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Guest Post: 5 Freelancing Tips by Elise from Sugar Coated
Hey, everyone! This is a guest post from one of the bloggers I follow–Elise from Sugar Coated. I just found her adorable blog by accident a few months ago. Blog hopping does have its awesome rewards! I was ecstatic when I learned she’s a freelance writer and I asked her a while back if she could do a guest post on my blog. She graciously agreed! Yay! Thanks, Elise! :) Guys, do check out her blog after you read this post. Enjoy! :)
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Hello, sweet readers! I’m Elise from Sugar Coated, and it’s truly a pleasure to meet you guys. The lovely Lei invited me over to share a little bit about myself, and some freelancing tips :).
I started blogging about three years ago, simply out of curiosity. I’ve always loved English and writing, but hadn’t really done any writing on a consistent basis. I live in the South, in a tiny town where most people wear crocs and don’t know what Blogger is. In other words, I had no blogging mentors. The blogs I first discovered: Cup of Jo, and Cupcakes and Cashmere inspired me enough to start my own blogging adventure.
High School Life, Oh High School Life: Sykosa by Justin Ordonez
About the book
YA fiction for the 18+ crowd. Sykosa is a sixteen-year-old girl trying to reclaim her identity after an act of violence shatters her life and the lives of her friends. Set at her best friend Niko’s cottage, for what will be a weekend of unsupervised badness, Sykosa will have to finally confront the major players and issues from this event, as well as decide if she wants to lose her virginity to Tom, her first boyfriend, and the boy who saved her from danger.
I think this is the first YA book I’ve read that has very mature content. I normally steer clear from books that talk about really serious stuff unless the cover or blurb were interesting enough to reel me in. Also, when it comes to YA fiction, I tend to go for the adventure or fantasy genre because I prefer the fast-paced, light and easy reading of these books. I decided to read Sykosa because I figured I have to review “serious” books once in a while. YES, this is still all about my reading/writing goals. It’s all about me, me, me. HAH. I sound like I’m in high school. Like Sykosa. No, not really.
T-Shirt Thursday!
A doombox, the origin of the panda, a t-rex playing an asteroid arcade game, a hungry hungry hippo fighting for survival, and an uber cool black bear. Thursdays are the bomb, y’all! Doombox…
Crime and Magic: The Day of First Sun by Sheryl Steines
Remember the world of Harry Potter? You know, the world of magic, wizards, muggles, wizard government, flying broomsticks, good and evil? Of course you do!
If you miss ‘ole Harry’s world and have already read your HP books to pieces, here’s an easy alternative, The Day of First Sun. It has all those fun things, too. This book feels like it was set in Harry Potter’s world, only it isn’t about Harry or any of his friends or any of the other characters we know. Obviously it’s about other people, wizards and non-magical folks alike, and non-human creatures, too. Oh, and it’s set in the U.S. not the U.K. so some of yous can give those British accents in your head a rest. Well, you know, if you want.
Gruesome Science: Generation by William Knight
About the book
A crime-thriller with an injection of horror
Journalist Hendrix “Aitch” Harrison links bodies stolen from a renowned forensic research lab to an influential drug company.
Aided by Dr. Sarah Wallace, a determined and beguiling entomologist, he delves into grisly world of clinical trials and a viral treatment beyond imagining.
But Aitch must battle more than his fear of technology to expose the macabre fate of the drugged victims donated to scientific research.
About the bookWhen I first heard about the book, I was a little hesitant about doing a review. I read the blurb, took one look at the muy creepy cover, and thought, “Oh man, zombies.” The blurb also mentioned words like sci-fi, crime and thriller, and I haven’t read a single crime thriller in a long time, so I wasn’t exactly in the mood for one. However, I decided to suck it up and give it a go as part of my personal reading and writing goals. WELL, I’m glad that I went ahead with it because it turned out to be even more interesting than I thought. Yes, it has sci-fi, crime, horror, and a little bit about the walking dead, and it was all gewd.
Random book: The Golden Acorn by Catherine Cooper
I am a sucker for free Kindle books on Amazon. Every once in a while I check the top 100 free books list and download the ones that seem interesting to me. Most of the books I download fall in the young readers and fantasy categories. I download too many of these books, but I have only read a few of them. Some of the ones I read were so-so, but one or two were actually good. The Golden Acorn by Catherine Cooper was one of the nice ones.
T-Shirt Thursday!
Pirate Droid Arr 2-D2 (RedBubble): Arrr!! Space pirate! I Just Want to Hug (Loops and Pluto): What he’s really saying is, “I just want to hug and eat your head!! Rarr!! I love you.” Dino Frenzy…
Doxology Blog Tour – a guest post plus Giveaways!
The blog tour for Doxology has started! This is a guest post by Brian Holers, author of the literary novel, Doxology. Read on to learn how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including $450 in Amazon gift cards, a Kindle Fire, and 5 autographed copies of the book.
Travel hacking, location rebels, and other new words I learned this week
I spent most of the week reading about people who quit their 9-5 jobs, packed their stuff and became travel hackers and location independent self-sufficient people. Really interesting and inspiring stuff. Really distracting, too. I haven’t been so focused on work this week. I really should do more if I want to get more monies. I mean, I gotta remember that I’m on a no work-no pay thing here. I have ongoing jobs but I haven’t finished them yet and I’m nearing the deadline. GAH.
T-Shirt Thursday!
Behold, I give you genius or crazy (fine line, my friends, fine line) in the form of tees because T-shirt Thursday is the coolest day of all and every struggling freelance writer needs a…
Of 30-day challenges and inspirational people on the net
30 Day Challenges
They say 30 day challenges can help you form a habit. I’m counting on this little pearl of wisdom to help me get my crap together. I decided to focus first on getting my work schedule and writing groove in order before I try anything remotely wild (like that infamous Insanity workout). That’s why I’m doing a two-part 30-day challenge for #2 and #3 of my First Five for 2012.