements of a story into such a short amount of time. … More Review: Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
I adore Acevedo. She presses the real questions in her writing and approaches the themes in her books with care and tenacity. WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH is no exception, I love how she crafts her characters lives and struggles with a vivacious description that flows from the … More Review: With the Fire On High – Elizabeth Acevedo
A must-read. Every time I turned the page I kept nodding my head in agreeance, in anger and frustration because there are so many truths that hurt but motivate to keep speaking your truth to stand up for what you believe in. This book is amazing! I felt Natalie’s … More Review: Lima::Limon by Natalie Scenters-Zapico
Latinx Heritage Month runs through September 15-October 15 and in preparation I made a compilation of titles by Latinx writers of Sci-Fi & Fantasy. I thought it’d be appropriate you know since I too write this genre. Are you ready for some ass kicking heroines, environmental catastrophes, lost kingdoms, escaped demons, young scientists, accidental powers … More Latinx Heritage Month Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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