Usually when you imagine where an author does most of her writing, you probably think of a quiet home office or the corner of a small cafe, but for one woman, inspiration struck in… an auto shop waiting room. Amy Daws, self-published romance author, was stuck with a horrible case of writer’s block until she got her tires changed one day at Tires Tires Tires in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As she sat enjoying the complimentary coffee and cookies and the comfortable chairs in the waiting room, she was struck with inspiration that allowed her to churn out 5,000 words in one …
Chat story apps have been cropping up by the dozens in the last few years. In case you’ve never used one before, these apps allow users to read stories in the form of a text conversation between characters. The concept is pretty interesting, and if you have a few minutes to read some fast-paced fiction, then check out one of the apps below. 1. Hooked (iOS and Android) Image Via FrostClick Hooked is the OG chat story app. It offers up stories from several genres including horror, mystery, comedy, sci-fi, and romance. Users can create an account in order to comment …
Life is pretty sweet for the BOTUS (Bunny of the United States). He is the first bunny ever to ride Air Force Two. He has nearly 17,000 followers on Instagram. And now he is starring in a new children’s book. Marlon Bundo’s A Day in the Life of The Vice President is written by Charlotte Pence, daughter of Vice President Mike Pence, and illustrated by her mother Karen. It is narrated by Marlon and explains to children what the Vice President does at his job all day. Image Via The Chicago Tribune Charlotte Pence originally got Marlon when she …
Malala Yousafzai is not your average twenty-year-old. When she’s not busy studying at Oxford University, she is promoting girls’ right to a quality education around the world. When she was seventeen, she became the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and she is already a best-selling author. Now, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has just announced Yousafzai’s next book We Are Displaced, which will be published on September 4th of this year. Image Via Texas Public Radio Her first book I Am Malala was released in 2013 and has sold around two million copies since then. It is a memoir of her …
As you should already know, Hank Green, brother of author John Green, has written his first book which is scheduled to be published September 25 of this year. We now have the pleasure of getting our first look at the cover, which Green revealed in a video on the vlogbrothers YouTube channel at the end of last week! via GIPHY In the video, he describes the title’s font as feeling very “adventure” and “comic” while the background is “a little bit mysterious, a little bit creepy,” which he says is exactly what he wanted. He also describes the color choice …
