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Witchlands Teaser
A little snippet from the next Witchlands book—Iseult’s book. It’s a story Iz tells Owl to get her through a long night.
Vampire Academy: a book recommendation
4 out of 5 stars The first of Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy series, Vampire Academy, was a highly entertaining, fast-paced read. I’m not big on vampires, but I enjoyed this vampire world — Mead did a good job making it unique, tangible, and dark, but still 100% high school. Rose Hathaway is a 17-year-old Dhampir […]
Slovenia, Croatia, and Austria: Camping and Couchsurfing
Yes, I’ve been away. Yes, I know I didn’t write, and yes, I’m sorry for not keeping in touch. BUT, I’m back from the road trip now. I have power outlets, internet access, and things to share. Where was I? Well, with a friend from grad school, I travelled Slovenia, Croatia, and Austria. We camped […]
13 Book Recommendations
8 days until Christmas! So, here are book recommendations. If you liked X then you might like X–of course, this is just my opinion. Let’s begin, shall we? If you liked… 1. Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto… …then you might like Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières.
Writing inspiration: too much advice
9 days until Christmas! Too many cooks spoil the broth. Have you ever been so overwhelmed by all the experts, by all the blogs meant to help us, or by all the workshops with different (and perhaps contradictory) approaches to writing that you sit paralyzed at your keyboard? You’re certain that your WIP has committed […]
Some Book Statistics
10 days to Christmas. I’m just gonna go ahead and apologize in advance for what I know will be a few weeks of sparse posting. Holidays, holidays with the husband’s family, holidays with the husband’s family who don’t speak English… You get the idea. It doesn’t help that the Muse and I seem to be […]
Goal-setting
14 days to Christmas! Yesterday, I was considering the importance of setting goals. I usually thumb my nose at goal-setters and motivational stuff, but I realized lately that I shouldn’t because I am an obsessive goal-setter, I just never noticed it before. For example: While jogging: I’ll just go two more blocks, and then I’ll […]
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