J.E. Hunter’s Blog

  • Harry Potter, Kindle Worlds and Some Thoughts on Self-Publishing

    So last night I went to my first ever Harry Potter part! It was awesome. The bookshop had various tents set up: fortune telling, sorting, transfiguration. You could take your picture in the “Have You Seen This Wizard?” sign. There was a tent selling Hogwarts merchandise. There was a Quiddich Pitch, and there were even… Read more

  • There’s a Big Book Party Coming Up

    So I did it. I caved. I pre-ordered a copy of Harry Potter and the cursed child. I can’t help it. I love the Wizarding World. But mostly, I want to go to my first ever Harry Potter party at the book store. I love books, I love parties, I love Hogwarts. This is going… Read more

  • Weekly Writing Prompt

    What has this tree witnessed? Write from the perspective of the tree. Read more

  • Best Back to School YA Books

    It’s  that time of year again, you go out to the shops and the aisles are crammed with school supplies. No matter who you are, you can’t help but thing of the years you spent—or have yet to spend—at school. It definitely gets me thinking, and feeling a bit nostalgic for the pre-school wonder of… Read more

  • YA Book Review: The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

    YA Book Review: The Summoning (Darkest Powers Book 1) by Kelley Armstrong I read this book in 2011, so it’s been a while. But as part of my project to put as many book reviews up on my site as I can, I’m going back in time to review this one. Good thing I’ve kept… Read more

  • Weekly Writing Prompt

    Who threw this daisy away without plucking the petals? Why didn’t they play a game of “loves me, loves me not”? Read more