YA Ink- Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover?

We’ve all heard that wonderful saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” But with marketing these days cover designers know it’s more important than ever to get a gorgeous book cover. In fact, Goodreads even has a Top Book Covers chart that people can use to vote for...

YA Ink- Choosing a Novel to Write

There is nothing more encouraging than to be a writer and have not one, but two inspirations! All of a sudden you have two ideas, two plots, and two amazing worlds to create. The problem? Well, you can only handle one story at a time. Some people try to jump back and...

Catching Fire Trailer Reaction!

So it’s not hard to tell I’m kind of a fan of the Hunger Games. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson always do such an amazing job and the costumes and makeup are just plain breath-taking! Here is a link on Mockingjay.net to listen to the amazing music behind the...

YA Ink- How to Write a Novel Synopsis

The big question here is how you write a synopsis for your book. Well, that fancy word synopsis is the name for the short summary of your book that can be found on the inside jacket of a hardcover or the back cover of the book on a soft cover. Writing a synopsis can...

Book to Movie Adaptations

Don’t get me wrong, I think the director did an excellent job with Breaking Dawn Part 1 & 2, but you have to admit it’s can be kind of cheesey. In a book the fantasy world of vampires and wolves is awesome, but when you see it on scene… Am I the...