Blog Series
This page is a home for the recurring stories on Armed with A Book.
These series hold the longer threads of my writing life—personal reflections, creative experiments, collaborations with authors and creators, and the questions I return to again and again. Each series has its own rhythm, voice, and purpose, but all of them are rooted in curiosity, care, and becoming.
Think of this page as a map of the ongoing stories I’m telling—one series at a time.
📚 TBR Tales
A personal reading reflection series.
Often I pause to reflect on my towering TBR (to be read) list—celebrating what I’ve read, exploring what’s calling to me next, and documenting how my reading life evolves.
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📖 TBR Tales # 4: How to Read More
🗂️ The Blogging Shelf
A behind-the-scenes look at book blogging as a long-term, creative practice.
In The Blogging Shelf, I reflect on the realities of running a book blog—pitching, reviewing, building relationships, balancing creativity with life, and showing up authentically in a changing digital landscape. These posts are thoughtful, experience-based, and written for bloggers, writers, and creators who care about sustainability over speed.
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📖 The Blogging Shelf # 1: Blogging as a Hobby: Seasons, Gaps, and what keeps me coming back
🧸Growing Up with Books
A reading life unfolding beside mine.
This series documents the tiny, tender, surprising reading life growing next to me. It’s a miniature library within the larger story of my own reading—made up of the books I find, choose, and cherish for my daughter.
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📖 Growing Up with Books # 1: Baby’s First Books
🌱 Creating While Caring
Making space for creativity in seasons of care.
When we care for others—or ourselves—our timelines shift. This series reflects on what it means to return to creating while parenting, caregiving, healing, or moving through seasons of low energy and high responsibility. It’s about honoring both care and creativity, without rushing either.
Stay tuned for the first post!
🔁 Indie Recommends Indie
Amplifying indie and small press voices—together.
In this series, indie and small press authors recommend books by fellow indie authors. It’s a celebration of mutual support, literary discovery, and stories that deserve the spotlight.
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➡️ Are you an indie author? Get involved! DM me on Instagram or Facebook saying you are interested in this series.
🌀 Series Stories
Behind-the-scenes of book series.
Authors share the journey of writing a complete book series—from idea to final installment. If you love learning about author decisions, world-building, and long-form storytelling, this is your series.
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🎲 The Creator’s Roulette
Guest posts and interviews with creators of all kinds.
This is an open space for creators—writers, illustrators, game designers, podcasters, and more—to share a piece of their world. Every post is different. Every voice matters.
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📖 The Creator’s Roulette # 162: Zoë A. Perry – On Translation