Kristina Elyse Butke
On Reviews: A Little Manifesto
I'm a little late to post this, but Twitter has been abuzz with authors behaving badly. Namely, they have been complaining about 1-star...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
Jan 23, 202310 min
Quirky and Eerie: A Review of "Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre"
I'd been looking forward to this one as a huge fan of Junji Ito's manga (my favorites being Tomie and Uzumaki). I have several of his...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Jan 16, 20235 min
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
I've done these for October and December and I really enjoy them. I'm not exactly an indie writer right now, but I thought these prompts...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Jan 12, 20237 min
Vengeance and Mercy: A Review of "Dororo"
Continuing my plan to catch up on anime I missed out on while in Japan (due to subtitles being unavailable and geography blocks), I found...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Jan 9, 20233 min
The Guilty Reader Book Tag
This post topic comes from Youtuber A Clockwork Reader. It's all about reading behaviors we may or may not partake in that are not...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Jan 2, 20233 min
Let's Look Ahead: 2023
I did one of these for 2022 and decided to make a yearly tradition out of these. It's nice to reflect on my hopes and dreams for the...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 31, 20224 min
2022 Year in Books
So, 2022 didn't go the way I thought it would. I started out wanting to do another YA Fantasy Reading Project, with it being research for...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 29, 20226 min
Let's Look Back: 2022
I did one of these for 2021 and thought it was a blast, and I think I'll make a tradition out of it. It's originally from this article...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 26, 202211 min
Moxie Books: December 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
Dec 22, 20222 min
Out of the Querying Trenches
I'm so delighted I'm able to give you this kind of update. Early December, I was contacted and offered representation from Rick Lewis at...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 19, 202211 min
A Writer's #Ask Game
Today's post comes courtesy of Canadian author Amanda Witow from her tumblr. Of course, I'm ignoring the whole game aspect of it and...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 15, 20223 min
Christmas Song Book Tag
Let the winter holiday book tags commence! This tag is brought to you by The Pine-Scented Chronicles and since it's the season of...
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