When my Luminous Sister Emily and I started writing together in 2012, she sent me several chapters from a beautiful fantasy novel that takes place in a world called Lethemia. Her poetic language hooked me immediately. The intricately imagined details of the story’s world—its fashion, magic systems, cultures, and languages—fascinated me. The epic story enchantedContinue reading “Emily June Street Blog Tour!”
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Liebster Award
My sister in Luminosity, Maestra of Pilates, and Mother of Dragons, Emily June Street, tagged me to write this post. Although I’m not sure what the Liebster award is, I’m happy to play. Here are the rules: List eleven random facts about yourself. Answer eleven questions posed by the tagger. Devise eleven questions for theContinue reading “Liebster Award”
Final week of the Winter of Whimsy and Wyrdness Flash Fiction Contest!
Today begins the final week of Luminous Creatures Press’s winter flash fiction contest. Emily posted the photo prompt on the LCP website this morning, and you have until Sunday at 7 AM (PST) to submit a 500-word story based on the photo. We select up to four winners a week whose stories will be featuredContinue reading “Final week of the Winter of Whimsy and Wyrdness Flash Fiction Contest!”
The Awesome Power of Grammar and Punctuation, Part One
I have many reasons to be thankful for my writing partner, Emily. I’ve written about some of them before, and one day I’ll compose a post about our evolving partnership. Or I’ll simply provide a link to the post she writes. We make a good team, or as Emily told me last week, we’re partContinue reading “The Awesome Power of Grammar and Punctuation, Part One”
Backwards and Out of Order: My Writing Process Blog Tour
Introduction: My Writing Process Blog Tour Several months ago I saw this blog tour making the Twitter rounds. Several writers I follow posted marvelous accounts of their writing processes, and I secretly longed to be invited along. So when Karl A. Russell asked if he could tag me in his post, I was thrilled, notContinue reading “Backwards and Out of Order: My Writing Process Blog Tour”
Confessions or #IheartTwitter
Dear Twitter, I feel like I owe you a big apology. You see, when I first heard of you I thought you were the stupidest thing ever invented–and that’s saying a lot since there are all those really dumb inventions that you can find on late night infomercials to compare you to. I remember hearingContinue reading “Confessions or #IheartTwitter”
The First Draft Blues
As of today I’m declaring myself about half way done with writing the first draft of Margaret Dashwood and the Enchanted Atlas: Regency Magic Book Two. I’ve made this declaration based on word count rather than plot because I have only a vague idea of the story at this point. A few things have started comingContinue reading “The First Draft Blues”
And Genius Scratches Its Ass
About a week ago I let myself get distracted from writing with a “quick look” at Facebook. Half an hour later I was watching Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED talk on creativity and the creative genius. It is very much worth a watch, so if you want to take a moment to do that before you finishContinue reading “And Genius Scratches Its Ass”
Widgets
I’m not embarrassed to admit that the interweb still frightens and confuses me. I’m a little technologically challenged, so there is A LOT out there that I simply do not understand. Among so many other things, apparently the internet is a great place for the independent author who knows how to navigate her way aroundContinue reading “Widgets”
Luminous Creatures Press
About a year ago my friend Emily and I started a writing group of two. We meet every other week at a cafe in Fairfax, CA and talk about the writing we’ve sent each other. We also eat lunch–generally the same thing every week, so whenever we change our order someone raises an eyebrow. They’reContinue reading “Luminous Creatures Press”
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