A few months ago, the organizers for my harp group (which believe me when I say it is like herding cats) met to discuss repertoire. We also exchanged music. One harper offered a packet of Irish hymns and mentioned, “They’re all pretty easy….
Category: Unicorn Ramblings by Lindsey Duncan
Song Styles
So a long time ago, I wrote a story to a prompt from the wonderful The 3am Epiphany (Kiteley, highly recommended for an author of any genre) to write about an article of clothing. The resultant story took just a smidge of inspiration from this so…
GoodReads Review: The Serpent’s Tale by Ariana Franklin
(The Serpent’s Tale by Ariana FranklinMy rating: 4 of 5 starsMurder, mayhem, rebellion and forbidden romance clash in medieval England, dragging the clear-eyed, analytical Adelia Aguilar into their midst. Adelia is what we would call a forensic doctor,…
Monday Meanderings
Today, I want to talk about a character trope that particularly annoys me, one you see nigh-constantly in television media: the genius is an a*****e. I’ll use the term jerk from here on out to avoid having to self-censor myself, but really:…
Song Styles
Unnatural Causes is off to readers … heaven help me (and them).So for today, here’s the song I have written down as a touchstone on the overarching theme. If you listen to the lyrics, they refer specifically to a romance, but they have much bro…
Monday Meanderings
I’m a goal-oriented person: I do best when I have something concrete to work towards, and I find deadlines motivating. I often impose structure on myself; even internal accountability helps me work. I’ve participated in groups where e…
Song Styles
I’m in the final pages of this editing pass of Unnatural Causes, and then I’ll be looking for beta readers … my first serious use of beta reading, well, ever. I used to have my childhood best friend read my novels, and she was wonderful at pick…
Game Plans
So despite the chaos of this year, I’ve managed to finish an average of a short story a month, in addition to work on my novel and editing. I have my next short story plotted, and I had planned to start groundwork on another novel, but I’m not re…
Monday Meanderings
And now, to spice up this blog … controversy!Oh, don’t worry, I’m not going to talk politics or, even worse, the use of a double space after a period. (You can have my double space when you take it out of my cold, dead, and Oxford-comma-laden h…
Song Styles
Today is July 2nd, which as far as I’m concerned, is real Independence Day: it’s when the delegates of the Continental Congress voted for freedom from Britain. The 4th was when the final version of the Declaration was signed and released to…