fantasy February 27, 2009 Judge a book by its title Having somewhere around four titled works, I often feel like a total newbie. Hell, I feel like a total newbie ... Read more
blog February 26, 2009 Reading writers of influence: the importance of reading and writing If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write. – Stephen ... Read more
fantasy February 25, 2009 The Lady of the Lake is a blacksmith: an excerpt from Queen of None From Queen of None. I wanted to find a spoiler-free section, but that’s almost impossible. But here’s a bit of ... Read more
WIP February 23, 2009 I haven’t lost to February. And February was so long that it lasted into March And found us walking a path alone together. You stopped ... Read more
fantasy February 23, 2009 Gender and fantasy: a missed opportunity Because fantasy literature is derived from a mythological tradition steeped in masculine strength and honor, it is often cited as ... Read more
blog February 22, 2009 Up there. There is a new banner up there. Yes, I tweaked the last one. I fell in love with this NASA ... Read more
blog February 20, 2009 On a hobbity note. Two days ago I clicked on one of agent Colleen Lindsay’s blog posts, mentioning opinions on Tolkien. I read, and ... Read more
fantasy February 18, 2009 Writing from where? It used to be, at least in America, that writers often wrote from their heritage. If you were Irish, you ... Read more
fantasy February 18, 2009 Medieval and medievalesque armor @DRB Medieval suits of armor. – Beautiful, beautiful! I have an unabashed love of suits of armor, which is helpful considering ... Read more
fantasy February 17, 2009 Bookish personality I’ve been making an attempt to read more. Our power went kaput yesterday, and without electricity, I picked up one ... Read more
fantasy February 16, 2009 Play it again, Frodo: why I love a remake There are too many purists in the world. Too many folks who cling to original books, movies, songs, rallying for ... Read more
review February 11, 2009 Asus Eee PC review for writers I’ve been contemplating a netbook for a while. For the last ten years I’ve been a Mac person, having gone ... Read more