Kayjah Taylor's brain dump for April 2026 including: hobbies, writing projects, etc.

Kayjah Taylor's Review of The Extra (Book 1 of 3) by Annie Neugebauer

Kayjah Taylor's Take on The Difference Between Inspiration and Discipline in Writing

Kayjah Taylor's Review of Lightguard (Book 1 of 2) by Hayley Turner

Kayjah Taylor's Post About Silence, Boredom, and Stillness in Creativity

Kayjah Taylor's Review of Brews in Bloom by Lauren Sanatra

Kayjah Taylor's Take on What Happens When You Stop Trying to Sound Like a “Real Writer”

Kayjah Taylor's Review of Cruel Deception (Book 6 of 6) by Kat Bammer

The Emotional Cost of Caring Deeply About Your Work by Kayjah Taylor

Kayjah Taylor's Review of Bound to the Broken Crown (Book 1 of ?) by Astoria Hope

Kayjah Taylor's Tips on Writing Without a Plan: Chaos as a Method

Kayjah Taylor's Review of The Revenant Series (Books 1 & 2) by Brittany Tucker

Kayjah Taylor's Writing Tips for When You're Stuck

Kayjah Taylor's review of Bottle Shock (Book 3 of 3) by Michelle Naomi

Kayjah Taylor's Reading Stats for 2025

Kayjah Taylor's Review of Oh no! There's an Ifrit in my Cosmic Cafe by Ember Holt

Kayjah Taylor's Goals for the New Year (2026)

Kayjah Taylor's Review of Foxes & Poisons (Book 1 of 2) by Adina Chiles

What Writing Taught Me About Letting Go of Perfection

Kayjah Taylor's Review of Bound by Hearts & Wings by Lauren Sanatra

Kayjah Taylor's blog Abandoned Drafts: Why You Should Keep Them

Kayjah Taylor's Review of Fly Back to Me by Drea Scott

Kayjah Taylor's Tips on Writing Non-Human Characters

Kayjah Taylor's Review of In the Dark by C.J. Blaire

Today we have a more laid back blog post, where I’ll blab and you can learn more about what I’ve been up to these past four months.

Kayjah Taylor's review of A Darkness so Sweet (Book 1 of 2) by Emma Hamm

As writers, part of our goal is to make our readers feel something. We want laughter, tears, held breath, and ache.

Kayjah Taylor's review of The Forest of Lost Souls by Dean Koontz

How can you intentionally incorporate geography into your story to further your plot and challenge your characters?

Kayjah Taylor's review of The Montegard Murder by Paul Copenhagen

I am particularly fond of poetry and fantasy, with two poetry collections and one fantasy novel out at the moment. One allows me to transport myself to a different world, while the other allows me to explore the world around me. They are both incredible genres, and here's why I love writing both.

Kayjah Taylor's review of The Night Prince (Book 2 of 3) by Laura Palphreyman

Kayjah Taylor's Article on Writing About Found Family: Tips and Tricks

Kayjah Taylor’s Book Review of Grimm Curiosities by Sharon Lynn Fisher

Kayjah Taylor's Tips on How to Write About Hope (Without Being Cheesy)

Kayjah Taylor’s Review of Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher

Kayjah Taylor's Tips on How to Write Lovable Characters Who Make Bad Decisions

Kayjah Taylor's Book Review for Can't Go Back (Book 3 of 3) by Debra Webb

Kayjah Taylor's Blog About How to Combine Your Drafts into One Cohesive Story

Kayjah Taylor's Book Review on Us Deadly Few (Book 2 of 3) by Alexis Patton

Getting a Message Through to Readers (Without Preaching)

Kayjah Taylor's review of The Knight and the Butcherbird by Alix E. Harrow

Why I Fell in Love With Editing

Kayjah Taylor's review of Gone Too Far (Book 2 of 3) by Debra Webb

Kayjah discusses how writing helps with emotional processing.

Kayjah Taylor's review of Us Dark Few (Book 1 of 2) by Alexis Patton

Kayjah Taylor's brain dump, and what she's been up to

Kayjah Taylor's review of Trust No One (Book 1 of 3) by Debra Webb

Kayjah Taylor's tips on what to do when you fall out of love with your story.

Kayjah Taylor's Review of The Killing Plains by Sherry Rankin