On my playlist for Scylla and Charybdis is this song, which for me is a touchstone for the backstory between Anaea and Orithia. It addresses Anaea’s introvert nature, that need to just be by herself, even when it costs:Free – Sarah Brightman…
Between work, wine class, and the wearing of seasonal allergies, I haven’t felt as if I’ve gotten much done on the writing, but I’ve actually made a good amount of progress on my projects.In my final editing pass for Journal of the Dead, one of my…
The Woman Who Heard Color by Kelly JonesMy rating: 3 of 5 stars(This isn’t an SF/F book, but I thought it would be of interest to genre readers, too.)When art detective Lauren O’Farrell enters the home of Isabella Fletcher, she hopes to tease out infor…
So I think we all have songs that have personal meaning: associated with particular moments in our lives, pep talks, and if you’re a writer, associated with characters – that’s what this weekly post is usually about, in fact.I do have a number of…
So…. I was brought into mind on this topic by a post made by Petrik Leo, a prolific reviewer for Booknest.EU and Goodreads. It came about in the SPFBO Facebook group, on a discussion about reviewers. Petrik had a sidebar sub-thread on brutal reviews where he stated, “I was called a huge jerk and an … Continue reading Meeting Your Heroes — Why Author Interaction Matters
I posted briefly about this on Facebook, but I thought it bore another look. Most of you who are acquainted with writers (which I suppose, almost by default, means all of you) have probably heard the term “plotters vs pantsers” at some point.&nbs…