Laura's Books and Blogs

Love, Hope, and Forgiveness: Overarching Themes in Series by Cindy Tingley

Laura - Dec 23, 2022 5

In Lily the Donkey’s Adventures, my children’s bible story series with three books so far (Lily’s Secret, Lily’s Desert Adventure, and Lily’s Egypt Adventure), the theme centres around love, hope

Lists Writing and Reading

My Top 10 Books Read in 2022

Laura - Dec 19, 2022 2

Another year of reading has come and gone. Though I only read and review a handful of the book review requests that I receive, each email I receive is like

Essays Writing and Reading

A Recap of My Fourth Year of Blogging in 2022

Laura - Dec 5, 2022 14

This month marks the fourth anniversary of Laura’s Books and Blogs. I started it at the end of 2018 as a sort of new year’s resolution. It always takes me

Writing and Reading

Pairing Tea and Book Genres

Laura - Nov 14, 2022 12

Tea and reading are one of those classic pairings that symbolize calm, slowness, and escape. Sipping a hot drink while devouring a page turner is the epitome of relaxation. Tea

Lists Writing and Reading

8 Audiobook Recommendations for Fall

Laura - Sep 6, 2022 8

Everyone seems to be searching for aesthetic, some calming atmosphere that reflects a cookie cutter image of a particular place or season. It’s hard to achieve, particularly in adulthood when

Guest Posts Writing and Reading

Building a Business of Ghostwriting: Five Steps to Earn Money from Your Writing by Laurel Solorzano

Laura - Aug 5, 2022 3

You enjoy writing, but you want to make money with it. Why shouldn’t you? Five years ago, I didn’t feel confident enough to publish my own material, but I have

Essays Writing and Reading

5 Lessons I’ve Learned from Reading Malcolm Gladwell’s Books

Laura - Jul 18, 2022 0

The world is a messy, scary place. And when you’re as intimidated by it as I am, you look for ways to help make it less intimidating – or at

Guest Posts Writing and Reading

Better Communication, Better Life by Asa Rodriguez

Laura - Jun 17, 2022 2

Let me introduce myself, dear reader. I am author Asa Rodriguez. I find that art and all forms of self-expression are extremely important in life. Growing up, I discovered that

Guest Posts Writing and Reading

The Male POV Written by a Female by Laurie Stevens

Laura - Jun 3, 2022 11

If the author’s axiom “write what you know” is worthy advice, I haven’t heeded it. From the get-go, with my first series, I wrote from a man’s point of view.

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The Pain and Reward of Personal Memoir by Brett Bloemendaal

Laura - May 6, 2022 1

Mary Karr once told me: “Memoir is knocking yourself out with your own fist.” Okay, I romanticize; more accurately, I read it in her book, The Art of Memoir. After

Essays Writing and Reading

Using Child Narrators in Fiction

Laura - Apr 25, 2022 1

One of the main benefits of writing is that it gives a voice to the otherwise voiceless. Literature is filled with stories about outcasts, the oppressed, and the silenced. Writers

Guest Posts Writing and Reading

How To Write Literary Philosophy by Anthony David Vernon

Laura - Apr 8, 2022 0

Do you wish to drink up the sea or shadow the steps of Plato? Do you think philosophy is best portrayed literarily rather than syllogistically? To be able to write

Essays Writing and Reading

Why I Avoid Reading Long Books

Laura - Mar 21, 2022 6

On Christmas Eve, I started reading Little Women. It felt like an appropriate choice because the story opens with a Christmas scene. I’ve read Little Women before, or so I

Guest Posts Writing and Reading

How to Write Enemies to Lovers By Becca Mionis

Laura - Feb 4, 2022 5

Why do people love to read about enemies to lovers so much? I think the answer is simple: We as humans love a good redemption arc. We love to know

Writing and Reading

How Writing Makes You Feel

Laura - Jan 31, 2022 3

I’m sure that every writer has been asked the same thing by a non-writer: “Why would you want to spend the rest of your life doing homework?” Writing is as