Day 1 of another new start: I woke up this first day of 2022 and enjoyed some tea and a donut that weighs more than my head. Lol! Yep,...

Happy Saturday, beautiful reader friends! Just a quick(ish) check-in to update everyone one why I haven't written in nearly 10 days. And...

Sometimes there are too many choices. And it's paralyzing! Like when you go to a restaurant, and their menu is 30 pages long, and you...

I love being able to go to the source for answers to my questions. And in this case, those sources are three incredible authors who write...

“So, how do you feel about gay romance?” This question came up in a reader group recently when a new reader was trying to figure out if...

(If you're just joining us, and you haven't read Part 1, you can find it here: https://brayzenbookwyrm.wixsite.com/bookblog/post/anxiety-...

The day before Indies Invade Philly a really good friend gifted me with a morning session ticket. She knew I had originally had tickets...

My nerves are frayed, and it’s awesome. My excitement has me bouncing in my seat, and I’m not even trying to stop it. My anxiety is...

To read a series or not to read a series? That is an excellent question. Whether ‘tis relevant in the reader’s mind to accept the...

Why do some characters just stay with you? Whether it’s a movie or a book, there are always those characters who work their way into your...

Remember earlier this month when FB & IG (and WhatsApp) all went down at once? And at first everyone thought it was their connection. But...

Life’s too short to read bad books, right? So why do I feel so obligated to finish a book I’m really not enjoying. And why is it so much...

Yep, you read that right. I was hospitalized for 4 days and now face surgery to remove an irrelevant system from my body, because my...

It’s October 17, 2021. And it’s my 22nd anniversary of being married to my HEA. Now I know I don’t live in a romance novel. I’m not...

I know not everything in life is good. Not all relationships have that coveted HEA (Happily Ever After). I’ve been around long enough...

When the hospital tech who brought me up to my room said "I'll put your clothes in the closet," I thought, "don't bother I'm not staying...

As a mom, I spend a lot of time in waiting rooms, or recently in my car, while my spawns are at the doctor’s/dentist’s/orthodontist’s...

I am such a bad angsty reader! I really need to own this, and I know I can’t be the only one, but… sometimes… when I know something...

I’ve been asked this question a few times recently: “You let your kid read that smut?” In short, YES. And, for the record, if you call it...