Phew! I am exhausted, but I am home, and it seems like a good time was had by all with my lovely guest bloggers. Much thanks and love to KD, Ian, and Anne, for their stimulating pieces on interspecies warfare.
The Frustration of Submission
I’m working on fixing up a book so I can continue submitting to agents with it. The process has gone a little like this: Step 1. Write Book. Step 2. Edit Book. Step 3. Write Query Letter/Synopsis. Step 4. Submit
What Ifs
Yesterday I took my first business trip with my new job. I fly fairly often, but it makes me nervous. (Unnecessarily so. I am, as I have mentioned before, an aerospace engineer. I know how commercial aircraft work. In terms
Vampires and Other Creatures that Lurk in the Night
Hm. Longest post title ever? Mayhaps! I recently won a book in a contest. It’s a collection of short stories called The Poison Eaters by Holly Black. Some of her novels are on my TBR list but this was my
Using Fictional Places in Realistic Fiction
So you’re writing a book. Aside from plot and character, one of the most important things is setting. This determines the when and where of your story. Let’s say you’re writing urban fantasy or contemporary fiction or something that takes
Of Lunar Eclipses and Inspiration
So how awesome was the eclipse the other night? So awesome. My new house has this random landing at the top of the stairs. It’s tiny and useless, but it turns out to be the perfect size for three people
What Would You Put on a List of the 100 Best Scifi/Fantasy Books?
Every few months I get invites from my friends to participate in this meme. Perhaps you’ve seen it – it’s a list of 100 books (or series) attributed to various sources, and which of them have you read? It’s kind
The Ease of Self-Publishing
Last year, I published Hidden Worlds, a fantasy adventure novella, through Lulu. Why I chose to do this particular project myself instead of going a traditional route is another blog subject. What’s important to this blog is that I received
In Defense of Fantasy
Why, if you’re not, you should be reading fantasy.
