STARFISH - REVIEW (SPOILER-FREE) "“I'm a starfish, taking up all the room I want.” -Lisa Fipps, Starfish Review Format: Up to 40 points are possible. Quote Cover - 5 pts "You can't judge a book by its cover, but you can judge its cover." Main Story - 25 pts "What's a sandwich without the ham?" Grammar 5 pts "Let's eat Grandma! vs. Let's eat, Grandma!" (Grammar saves lives.) Creativity 5 pts "Hairy Pawter and the Wizard's Rock!" A Note for Parents 35-40 points = Must Read! 30-34 points = Amazing 25-29 points = Great 20-24 points = Good 10-19 points = Pass 0-9 points = Nope! COVER This cover is stunning. I think it is perfect as is! It fits the story, highlighting the most important themes, and features bright, beautiful, shameless colors! The title "Starfish" and accompanying image are related to the major theme of the book. The cover and book make me happy just thinking about...
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It's been a wonderful first year of authoring. I've felt such an outpouring of love and support. Thank you so much to my readers! It's hard for me to believe, but over the past year, I've officially published 7 books! Three are children's picture books, and four are chapter books or novellas. Three are for children under the age of 5, three are for middle-grade readers (ages 7 to 12), and one is a young adult novella. This post features each book in chronological order of when they were published. So far, my chapter books and novella have only received five star reviews. It's so surreal, and I'm so grateful to be on this journey! After becoming a mother and choosing to stay home, I searched for an outlet of some kind to help me have balance in life. I'm so grateful to feel like I've finally found my groove! Being a stay-home mother while also writing, designing, formatting, and publishing books has given me the balance I was craving. Here is some...
THE SIMPLE ART OF FLYING - REVIEW (SPOILER-FREE) Review Format: (Created by my unpaid minion—whoops, business partner—Seth!) Up to 40 points are possible. Cover - 5 pts "You can't judge a book by its cover, but you can judge its cover." Intro - 5 pts "The journey of 1000 pages hopefully starts with a good one." Main Story - 15 pts "What's a sandwich without the ham?" Ending - 5 pts "Out with a bang? Or 'I just found some new kindling!'" Grammar 5 pts "Let's eat Grandma! vs. Let's eat, Grandma!" (grammar saves lives) Creativity 5 pts "Hairy Pawter and the Wizard's Rock!" 35-40 points = Must Read! 30-34 points = Amazing 25-29 points = Great 20-24 points = Good 10-19 points = Pass 0-9 points = Nope! COVER This cover is just beautiful! Like Seth says, "You can't judge a book by its cover, but you can judge its cover." Actually, in all honesty, I judge books by their covers....
Anelthalien Book Tour Today I'm excited to feature a YA Christian fantasy book by fellow author, HA Pruitt. Anelthalien is in Utah! Can you see the Utah mountains in the background? If you look closely at the photo below, you’ll see a playground on either side of Anelthalien. You might also notice that my copy of Anelthalien is a bit worn! There’s even tape on a few of the corners. Why? Because this book traveled with me all over the place! It was always in my purse. When the kids fell asleep in the car, I’d pull it out and start to read. I’d read it at the playground. I’d read it wherever I happened to be when one of those precious moments of free time popped up. Before reading it, I always heard “Have you ever wanted something different? Anelthalien is waiting.” When I read it, I realized how perfect that description is of this book. It is different. It transports you to a place you never could have imagined. And somehow through this foreign land and these 4 average-...
Hello Readers! I'm so thrilled that Hoover's Horn is now published and available for purchase through Amazon.com! I'm also looking forward to having more of my books available at Hide Away Used Books in American Fork, UT and Spanish Fork, UT soon. I'll be doing a book signing at their American Fork location sometime in the coming months. I recently started a new writing project. This book will be different than the ones I've published so far. It is a young adult fantasy and so far is looking promising. I'll see how it unfolds. I'll also be working on Snowy's Secret, the third book of The Cottonwood Chronicles. I hope you have a great week! -Erica
Hi friends! For several months now, I've been struggling to figure out pieces of the storyline for Hoover's Horn. I've had many main sections figured out for a while now but have struggled with certain transition areas. Last weekend, I was chatting with a few young readers, and they helped me make some major storyline breakthroughs! So grateful for their inspiring creativity! Here is the progress with the cover and the story description/blurb on the back of the book:
I'm very excited to be working on another chapter book for middle-grade readers. Lisa's Ugly Glasses is the story of an eleven-year-old girl named Lisa. Lisa is shy— extremely shy. But when an ugly pair of glasses with incredible abilities falls into her life, she finds her world turned upside down.
I have always wanted to write a book. But it seemed so impossible! In the past months, the stars aligned, and somehow I felt I could do it. I'm so grateful for all those who have supported me throughout the process of writing Luna's Rescue . I am also grateful for many authors whose examples have inspired me (including Jillian Boehme and Erin Entrada Kelly.) Reading about other authors' experiences, and reading their incredible books, helped me take the leap into writing my first book. I'm so excited to be publishing Luna's Rescue very soon! This story was inspired by several things, including our family's crested gecko, Luna. I was also inspired by several other books, including The One and Only Ivan , The Enchanted Forest Chronicles , and Hello, Universe . Luna's Rescue is the first book in The Cottonwood Chronicles series. The series is written for readers ages 7 to 12 and for the whole family to enjoy. At l...