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The Spooky "Would You Rather" Book Tag
This holiday-themed post comes from Heather at the Sassy Book Geek. Let's dive right in, shall we? 🎃~🎃~🎃 1.) Thrillers or...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 17, 20223 min read
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A Taste of Days Gone By: A Review of "Over the Garden Wall"
I had heard years ago from some of my college students at NCSC about Over the Garden Wall (2014) but didn't really look into it because I...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 10, 20226 min read
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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober
Every month I've seen fun prompts on Twitter labeled #FantasyIndies. And while I'm currently querying agents to go traditional, I haven't...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Oct 3, 20227 min read
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In the Querying Trenches
I have finally stopped revising Son of the Siren. It took several months, (although I took time off in July and August on account of...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 26, 20223 min read
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I'm Torn on Tropes
Enemies to Lovers. Grumpy/Sunshine. Slow Burn. Fake Dating. Only One Bed. Found Family. I'm not sure how long this has been going on, but...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 19, 20224 min read
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Do I Have to Join TikTok?
If you've walked into a Barnes & Noble, you've seen it: tables advertising the latest BookTok sensations. The Barnes & Noble website...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 12, 20224 min read
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Moxie Books: September Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 5, 20226 min read
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The 20 Questions Book Tag
Today's post comes courtesy of the YouTube channel Literature Science Alliance, who found the tag originally on Goodreads. Let's dive in!...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Aug 29, 20224 min read
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Back in the USA
Well, I've been back home in the US since August ...August when? What are dates? What is time? Ok. I just checked. I've been back in the...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Aug 22, 20225 min read
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Reader Problems Book Tag
This tag comes courtesy of Youtuber Katytastic! It's another fun tag with scenarios as prompts, all about things that test our mettle as...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Aug 15, 20223 min read
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Moxie Books: August Writing Prompts
These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Aug 8, 20228 min read
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Farewell, Japan
Tomorrow I'm going to be catching the plane from Kumamoto prefecture back to the USA. I am overcome with many, many feelings: of great...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Aug 1, 20226 min read
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