NaNoWriMo…Nevermind-O!

Dear friends, I just found out about the scandals around National Novel Writing Month - about the organization not protecting its minor users' enough and there being grooming going on. Wow. I had no idea. I just hopped onto the forums for the first time since November 2022 and found out. I wanted to apologize…

Video Version: 2024 Sequels I look forward to!

Dear friends, To get with the times, I've created a video version of last week's post on 2024 sequel books I am excited about! Check it out: You can also find this short video on my TikTok page. Featured photo at the top of my post: Mine. See more here.

New Sequel Books in 2024!

Hello, fellow writers and readers! I am excited awaiting certain YA and fantasy titles that are sequels to books I loved, and wanted to share them with you. Also - do you have any that you've been dying to recommend? Maybe you saw a video about it on BookTok? If so, please share in a…

Checking in

Hello friends, How are you today? What projects are you working on? What pressing things about 2024 are affecting your writing or reading world lately? Here's mine: If you can take some time, I would love to hear more about you, and what kind of articles, questions, or other content you'd like to see most…

Camp NaNoWriMo 2024!

My fellow writers and readers, I have been so MIA on this blog! But yet again, I say - it is not dead! I was busy towards the end of last year traveling, and have been planning my wedding (OoofF! A stress I don't wish on anyone!) Today I am celebrating revising an old novel…

Reviewing Scrivener Software: Part I

Hello, everyone! I hope you are tolerating the heat reasonably well, and not melting like we are here in Florida. Recently I completed Camp NaNoWriMo and acquired a discount for Scrivener, a software that helps writers outline their books, organize their notes and thoughts, etc. Imagine all the perks of Word, and combine them with…

I did it!!

I finished my YA historical novella!!! 68, 832 words!!! It's a draft, and I don't plan to revise it. In fact, today I'm working on outlining an old steampunk witchcraft romance novel, but, nonetheless I am so happy to have completed another writing project!! Since I re-started working on it back in April, I added…

Announcements

Dear friends, I have converted this website to a .com, and now it will be cskinnaird.com, rather than cskinnaird.wordpress.com. I have also gotten rid of ads, which I know are so prevalent these days on every website, and very annoying. I hope that this will increase the readership and enjoyment of this website. If you…

Revising a Novel

Hello friends, Usually I share resources I've discovered here, or writing advice of my own. Sometimes I share my struggles or current writing projects I'm working on. Today, I'd like to ask for help. Cover image for this post: Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay Recently I decided to revise an old steampunk novel that…

Book Review: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Hello friends, Long time no see! I haven't been updating regularly, and I want to get back to it. But life has been so busy and chaotic. Even so, I will try to update more regularly. Cover art on this post, above, is by @mageonduty on Instagram & Patreon. I have to confess, for today's…