Gabriella Hewitt

Archive for July, 2010

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Talking Craft: Elfpunk and Finding Your Voice

I am almost officially on my summer break. I have tests to correct and grades to figure out, but no more classes. I am so psyched for summer. Since I’m going nowhere (boo hoo), I plan to focus a lot on writing.

Here are two blog posts that came my way that I’d like to share. The first is from Suzanne Lazear over at Steamed. She writes about the niche genre Elfpunk. I never realized there was a separate genre for books that focus solely on the elf world. She gives a good list of authors who fall in … Read More »

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Death by Diamonds


I just finished Death by Diamonds by Annette Blair. This is the third book in her vintage magic mystery series. The main character in the series is Maddie, or Mad to her friends, a former fashion designer, now owner of a vintage clothing store in Mystick Falls, CT. Maddie discovered that she has a rather unusual talent–she can read certain pieces of clothing by touching or wearing them. Of course, that leads to some interesting adventures in sleuthing. Over the course of the three books so far, we see how Maddie is growing into her abilities and becoming more … Read More »