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I rarely have to explain myself to other people, because most people that know me know that I almost exclusively read English books. As a Dutch person, this isn’t that exceptional. Many Dutch readers are rather disgruntled by the state of publishing in the Netherlands. For me this was definitely part of the issue, but […]
A recent reading adventure got me thinking – being a book lover is quite similar to being a lover in general. The book that sparked this thought was The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton, a novel that had all the hype going for it. Behold, a budding love between a reader and a book. Phase one: […]
I’ve already posted this on Irresponsible Cactus, but I thought I’d share it on here as well. I’ve written a chapter book about one little boy and a grumpy unicorn, and that story is now one step closer to being published. It’s terrifying and nerve-wrecking, but this means I’m one step closer to realising my […]
Hi everyone! Today I´d like to welcome author Reyna Hawk back here on Nyx Book Reviews. Promoting her last book she wrote a guest post about Character Creation, and now she is sharing her writing advice with you guys as celebration for the release of her third book! The Guest Post The Progress of my […]
This post is part of the Orangeberry Summer Splash. Find more information about this tour and other tours on the Orangeberry Book Tours site. The Guest Post How To Get Your Book Going Again by Lynne Cantwell I suspect every writer has run into this. You tell someone that you write novels, and the person’s […]
Characters are what take a book from “good” to “amazing”. I always wonder how authors go about creating them. Do they take pieces of the people around them, or do they just come to be inside of their heads? I asked author Reyna Hawk to speak her mind on the matter. Make sure you also […]
A lot of us readers are secretly admiring all of our favourite authors and think “I wish I could be an author someday”… I’ve been creating little stories in my head since I can remember and I’ve written a short story or two, but I never put one of my longer stories on paper. That […]
Being a writer is such a mystical job. And the world usually thinks it must be easy, just write some words on paper and make money. Well, Emily is here today to disprove all of the writing myths! The Guest Post You might think working from home and writing is all fun and games. Who […]