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Nijinomatsubara and Pinemore
In my book Son of the Siren, there is a large forest that dominates the capital city of Ardeth, called Pinemore. You have Castle Ardeth...

Kristina Elyse Butke
May 30, 20222 min read
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Thoughts on Kyla Zhao's Publishing Report
Author Kyla Zhao did an amazing thing for authors and people who work in publishing. In March, she conducted a survey asking publishing...

Kristina Elyse Butke
May 26, 20224 min read
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Moxie Books: May 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
May 23, 20229 min read
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Goshuin: My Hobby in Japan
This post originally appeared at Speculative Chic on June 25, 2020 as a part of the "Out of the Box" series on the blog. It has been...

Kristina Elyse Butke
May 16, 20224 min read
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Bookish Q&A
This post comes from Twitter, a tag created by @HalfWildBooks. I think the idea behind this is to let your followers choose a number and...

Kristina Elyse Butke
May 9, 20227 min read
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I Don't Think I Can Keep This Up
In December 2021 I transferred my website from Blogger to Wix. This was because of a huge scare I had when Blogger suffered an attack...

Kristina Elyse Butke
May 2, 20222 min read
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Revisions are Kicking My Butt
This is an update post on Son of the Siren, and as you can see by my title, things aren't going so well. Allow me to spill my heart out...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 28, 20223 min read
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The Reading Taste Book Tag
Today's post is sourced from Youtuber Britta Böhler. It's a short and sweet little tag that's fun to fill out. Some of the questions are...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 25, 20223 min read
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The 7 Deadly Sins Book Tag
I got this tag from Mathom Books! It was originally created by Bookishly Malyza. I am so grateful for YouTube book bloggers coming up...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 22, 20222 min read
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The "Count to Ten With Me" Tag
Today's fun tag comes from a source I've relied on before, Beneath a Thousand Skies. This tag was filled out by Rowena Andrews and...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 19, 20222 min read
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The Currently Reading Tag
This tag was created by Charly Reynhorse and I found it through Youtuber Helene Jeppesen. It's actually talking about more than just...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 16, 20222 min read
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The "What If" Fantasy Tag
This is a little different tag than usual, filled with fantastical scenarios that ask you to consider books, but also what you'd do in...

Kristina Elyse Butke
Apr 13, 20223 min read
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