I love my miscellany, Squiders. I’m sorry, I can’t help it. I’m wearing brown Converses today, and every time I look at my feet, I, for some reason, think I’m a Time Lord. Very strange. Anyway, I apologize because the
When Books Hook You (and Blog Topic Generator Hilarity)
Today has been one of those days, Squiders, where trying to get anything done has been a huge drag and everything seems too hard. This, sadly, includes blogging. And so I took to the interwebs in search of inspiration (and
ROW80 Goals
So, I’ve been generally aware of A Round of Words in 80 Days for a while. Billing itself as a writing challenge for those who have a life, you’re supposed to set a writing goal and regularly check in, so
Still in Need of Presents?
I ate too many cookies today, Squiders, and now feel a bit sick. This is the dangers of baking for the holidays that they fail to warn you about. The only thing saving the peppermint bark is that I made
Oh, Prologues
You know prologues, don’t you, Squiders? They lurk at the very beginning of some books, being all secretive and yet revealing at the same time. And then the first chapter starts and you have no idea what’s happening and who
Shards Cover Reveal
Surprise! Monday post. (No worries, Squiders, you’ll get your normal Tuesday/Thursday posts this week.) Anyway, I got the cover for Shards over the weekend, and I thought I’d share it with you lovely people. Isn’t it pretty? I especially like
Comfort Books (Or Where to Go When Your Genre Betrays You)
Each of us have a comfort book–or even a comfort genre–that we turn to when we just want to relax or when times are tough. I go for cozy mysteries. I like them because they tend to be witty, fun,
Obligatory Fall TV Post
As we’ve talked about before, Squiders, I am terrible at TV (my husband and I are still very slowly making our way through the last season of Falling Skies, which I think ended in August), but I like this trend
Stealing Mythology
Oh, Squiders, I love mythology. You guys know that. My friends know that. My family knows that. My husband definitely knows that because every time we go anywhere I come home with new folklore books. As a writer, mythologies never
The Differences Between Urban and Contemporary Fantasy
As we touched on just barely during the Subgenre Study, while many people consider urban and contemporary fantasy to be synonymous, they’re not actually. Examples! Story 1 takes place in modern times in a major city. The story is both
