Month: February 2025
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Tips for Changing Genres
I grew up reading Tolkien, Lewis, and Eddings, and if you read my work, you can see how those OG wizards influenced my writing. I tend to tell a slower story—the intrigue unfolds in increments. And that’s okay because I write epic fantasy, and we expect a fair amount of world-building and setting up from…
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Let’s Craft – Punch Needle Art
I’ve been eyeballing punch needles for a good while now. Last year, I even purchased a punch needle kit from Michaels, but sadly the kit didn’t include the actual punch needle and the one I bought isn’t big enough to accommodate the yarn. I was thrilled to receive a punch needle kit for Christmas! And,…
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Book Review – Starling House
I stalk my friends on Goodreads, and that’s how I noticed Starling House by Alix E. Harrow. Okay, context. My reading fam enjoys vastly different genres. One of them might review a book as ‘5-stars-heart-emoji-squee!!!!!!’ while another might give the same book 1 star or a hard Did Not Finish (DNF). Since the start of…
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I Built a Book Nook
But first, a disclaimer—this post isn’t sponsored and all opinions are my own. With that out of the way… I’ve been intrigued since I first saw NookTales book nooks in our local Discovery Hut. It just makes sense—good books take us to different worlds, so why wouldn’t we add tiny worlds to our bookshelves? We…
Yolandie Horak 