So how do you stand out and get the editor to actually open your email, read your story idea or pitch, get excited about it and, most importantly, respond? I mean, if a story pitch lands in an editor’s inbox but it’s never read, did it really happen?

My favourite Alice in Wonderland quote is “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast,” and like Alice, I really can come up with six story ideas before 10 a.m.

Book burnout is the writer’s block for readers, and as I found out, it’s an actual thing. I took a deep dive into a Reddit thread on the topic. Turns out many have been experiencing the same symptoms as I have.

Between you and me, there are just some things I didn’t want my boyfriend to ever know about me. It’s not about keeping secrets or keeping the mystery alive in our relationship, it’s honestly because there are just some things I didn't want My Guy to know.

Is it really a publishing love story? Well, I think so. Think science meeting creativity on a blind date and totally hitting it off, where opposites really do attract, leading to a marriage proposal and happily ever after in the future of publishing and technology. (Swoon!)

Here are the many different ways my books were acquired (and also some juicy tidbits about what can happen even after someone acquires your book! It ain't always pretty!)

In my very early 20s, I was babysitting at a family friend's house. I was bored. They had a small shelf of books, so I picked up a John Grisham novel — The Rainmaker. I finished it in less than 24 hours. And that was the trigger of the avalanche that would become my favourite pastime: reading and then reading more.

I recently reached out to a female book reviewer who wrote a scathing review of my book How to Raise a Boyfriend ten years ago. Why did I do this? Honestly? Boredom.

Booklovers have assigned the acronym DNF (Did Not Finish) to the action of quitting a book. Some profiles on Goodreads have a shelf named DNF, that lists the books they didn’t finish.

Learn how to start (and finish!) your first book straight from published author, Rebecca Eckler.

Like so many things, re:books started as a simple idea. Now, months later, it’s finally here.