Annie’s August Update

Hello y'all!  Today I'm sharing a little about my month and announcing some pretty fun news regarding Annie Likes Words and myself, so let's get started. When I wrote this post, I'd been living in my flat for one week of my freshman year at college!  I attend a small liberal arts college in North…

Annie’s Actual TBR Pile

There's nothing I love more than organization, so I thought I'd share a little slice of my book organization by talking about my actual TBR pile. Since I rarely purchase books I've already read, I have a lot of hard copies that I still have yet to conquer.  Being the organizational freak that I am,…

What Annie’s Doing: A Reading and Writing Update #2

Is it actually July?  That's what my planner says, but I'm having a hard time believing it.  So much has happened in life and on this little site the past month that it's felt more like a week than a month.  To help usher in July, I'm going to do a little recap of my…

Annie Talks First Lines

I've had this post on my schedule for a while and I'm super pumped to finally be writing it!  First lines are crucial  in both writing and reading, so I'm going to talk about both sides of the coin: how I write first lines/what makes a good one while highlighting some of my personal favorites. Let's…