When I say I enjoy creating things and being creative, I mean it in two ways. The first is the standard usage: I like the invention, putting together something out of nothing or the mental bits and bobs of everything. The intellectual…
So…. (Muse: You stole that post title from Futurama.) You know what they say: if you are going to steal, steal from the best. So…. I think I have said before, I am members of a couple of writing groups. About a year ago, one of those writer groups decided that we would put together … Continue reading Anthology of Interest
I’ve spoken before about the difficulties of arranging certain tunes for harp, primarily centered around accidentals and key changes. What exactly does that mean?Between the notes of the musical scale lie sharps and flats. The easiest way t…
Some marketing advice will tell you to build a brand: a tagline, phrase, description of the type of books you write that will attract readers interested in them … a way of saying, “If you like this element, you’ll find it in all my work.” …
I mentioned earlier in the month that there are two romance stories in Surgeburnt, one in the past storyline, one in current events. It provides me a lot of opportunity as a writer to compare and contrast, though my narrator may be in denial abou…
Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold by Paula GuranMy rating: 4 of 5 starsThis is a broad and varied collection of fairy tale retellings and fairy tales inspired – a number of the stories within are not based on a specific narrative, but capture the fe…