Today is my 23rd birthday! Wooohoo, I made it another year. This year for my birthday I wanted to do something special, something that didn’t celebrate me but that would celebrate something meaningful to me. Thus OAAA was born! All through March I recruited authors from Ohio that I thought would have something interesting and […]
We’re getting close to the end of OAAA but there are some really great posts coming your way. Today is Amanda Flower to talk about her new release, The Final Reveille! Lucky Thirteen By Amanda Flower On May 8th, my thirteenth mystery, The Final Reveille, releases, and I do believe thirteen is a lucky number. […]
I had a hard time picking which MPH book I was going to cover today. There were so many books I could pick that played a big part of my childhood. When we didn’t have a lot of money I would reread the same books over and over and the one I picked most often […]
Wednesday’s OAAA is the beautiful Erin McCahan! She is the author of a couple of books including Love and Other Foreign Words, in my opinion one of the best book titles I’ve seen. I met Erin last year at the Buckeye Book Fest and I’m so excited to have her today as a part of […]
Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards Release Date: January 6, 2014 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire 304 Pages Received: Bought at event Format: paperback Rating: 4 Nuts Description: Keeping secrets ruined her life. But the truth might just kill her. Piper Woods can’t wait for the purgatory of […]
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at the Broke and the Bookish in which we answer a question posed by the hosts. This week: Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from books, but I’ve only got 7 for you guys. My brain just drew a bit of a blank. 1. “A reader lives a thousand […]
Today’s OAAA author is Mindee Arnett. Her sci-fi duology Avalon and Polaris is perfect for fans of the TV show Firefly. Her trilogy, beginning with The Nightmare Affair, is awaiting the release of its last installment. Mindee has written a post about what writing has taught her about herself that I think is worth a read for […]
Tell me about the process of writing a character. Do you live in the world until it’s done or can you turn it on and off? There are three main things I focus on when building a character: what they want (including what they don’t realize they want), voice, and secrets. VOICE Usually voice […]
It’s OAAA time again! Today I have a short interview with author Kristen Simmons. Her Article 5 trilogy captured many imaginations and her newest release, The Glass Arrow, has been circling the blogosphere. If you’re a fan of dystopians, her books are right up your alley! Please welcome Ohio author Kristen Simmons. What are your favorite […]
Stacking the Shelves is a weekly book haul meme hosted at Tynga’s Reviews. I’ve been taking advantage of birthday coupons this week, even though my birthday isn’t actually until the 20th so I’ve got a bunch of things this week. Three Blind Mice (BookMooch) The Raising (Goodwill) Dark Horizons (BAM) Princess of Thorns (BAM) Witness […]