Pizza, Curry, or a Sloppy Meal? 

Pizza, Curry, or a Sloppy Meal? 

Intro and What I Read On my journey as indie writer, Sapphire Lebesque, I chose two genres to write in, Historical Romance and Romantasy (Fantasy Romance). To make sure I hit the beats within those genres, I read a lot of books in them. In other words, as a writer,...
2025 Happy New Writing Year – or is it? 

2025 Happy New Writing Year – or is it? 

Interesting times? Let’s face it, times are difficult. I usually do at least a turn-of-the-year update to let anyone who’s interested know I’m still around and what I’m doing. It’s a weird world we live in these days or maybe it’s only that I’ve surfaced...
Cartography for Writers

Cartography for Writers

World building is a big thing for writers today. Readers and viewers like to escape to the familiar, fantasy or unknown worlds where our characters dwell. As we embark on designing our new world, we’re thinking landscape and orientation, key features and...
Popular Genre Fiction Trends in 2024

Popular Genre Fiction Trends in 2024

Genre Fiction is a landscape populated with many different species, including subspecies. Authors and publishers need to know the layout because their livelihood depends on it. For genre and subgenre read “readers’ tastes” and for Genre Fiction read...
Writers v. Readers. Is it War?

Writers v. Readers. Is it War?

Words will never hurt me Cut it with the bad reviews! How to respond to negative reviews for fiction writers and readers? We’ve all heard the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Well, tell that to authors who...
2023 A Great Summer for Big Screen Movies

2023 A Great Summer for Big Screen Movies

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Original Classic Animation Disney, 1937 Director: David HandWriters: Ted Sears, Richard Creedon, Otto Englander, Dick Rickard, Earl Hurd, Merrill De Maris, Dorothy Ann Blank, and Webb Smith. Based on: Grimm’s Fairytale of Snow...
Are the AI Content Robots Stealing My Stuff?

Are the AI Content Robots Stealing My Stuff?

I didn’t see a future where the bots get to write fiction, music, and to paint while humans do all the cr*p jobs. Some twitter wag. Sorry I can’t credit it, but if he/she//they/bot gets in touch, I’d be happy to. Ha ha, it’s a fresh take on the problem,...
5 Fantasy Romance Heroes That Will Make You Swoon

5 Fantasy Romance Heroes That Will Make You Swoon

Fantasy Romance Heroes And Lovers: Fairytales Do Come True – Really? Tune up your heartstrings, people, because we’re diving into the world of fantasy romance heroes and lovers! These irresistibly handsome enchanted creatures are the epitome of fantasy...
Recent Reads I Couldn’t Put Down

Recent Reads I Couldn’t Put Down

So many books, so little time. You can’t possibly get through them all, and everyone’s taste is different, so what your friend likes you might not. There are books, there are enjoyable reads, and the ones you couldn’t put down. Here are ones I simply...
Bucket List

Bucket List

If you’re a writer, it helps to dream; the best ideas can come from travels in our imaginations. Night or daydreams? A good way to go about it, is to start a bucket list. You’re never too young to begin; you give yourself more time to plan it. I’ve...