Author: Lindsey Duncan
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Wednesday Wanderings
I’ve posted before about how I don’t think I would do well as a YA writer, for various reasons. Two reasons that stand out are these. One, I was homeschooled from kindergarten through highschool graduation, so I lack that very common school…
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Song Styles
Lindsey is about to depart from the usual character themesong focus of this post and discuss a musical album – so if that’s not to your taste, exit now, but I will tell you it has a very fantasy vibe, even though it has no specific speculative content….
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Guest post: Part-time Human
I’m over at Part-time Human (yeah, that has to be one of the best blog titles ever) talking about Scylla and Charybdis (of course) and life as a creative (complicated, but funny): https://jmhieber.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/guest-post-lin…
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Wednesday Wanderings
A recent Facebook post reminded me of the old days of fandom roleplaying and fan fiction, when everyone had to post prominent legal disclaimers to avoid being sued by a favorite author, and even that didn’t prevent threats and harassment. As a wr…
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GoodReads Review: The Man Who Tasted Shapes – Richard E. Cytowic
The Man Who Tasted Shapes by Richard E. CytowicMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI loved the wide range of this book, from the prevailing attitudes of medicine and neuroscience to the well-described details of how to hypothesize and conduct experiments on synesth…
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Song Styles
Happy Mother’s Days to all the moms out there, whether your children be human, four-legged, biological, adopted, or a spark of hope for the future.Here’s a song that I always associate with mothers, even though I don’t believe it’s explicitly mentioned…
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Grimbold Interview!
My Grimbold Books interview is up on the Jackson Tango today. Check it out:https://thejacksontango.wordpress.com/2018/05/13/author-spotlight-lindsey-duncan-author-of-scylla-and-charybdis/
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Wednesday Wanderings
So just for fun, here’s a little peek into the circuitous methods my brain undergoes while coming up with a story idea I want to write. Mind that this one isn’t complete; I haven’t sketched out the plot yet, which I do for short stories so they d…
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Song Styles
Last snippet from my Scylla and Charybdis playlist for now, also from the inimitable Kirsty MacColl. This is a general feel and theme song, and while it may not match in details, I thought it was fitting for a society in the wake of a great …
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Wednesday Wanderings: Hiraeth
Obviously, Scylla and Charybdis is full of exotic names and words, from planets and cities – though many of those are based in Earth mythology – to technological devices and the mysterious alien Derithe. But there is one term in particular that comes from our world and runs through the novel: hiraeth.Hiraeth is a Welsh…