Book Review: Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse Book #1)
I really enjoyed this book. I have only watched about two or three episodes of the series—back when it came out—and I had no idea that the book started just like the series. Now I really want to watch the…
Book Review: The Woman in the Window
I like to read about one or two of these thrillers each year. I can’t read more than that because I get so stressed out and I can’t seem to put this genre down. I purchased The Woman in the…
July 2020 News
Summer is almost over. Right now, I’m still unsure what will happen in the Fall. I’m an elementary teacher by day and writer by night, which means I’m preparing to go back to school in the midst of a pandemic…
Book Review: Finale (Caraval #3)
My 13 year-old daughter introduced me to Caraval. Finale is Stephanie Garber’s ending to her trilogy. These are fantasy books based on a world that doesn’t exist, where magic is wielded only by a few with not a lot of explanation.…
June 2020 News
Welcome to the June post where I tell all about my creative world. Although I usually have headers dividing what I do, I decided to just talk about stuff this month—in color! The most pressing issue I want to talk about…
Writing and Publishing: Reaching 1,000 Newsletter Subscribers—Top 5 Conclusions
Hello, everyone! This is a post meant to help all of you writers out there, that like me, are looking for answers. Now, I don’t have the answers, but at least I can share my experiences and you can take…
Book Review: Legendary (Caraval #2)
Legendary is the second book in Stephanie Garber’s Caraval‘s series. I got into this series because it came highly recommended by my thirteen year old daughter. She couldn’t wait to read the third book, which was about to come out at…
May 2020 News
Hello and welcome to another edition of “What is Claudia doing?” I’m about to finish this elearning experience, both as a teacher and as a parent. It’s been quite a ride. I think I’m going to survive, but I confess…
Book Review: War Storm (Red Queen #4)
I have too many mixed feelings about this book. This is the fourth and last book in this series, and I was disappointed. The final book was long. Too long. Too bad. The first book, The Red Queen, is an…
Book Review: The Dispatcher
I happened upon The Dispatcher by John Scalzi because Amazon’s Audible offered it as an option when they give you your monthly “freebies” included in your subscription. When I finished my last audiobook, I wanted to take some time to…
