I've read a lot of books this year - 49 and counting, to be precise. Although I have a favourite genre when it comes to books (i.e....

I'm so honoured to have Author Brittany Wang on my blog today! She is the author of the upcoming young adult fantasy novel, "On Wings Of...

Humanity. As far as we know, we’re the most advanced form of life in the universe. Whether this is true or not is a debate that I will...

Charity Ryan is the 18-year-old author of the YA dystopian fantasy novel, Red Aberrant. I'm thrilled to interview her! Elira: Hi Charity,...

“It’s summer time The birds are singing the farmers are happy and ready for harvest. Its summer time and everyone is happy, The cold...

THE END: two of the best words an author can write! These words have you jumping for joy, doing your happy dance, sleeping, finishing off...

I get asked a lot how I managed to write three books and self-publish them. Well, my answer is simple: I didn’t intend to. I wanted to be...

What I have to share with you is quite unique because it’s a secret I have learned from being a writer, but it’s also something I...

With my heart leaping around inside of me, my trembling finger pressed publish. After about three days wait, my first book was live and...

Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be an author. Scratch that. Ever since I can remember, I have been an author, a storyteller, a...

“Let me put this as delicately as I can: If you don’t read, your writing is going to suck.” Kim Addozino In an era that prides itself on...

As an author, traditional or indie, growing an author platform is a vital component in your author’s journey. Now you make ask, how do I...

Having been a teacher for over 30 years, I have encountered many incidents of bullying.  The sad fact is that many of the children facing...

A rainbow of bright, fluorescent light glittered from the tall ceilings onto the black, marble tiles of the floor. Swaying couples...

I’m what you might call a bad “over-shower,” guilty of terribly oversaturated purple-prose. In fact, it was so bad in my early college...

OLD LOVER My old lover was a poacher, But he wasn’t an egg. He was a man who just preferred To steal and borrow, not beg. One time he...

It’s not easy to be rejected. We, as human beings, are hardwired to seek approval and acceptance. Our own survival depends on these...

Greetings! I want to thank Elira Barnes for the opportunity to be one of the thirty contributers to her blog for the Month of June! My...

Writing is not a job They told her multiple times to open her eyes and change her mind. They fed her bitter lies and they tried to define...

Half of the struggle I faced when I first started becoming a book reviewer, was searching for books to review. As a reader, I tend to...