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Written by Emma Engel

So it’s been a while.

I spent a couple years writing for another site, added a couple of kids to the family, did a lot of reading, less writing, and a whole lot more thinking. Now, as I circle back here, I think I have a clearer idea of what I’d like this place to be.

Previously I focused pretty much entirely on reviews of either fantasy or science fiction books. My reviews tended toward – peppy, shall we say. I don’t know if it's age or just the last few years, but I think one of the big things that will change here is the tone. I certainly don’t want this to become a criticism blog full of me hate reading things for the drama. But I’d like to try for a more balanced approach, both for my readers and for myself. Sometimes, a book needs to analyzed, and sometimes it’s okay to love it just because.

Things I hope will take shape are an ongoing conversation on thinking reads vs. feeling reads. A general rating on a scale of “I’m okay with having spent time on this book” to “I’m enraptured with this and now all the other people must read and love it too.” Basically, I'm not going to review a book I don't like, but I do want to give a nod to books that just aren't for me. Also, expect a lot of round ups for books I feel are worth tossing out for someone’s library list but don’t really need a lot of analysis.

And with four kids in the house, I want to start making space for more kids’ books here on Myrdan. I rather doubt there will be a lot of deep discussion around them, but I have run across some exceptional stories I’d like to give a shout out to.  I suspect these in particular will lend themselves more to round up posts than actual reviews. I may also expand into kid related media beyond books, but we'll see.

Finally, I think many longer or ongoing series will be getting overall commentary on why I value them instead of individual reviews of each new installment. I ran into this while reviewing before. There’s a point where gushing over each new book in a series for pretty much the same good qualities starts to sound insincere. Hopefully a big picture look at the entire work will do a better job of explaining my passion without the repetition.

So here’s to a new start for Myrdan Creation!

The to-read pile will be with you. Always.

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Myrdan Creation was established in September 2012 to fulfill two purposes. First, to provide a platform for book reviews which span many genres. Most review sites are dedicated to one genre or one style of books, and as a more eclectic reader, I wanted a site where I could get a broad spectrum of recommendations. Secondly, Myrdan Creation provides a place for writers to establish an online portfolio. It is becoming more and more common for publishers to request links instead of attachments, and the site has been set up to accommodate several different styles of writing and more sections will be added according to demand.

If you interested in contributing to the site, please set up and account and submit an article or review.  I will contact you as soon as possible about publishing it. While I am happy to accept reviews about books that have elements of Pg-13 or R in them, I ask that the content on the site remain PG. If you review a book that contains language, violence, innuendo, substance abuse or other themes that my alienate readers, I ask that you do note this in your review. It is the policy of this site and the belief of its founder that books containing such elements can still be good, even great books. But it is also the policy of the site that readers should be given such information up front so that they can judge their own comfort level with such material.