I was very much caught by surprise when browsing my Twitter feed this weekend. Amidst the cat pictures and New Year’s wishes and hashtags, I came upon a New York … Continue reading Death be not proud: Mortality, fantasy, and a smidge of rage
A writing exercise banning the use of the letter “e” *** I don’t want to stay on my own, Tara thought, shaking a thick braid of brown hair drooping down. … Continue reading Short Story: Don’t Cry
If there’s one thing readers complain about when the words “self-published book” enter the conversation, it’s visual quality. Inside and especially outside, authors who may have a wonderful grasp of … Continue reading Yea or nay: MS Word book cover templates for self-publishers
Panic. *** Have a Merry Christmas, everyone! Stay warm, stay smiling, and stay cool.
The maze appeared from nowhere one day, but it didn’t surprise me much. Morchellas sprouted everywhere, and there was always a pattern to be found if I looked hard enough. … Continue reading Short Story: Salt and Oil
Yup, it’s that time of year. Snow shovels, Christmas jingles, and retrospective roundups from every single blog in existence. Since my blog remains in existence, despite the odds, I thought … Continue reading End of the year roundup: The biggest hits of 2013
The lawnmower tractor’s engine coughed, thick and choking, for a few minutes before the whole contraption shuttered to a halt, steam hissing out from under the green painted hood and … Continue reading Short Story Friday: Sunset
So remember when I said that there was a whole boatload of self-publishing going on in 2012? Turns out there are a lot more best-sellers than you might think. Self-published … Continue reading 25% of Kindle books are self-published, but not for the money
You’ve waited patiently for months to hear which books topped the list of the second annual Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition. Wait no longer, people of Internetlandia! The answer … Continue reading Shelf Unbound Writing Competition Winners!
Hello, people of the Internet. I stand before you bereft and lonesome after the end of NaNoWriMo, listless and lazy as the relentless sparks of November fade slowly into the … Continue reading Wintery Mix
Hey, look. I won. Hooray! Just ignore the fact that it says I wrote 4100 words today. I actually wrote 4000 before the month began and I just kept them … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2013: Veni, Writi, Vici
Dear readers, I am deep in the throes of NaNoWriMo, beset on all sides by plot twists and rebel characters and a pack of cosplaying sea spirits. As this newest … Continue reading Five ways you can tell if you’re a fantasy junkie
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