Women Crush Wednesday: Mena Akaran

written by Betsy Flak on 2017-11-08

This week's #WomenCrushWednesday pick is Mena Akaran from the Acacia Trilogy by David Anthony Durham.

What if Daenerys Targaryen and Arya Stark from Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire were merged into one character? The answer: you'd get someone similar to Mena Akaran from David Anthony Durham's the Acacia Trilogy.

Motivation Monday

written by Betsy Flak on 2017-11-06

Like so many teen idealists, I wanted to change the world when I was in high school. Since my skills and interests were in math and biology, I decided to become a biomedical engineer. To help people, I was going to cure diseases or develop better prosthetics or design better implants.

Although I did become a biomedical engineer--both in education and job--things didn't turn out that way. When I was thinking about trading that career for one as an author, one of the biggest obstacles was the feeling that writing fiction was a selfish career. After all, what was writing YA fantasy books compared to curing cancer (not that I was doing this as a biomedical engineer)?

Freebie Friday

written by Betsy Flak on 2017-11-03

This week, I've got a free ghost thriller novel, an urban fantasy-themed giveaway (whose prize I'm drooling over), and a repository featuring hundreds of free books.

Last few days to get The Impossible Creation for only 99c!

written by Betsy Flak on 2017-11-02

Now that Halloween's come and gone, I have some sad news for you: the spooktacular sale for The Impossible Creation is also going! You only have until Sunday (November 5th) to pick up your copy for 99c!

Women Crush Wednesday: Joana Coelho

written by Betsy Flak on 2017-11-01

This week's #WomenCrushWednesday is all about someone who I loved to hate for about 90% of the first season: Joana Coelho from 3%.

Motivation Monday

written by Betsy Flak on 2017-10-30

I've always been a bit of an idealist...and someone willing to fight for those ideals. So when I went through a phase of renting every old musical I could from the library, there was one song that stood out from the rest. And still does to this day.

Freebie Friday

written by Betsy Flak on 2017-10-27

This is a bit of a slow week, but I do have a giveaway featuring a bunch of free science fiction and fantasy books for you to check out. There are only a few more days left to check it out, so don't delay!

November 2017 Goals

written by Betsy Flak on 2017-10-26

Time for the monthly goal session! As usual, we start with how I did on October's goals.

Women Crush Wednesday: Dorothy Gale

written by Betsy Flak on 2017-10-25

Since it's so close to Halloween, I thought I would go with my perennial Halloween costume for about five years running during my pre-teen years: Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz. P.S. Sorry I don't have a picture handy of tween-me dressed up as Dorothy. If I had one, I would totally post it!

Motivation Monday

written by Betsy Flak on 2017-10-23

Sometimes I just need a little pick-me-up. A bright sunny song (or quote, but let's be real, I mostly use lyrics for motivation) that makes me smile. Today's quote is all about that moment. And who better than the incomparable Julie Andrews?