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christianandreo
Aug 8, 20211 min read
Classical Love Magic - The Outline
Dude. This is insane. You want to know why it takes so long to write an epic urban fantasy? Realize you are looking at ONE QUARTER OF IT!...
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christianandreo
Jun 8, 20217 min read
There's No Such Thing As Time: Tarot card readings for love, luck, and higher SAT scores
In my home town way up north, there’s this chill, new age hippy shop that sells crystals and CBD and such down on main street. I’ve not...
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christianandreo
Jan 16, 20216 min read
Vampire Coffee: What to drink when you're reading about blood drinkers
(Relax, it's not blood) As I researched this post, I knew I had to choose literary vampires. This is a reading culture digest, not the...
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christianandreo
Dec 25, 20208 min read
My Tween Niece Finished Harry Potter: Now What?
(This first part is for the grown-ups) We all have that precocious kid in our extended family. Dancer, actor, cellist. Participates in...
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christianandreo
Dec 25, 202011 min read
YA Concept Sampler: December
Do you ever feel like... maybe I make bad decisions? Wouldn't it be nice if someone else decided for me, once in a while? I mean, at...
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christianandreo
Dec 14, 20205 min read
Sorcerer’s Stone is Not a Christmas Story - we can do better
I get it. Lots of people watch Harry Potter numero uno at Christmas. You: Watch? Don’t you mean ‘read’? Me: Don’t be naive. Every year,...
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christianandreo
Nov 17, 20206 min read
Never Read on the Beach (and other tips for a Book Vacation)
You: What do you mean, a ‘book vacation’? Reading is like, my whole thing. Me: No, no. A vacation where you bring books. You: So like… a...
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christianandreo
Nov 15, 202012 min read
YA Concept Sampler - November
Sometimes, weird guys aren't the worst problem to have. The woods behind Parker's new house are dangerous, filled with crags and...
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christianandreo
Oct 26, 20208 min read
YA Concept Sampler - October
I have an unhealthy quantity of ideas crashing around in my head. Everything from contemporary romance to off-world science fiction tends...
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christianandreo
Oct 15, 20208 min read
Scathing: The Death of Literary Criticism Under the Emotional Boot of a Goodreads Reviewer
Hello there readers and friends! On occasion, I like to chat about the books I've read. ("What?! OMG ME TOO!" said all of us.) I like to...
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