Tip #1: Plan it like you bake it. Anyone who has baked something can tell you: there are certain ingredients you need to include in your dough/batter for certain things to happen. There are ingredients that help it to rise, ingredients that thicken, ingredients that sweeten…I’m not going to start naming them because I’m sureContinue reading “Brainstorming Your Next Great Idea (Part 2)”
Author Archives: Marissa Adams
Brainstorming Your Next Great Idea (Part 1)
We’ve all been there. A sudden flash of inspiration. A story floods our mind. We have characters that seem real, yet unique. Their trials seem realistic, but still interesting. We have this burning idea that we just need to write. But then. The unthinkable happens. The story begins dying in us. Little bit by littleContinue reading “Brainstorming Your Next Great Idea (Part 1)”
Introduction to Wetherholt
I’ve had an absolute blast writing my first book Wetherholt and its sequel Wondering. They’re both set in 1870s America and center around two sisters as they write letters to each other of all their doings. My inspiration heavily draws on the themes from Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott, with focus on family, love,Continue reading “Introduction to Wetherholt”
A Place to Hang the Moon (Cozy Book Reviews)
Best paired with: Hot cocoa and chocolate chip cookies A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus is a cozy children’s book centered on three orphaned children in London during World War II. After the death of their grandmother, they inherit a large sum of money that they are too young to touch. WithContinue reading “A Place to Hang the Moon (Cozy Book Reviews)”