Let’s Analyze The Hunger Games Chapter 1-5

There are two things I typically dislike in a YA novel. One is a first person point of view. The other is a deeply dystopian “post war America” setting with little more than a message of “capitalism is bad” and shirtless men, usually much older than our protagonist, around every corner, which is always muchContinue reading “Let’s Analyze The Hunger Games Chapter 1-5”

Sometimes You Just Have to Rewrite (And What Can Happen If You Don’t)

Many a successful author has begun a book series with the intent of that first book being a standalone novel only to find there is more to tell. I recently stumbled across this very revelation in my own book, and it was quite an overwhelming but exciting feeling. Whether it’s the success of the firstContinue reading “Sometimes You Just Have to Rewrite (And What Can Happen If You Don’t)”