Book Review: Daughter’s Keeper
This is the third book I’ve read by Ayelet Waldman and it is probably my favorite. It also happens to be the first of the three that she wrote, although she has...
Author: Katie O'Rourke
Nano – Week Three
So you may notice I never did a blog for week two. My parents came for a visit and I took the week off from writing. And I never did that research. And I broke ...
A Long Thaw – Preorder Now!
My second novel, A Long Thaw, is now available to pre-order on Amazon! It will be released January 16th. Cousins Abby and Juliet were born into one big, close f...
Nano – Week One
So I got it in my head that 1,000 words a day was a good target. Seven days later, I have 7,000 words which feels great, but the story is coming out very dialog...
NaNoWriMo 2013!
For those of you who don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, check out this post from the first year I participated. Let’s just say, it’s going to be a busy month of writ...
Book Review: Brave New World
After writing my last review of 1984, I was inspired to reread Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. In this futuristic fantasy, one that predated Orwell’s, we fin...
Book Review: 1984
“The best books, he perceived, are those that tell you what you know already.” ...
Book Review: Before I Go To Sleep
The premise of this book hooked me: a woman has experienced a trauma that results in her memory being wiped out on a daily basis. Christine wakes every morning ...
Book Review: A Feast for Crows
A Feast for Crows is the fourth book in George R. R. Martin’s series of novels that the HBO television series Game of Thrones is based on. Though this is not a ...
Book Review: Sunflower
It’s hard for me to believe this is Cass McMain’s first book. It’s beautiful in it’s simplicity. If you’re looking for a fast-paced thriller, this isn’t the boo...