2024-03-01 23:34
You know, I’m starting to get more into horror. I didn’t used to seek it out that much, but I’ve been really enjoying these spooky reads lately. Even if not everything… Read More
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2024-02-23 23:16
After the last book, I figured I could use a bit of an easier read, so back to something non-fiction! On top of that, back into the well trodden field of self improvement books, because… Read More
2024-02-16 23:06
I don’t read many sci-fi books in general anymore, so I don’t remember what made me put this on my list. Maybe an urge to expand what I’m reading. Maybe wanting to reca… Read More
2024-02-02 22:46
You know, I had forgotten why I avoided some genres. I thought that my aversion to Canadian literature was from just having to analyze it at schoool throughout the years, but as it turns… Read More
2024-01-21 22:01
A bit of a late start, but welcome 2024! This would typically be the time I set new intentions and goals for the new year, but this year we are going to do something a little different.
F… Read More
2024-01-19 11:02
In a change of pace, this is a book that my dad lent me! We don’t typically read the same kinds of book, so I wasn’t sure, but also I’ve been doing a lot of reading thi… Read More
2024-01-12 13:08
This is a book I would have expected me to put on the holds list from ages ago. I have been staring at this cover for months, trying to remember what it was about and refusing to look up… Read More
2024-01-05 19:54
Another year and a lot of really interesting reads! Picking up random books from the library really has led me to reading a lot of things I might have never picked up and also to some new fa… Read More
2023-12-29 14:36
I love getting these books that I’ve had on hold for ages. I have no memory of what made me put the book on hold, no idea what I’m walking into, only that the wait list was o… Read More
2023-12-22 14:46
These titles are getting really long. I think we need to start just allowing authors to reuse titles from a while ago, or let titles enter the public domain or something. Just a thought… Read More
2023-12-01 14:05
My health has been pretty all over the place as has my ability to stay focused on a book without some complications. I stumbled across a short story from Tor (Always a good time) that my… Read More
2023-10-20 11:36
I almost didn’t get to read this one, even though I’ve had it on hold for ages. Brain has been having a lot of issues lately and the health has not been fantastic, but I got… Read More
2023-10-06 21:46
I don’t know why I keep doing this to myself. Well, I do. I keep having medical professionals recommend I read these things about positive thinking and I don’t think I’… Read More
2023-09-15 10:05
In case you didn’t hear, I started a podcast! And in honour of that and also in honour of doing the research after I actually jump into the project, I figures it was a good time to… Read More
2023-09-12 22:29
I made a joke on Instagram a while ago.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj-71zyhDUK
And I’ve actually done it! I’m reading my books a chapter at a time, starting with Return to… Read More
2023-09-08 22:07
There’s something about this randomly picking up books from the library app that I really love, because I don’t think I would have ever gone to this section of a book store o… Read More
2023-09-01 12:25
I am finally getting some of my holds in! I’ve been working on a few new things I’ll talk about in a bit, so the books are a nice reminder that I was planning to read a lot m… Read More
2023-08-25 12:28
It’s slow, but I’m getting back to all the books! Something about not having a massive physical TBR waiting for me has made me forget that I still have a whole digital librar… Read More
2023-07-28 17:11
I’ve been not finishing a lot of books lately. It’s been a rough reading period for me, but I finally picked up something I was able to finish. In one day, at that! It’… Read More
2023-07-07 13:17
As someone who is deeply burnt out at their current job, I’ve been taking a lot of random recommendations from people around books about burnout. I’m not really sure what I&r… Read More
2023-06-30 21:29
Libby is really the only thing that is keeping me reading these days, I swear. The random books that come in seem to know just when I need something, and this one came in right as I was… Read More
2023-06-23 16:43
I’ve been having a rough time of things, so reading hasn’t been happening as much as I’d like. But I did get one of my holds in and got it finished before I had to turn… Read More
2023-06-02 09:44
I had been having a rough time of things, so I just needed to read something. Anything that was available. none of my holds had come in and I was not able to get into anything that was i… Read More
2023-05-26 16:46
Today in books I added and completely forgot about, I have a feeling I thought this was going to be another book like How to be Everything. And it kind of was, but mostly was not.
Ran… Read More
2023-05-19 09:06
You know when you pick up a book that was recommended as a business book because you tried to read something fictional and you just couldn’t get into it, but it turns out that busi… Read More
2023-05-15 16:30
I have been publishing since 2012, putting out several books a year for a decade, and took the last year off of publishing. At first, that was an intentional choice. The actual plan was to u… Read More
2023-05-12 15:29
Time to tackle the digital TBR! There’s not as many books in there as I thought (Or maybe I just haven’t been looking at the right place) and it’s been ages since I got the… Read More
2023-05-05 16:59
Did I forget I had a digital TBR as soon as I finished off my physical one? Yes. Did I just pick the pretty cover off of my books to maybe read from the library instead of looking at the… Read More
2023-05-01 16:16
I’m very happy to announce that I’ve managed to make something! After some feedback on the workbooks, I’ve heard you and I’ve put together something that is much… Read More
2023-04-28 18:58
This was the last physical book on my to be read pile and I am finally through it! At last, the whole pile is gone! After this I can start on the digital one and then finally I will have… Read More
2023-04-21 17:57
Back to my physical TBR and another book from the Pulp Lit event! Naturally, I did not remember what the book was about and just picked it up because it was the next one on the list, but… Read More
2023-04-19 09:13
I am someone whose brain is constantly going on and on, and I need a way to manage it. I’ve tried a lot of strategies over the years, some great and some not so good. Here’s some… Read More
2023-04-17 09:16
In trying to turn Scrap Paper Entertainment into a more formal business, I’ve taken a step back to try and understand what I need to do in order to just… keep going with it in g… Read More
2023-04-14 16:58
Today in I don’t remember why I put a hold on this book but it came in and I did not even read the summary to find out what I was getting into, body horror! Do I normally have abso… Read More
2023-04-10 08:49
It’s been ages since I’ve been able to write again, but I’ve finally gotten back into it of late! It’s a lot slower than before, but it’s been so great writing… Read More
2023-04-07 09:01
I swear I’ll be going back to fiction soon, but a bunch of nonfiction has been coming in lately and I need to get through them all first! This one I’ve picked up pretty much… Read More
2023-04-05 15:58
There are a lot of ways to approach what can be a very daunting part of the writing process. In my opinion, you should write your fight scenes like a dancer would write their performance. Ta… Read More
2023-04-03 16:27
I’ve been going back to craft fairs and art markets, which is exciting in its own right, but I’ve started to notice a shift lately. When I talk to people who come to my table int… Read More
2023-03-27 09:52
Another month and another set of new things that I’ve gotten out into the world! Slowly, I’m pulling all of this stuff together!
Scrap Paper Trinkets
I’ve finally go… Read More
2023-03-24 15:44
Every once in a while, I will read books on purpose and not just because I randomly saw it in a search and figured that might be an interesting thing to read. For those who don’t k… Read More
2023-03-20 08:30
The following is an excerpt from the upcoming Guided Character Development Workbook, specifically the Personality section!There are really two main parts to personality, a collection of what… Read More
2023-03-17 16:32
You know what’s annoying? When you keep reading books that seem to keep calling you out specifically in weird ways. And let me tell you, it’s worse when that book is a fi… Read More
2023-03-13 16:59
After a series of books that I’ve read recently that feel very much like they are calling me out specifically, I have decided to take the hint and start to get Scrap Paper properly int… Read More
2023-03-06 14:16
If you’ve ever been stuck while you were writing, there’s a common practice for computer programmers that might help you out! As a person who used to make websites (And still kin… Read More
2023-03-03 14:06
Today in books that mentorship has directed me to, the updated version of a book I read back in 2020 when I lost my job! It’s 2 years later and I’m in a very unstable and unc… Read More
2023-02-27 19:02
February is just about gone and here’s what’s happened so far!
Scrap Paper Trinkets
I’m going through a bit of a rebrand! I’m splitting the handmade stuff off i… Read More
2023-02-24 15:21
I have been staring at this book at every Pulp Lit event for ages and I have finally gotten around to reading it! It looked like it was going to be so much fun and there’s a sequel… Read More
2023-02-20 10:57
I have been trying to read more widely over the last couple years in an attempt to better myself, which has mostly meant that I’m reading a lot of books available at my library. Which… Read More
2023-02-17 14:28
I should not read a second book by a nonfiction author, I’m realizing. First was Nir Eyer, and now Cal Newport. I end up just looking at these books through the context of their la… Read More
2023-02-13 10:49
It’s Valentines season and I am not a romance person whatsoever. Still, I thought I should do something in the spirit of the season and to capitalize on the keywords, so I offer you th… Read More
2023-02-10 15:44
Today in books that I was recommended by mentors that seem like they are chosen very specifically to call me out, another career book of trying to try and help me figure out how to speci… Read More
2023-02-10 13:12
I’ve gotten a bunch of book recommendations lately, and they all seem to be in a very familiar theme. Apparently I give off the vibe of someone who likes to do a lot and might have… Read More
2023-02-06 14:00
Magic is so much fun to write, but so often the conversation about fantasy ends up in one of two places: The traditional high fantasy space of elves and dragons and drama between rival natio… Read More
2023-02-03 19:40
Have I had this book on my TBR forever? Yes. My bad! I got it with the intent to reward myself for finishing the trilogy with reading it and then, well, last year was not the best year f… Read More
2023-01-30 14:30
I’m going to try to do this once a month now! Here’s all of the things I’ve released across all of the things this month!
Handmade
These items have been released on b… Read More
2023-01-27 14:46
I have an ongoing complaint with my day job that I have far too many meetings, many of which absolutely could be an email or done in a different manner that is not a meeting. This has prompt… Read More
2023-01-23 14:12
Creating fantasy worlds can be hard! There’s a lot to consider in universe building and trying to make your fictional world feel fantastical, but also ensure that the world itself does… Read More
2023-01-20 16:59
I don’t remember when I put this on my holds list, but it has been on there for ages. Completely forgot about it when it finally showed up as available and I was anxious to find ou… Read More
2023-01-16 12:02
I am slowly working on a not so secret project. My newsletter has been aware of it for a while, but I’m ready to start showing off a little of it here! In addition to the existing work… Read More
2023-01-13 19:55
Fiction, how I have missed you! And something about murder and magic, which is right up my alley in terms of stories that I am in the mood for of late! Like so many others, I do not reme… Read More
2023-01-09 15:46
It’s been a long time coming, but you’ve finally decided to take that next step and get that book you finished out into the world! You want others to love your story as much as y… Read More
2023-01-06 18:46
I know I’ve heard the name Malcom Gladwell before, but I do not know where or why I know it. I know he said something about not thinking people should work remotely despite him wor… Read More
2023-01-01 11:18
This is your year to finally write that book you’ve been wanting to write! You’ve had the idea for ages, but it hasn’t made it past telling people about your idea. But now… Read More
2022-12-30 10:33
This was a big year of me reading nonfiction, particularly in the latter half of the year. With my whole life going to absolute hell this year, finding some advice to create structure was so… Read More
2022-12-26 14:20
As I mentioned before, I am going to try to not immediately put out all the things that I have made as I make them anymore, and instead try to do this all in launches. But of course, I am st… Read More
2022-12-23 10:04
It’s been a rough year reading-wise! Not because of the books read, but because of my health making it a hell of a lot harder than usual to actually read. Fiction in particular has bee… Read More
2022-12-19 10:42
As an author, you are a creative person. So what do you do when that creativity starts to pull you into a different direction? How do you deal with the desire to write in new genres that mig… Read More
2022-12-16 15:40
I thought I had read this book before when I took it out, but there was no history on it. Upon closer investigation, this appears to be a part 2 to his previous book: Hooked. And it is w… Read More
2022-12-12 18:00
I’ve been actively working on figuring out how to make my life into a more ideal version of itself for a while now. I’ve read just a ton of books about improving my life and habi… Read More
2022-12-09 14:17
Am I having some bad brain times that have made me unable to really read anything fiction, so I’m going to be on a bit of a nonfiction kick for a while? Yep! You have been warned… Read More
2022-12-05 14:06
If you’re looking for a way to add a little extra flavour or realism to your fictional universe, you may be tempted to use the current holiday season as inspiration. And you should! Ad… Read More
2022-12-02 14:57
Today in taking out random books from the library, a book about Cirque! I have never been myself, but have always wanted to go. There’s a tent that I can see from the train when th… Read More
2022-11-28 11:29
I may not be able to make my brain write fiction lately, but I’ve been keeping busy with a whole bunch of other creative adventures in the meantime!
We have jewelry!
We have Remy… Read More
2022-11-25 17:58
Do I want to try and make my art into a business? Yes. Do I want to do what I’m required to do in terms of marketing and getting an audience to do it? Do I want to create a solid b… Read More
2022-11-21 13:42
Like most authors with a newsletter, you want more information about the people reading your books and check your newsletters out. You want to know about what other books they like so you kn… Read More
2022-11-18 18:29
I’m starting to realize one of the problems with posting these reviews once a week and post dating them to the next Friday is that it’s tricky to tell where my brain is in th… Read More
2022-11-14 11:18
As I healed from my brain issues (Still going through it, it’s a slow process) I started looking at what I had of my plans and processes that I’d developed so far. For me, I know… Read More
2022-11-11 16:20
Look. I know. But fiction is still very hard for me and these self help, how to organize your life books are significantly easier for me to get through. And I’m also very bad at st… Read More
2022-11-07 11:21
NaNoWriMo is a writing event that happens every November where the participants attempt to write 50,000 words of a novel in one month. It’s a great challenge for anyone who wants to fi… Read More
2022-11-04 15:30
Today in books that I’ve had on hold since before I got sick and was worried that I wasn’t going to be able to actually read because I wasn’t sure how good my brain was… Read More
2022-10-31 10:48
From July to September, I ended up on about a total of 2 months of leave. It was the longest I had ever not been working or in school, and the most time I had ever spent just with myself. Gr… Read More
2022-10-28 17:08
I have known a lot of people who swear by the Getting Things Done methodology. I have heard that there is even a course on how this works taught at my company! I work in tech, and the reason… Read More
2022-10-24 13:31
With my brain unable to handle writing fiction due to all of the being sick, I picked up making jewelry again.
After I already said I was going to stop making so much because how the heck… Read More
2022-10-21 18:10
Another YA fiction book for me! Because that’s what I could handle at the time, and it was still taking a bit longer than I’d like to read. It had an interesting concept, and… Read More
2022-10-17 10:44
As I’m sure you’re already very aware if you have plans to be an author, you need to treat it like a business. But what exactly does that mean? Is that just filing the paperwork?… Read More
2022-10-14 12:06
For whatever reason, as my brain was recovering I had a much easier time with nonfiction, so back to the old standby that I already know I don’t like that much: self improvement books!… Read More
2022-10-10 13:38
This is post 4 of 4 in the series “My life as a research project”
Picture it: I had done all the work to get myself ready. I had identified the areas of my life that were… Read More
2022-10-07 12:02
This is the first book fiction I was able to get through with all the brain issues I’ve been having! It took me a lot longer than it usually does (A couple weeks instead of a couple ni… Read More
2022-10-03 13:35
I have known a lot of people who really want to get started with writing and want to make it a thing that they do regularly, but they just don’t know how to get into it regularly. It c… Read More
2022-09-30 09:44
I’ve been trying to read and be normal, but I read this while dealing with cognitive issues and after having failed to read a lot of other, more complex books. Like YA novels. But… Read More
2022-09-26 13:11
I’ve been making a lot of updates to the shop and I’ve come to figuring out how to list and price the jewelry I’ve been making. Jewelry has been something I actually can wo… Read More
2022-09-23 14:57
So I’ve had bad luck with business books that are recommended by CEOs and by the people I work for in general. So what about a business book about something that is pertains to som… Read More
2022-09-19 13:42
The question of pen names comes up when people are early in their publishing journey, as well it should! But it can still be a very difficult decision to make. As someone who started with a… Read More
2022-09-16 13:49
I’ve been needing some fiction after all those books that are supposed to be bettering myself and my life, so I managed to find something that sounded like something I would write… Read More
2022-09-12 09:51
This is post 3 of 4 in the series “My life as a research project”
Last time I got a whole bunch of ideas down and separated those into different key areas that I found im… Read More
2022-09-09 11:45
So work keeps recommending books. It has not had a great track record so far, but who knows, maybe the next one is going to be the one that I finally like, right? Right?
Sigh.
So t… Read More
2022-09-05 14:53
What is plotting?
Plotting is a technique that some people use to help write their stories. This is where someone will sit down before they write and come up with an outline of what their… Read More
2022-09-02 14:33
Hey look, it’s a book that looks like it was written specifically for me! As someone who has absolutely zero chill and has had to force myself to chill out1 this seemed like a good… Read More
2022-08-29 14:47
As many of you are likely aware by now, I’m a touch obsessed with Notion. As such, I have obviously made a template for how I do my writing projects now! It’s something that work… Read More
2022-08-26 13:57
How many self improvements books must I read before I figure out how to get my life together? All of them! Surely one of them will give me the trick to fixing my life!
This book, howe… Read More
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