Author Archives: Kianah Waters

Book Review: Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Kianah Waters
Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book by Allison K. Williams My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is now my favorite book on writing and self-editing. Williams takes the author, step-by-step, from the first Vomit … Continue reading →
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Book Review: Under a Broken Sky

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Kianah Waters
Under a Broken Sky by Kris Calvin My rating: 5 of 5 stars I don't think I could have endured all the scares and thrills that Emma Lawson withstood in this book, so let's hear it for strong female protagonists!Superb … Continue reading →
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Book Review: A Deadly Education

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Kianah Waters
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik My rating: 5 of 5 stars At first, I didn't think I would enjoy the book because it started out with a lot of world-building and backstory, but three hours into it I found … Continue reading →
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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Kianah Waters
Or, Falling out of love with a character “What on earth did you do to Nick?” The question came from a friend who’d read early drafts of my first novel, Death and the Informant*, a cozy murder mystery on the … Continue reading →
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Four Shows I’ve been Binge Watching This Summer

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Kianah Waters
I confess. I’m a compulsive binge-watcher. Once I find a show I like, I pretty much can’t stop watching it until I get to the end. This has wreaked havoc with my sleep (there was that little devil on my … Continue reading →
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