Welcome to Pen & Sword, a blog by two fans of all things reading and writing.
Join us for updates twice a week as we ramble about our favorite reads, bemoan the struggles of being an aspiring author, and discuss anything else related to the lovely world of literature.
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Showing Off my Book Journal
I’m a big fan of scrapbooking, bullet journals, and junk journaling, and it’s something that’s come closely connected with my love of reading, too. Back in 2023, I started a book journal, where I can combine my own reviews along… Continue reading
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How I Tackle My TBR
Any reader will relate to the struggle that is the TBR (to be read). Saige had a great idea for me to discuss how I go about my reading and the process that’s worked the best for me. First, it… Continue reading
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Five More Magical Book Reviews
Earlier this year, I wrote an article where I shared my thoughts on some of my recent reads, specifically ones featuring magic and fae. Since I’m a greedy little reader when it comes to this genre, I figured I’d share… Continue reading
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Swappies Part 2
Welcome all to another fun writing experiment! As you will have seen in Saige’s post from Sunday, we done did a thing. Saige’s idea (of course) was to write some short fiction together. Literally. Like, we each started a piece… Continue reading
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Swappies Part 1
Growing up, one of my favorite things to do with cousins and friends who liked to write was to share a Google Doc, where we would take turns adding to a story idea, just seeing where it would go. It… Continue reading
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Horror Month: Everything I Read and Watched, Reviewed
Alright gang. We’re all done. Put away your 12 foot skeletons, shove the face paint to the back of the cabinet where you won’t find it for four years. Halloween and the spooky season are over. I’m lamenting. All that’s… Continue reading
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Reflecting on my October Writing Goals
If you’ve been tuned in for the last month, you’ll know that I set some personal goals for the month of October, aiming to improve both my accountability and productivity. Somehow, October is already over, so it’s time to break… Continue reading
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Horror Month: My Foundations of Fear
We’re almost there, boys! The candy is bought, the decorations are up, the costumes are ready. We’re closing in on Halloween like a vulture circling a battlefield. In this spookiest time of the spooky season, I thought it would be… Continue reading
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Three Spooky Short Stories for Halloween
I think most of us have some memory of reading a disturbing short story in our English class in school. These tales tend to stick with us, coming to mind at the randomest of times. For me, there are many… Continue reading
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Horror Month: There and Flash Again
Has everybody been having a good Horror Month so far? Got your costumes ready? Not to brag, but mine’s been ready since September. Yeah, I’m cool. Creeping and crawling our way through the spooky season, I’m sure we’re all having… Continue reading
