Reading

2020 Reads — Books 11 – 15

Photo by Charles Thompson from FreeImages And here are five more short reviews of books I read last year! Do any of them sound like books you would like to read? Deadline by Randy Alcorn I read this trilogy last year because they are my husband’s favorite books and he’s wanted me to read them for a long time. They…

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2020 Reads — Books 6 – 10

Photo by Deborah Krusemark from FreeImages Here are the next five books that I read last year, along with my mini-reviews! I hope you enjoy reading them and that my thoughts are helpful to you! 29 Days of Fantasy, 2012 by Thomas A. Knight This was another one that had been on my Kindle app for years, though this time…

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2020 Reads — Books 1 – 5

Photo by Jenny Rollo from FreeImages Happy New Year, all! Yes, I neglected my blog sadly last year. I realize I haven’t posted since March. Between having a small baby and having a toddler and struggling with massive depression related to the lockdowns, etc., I didn’t have a lot of energy to write posts. But I have been writing some,…

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Reading, Writing

Dorian Gray and the Joys of Speculative Fiction

I know, I haven’t posted for a very long time. It’s been so frustrating–for some reason my computer won’t let me sign into my website. Every time I try I get a message saying the connection has timed out. I finally am getting on on another computer for now, but hopefully I can get this issue resolved soon! That said,…

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Copying Reality

I may be down to one post a week for a little while. I’m having to lie down a lot, and it’s hard for me to get a lot of work done, so I’m reassessing everything I can! Not only does the baby really take a lot of energy, but I’m having a lot of issues with my right wrist…

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Writing

What if?

I’m back! I ended up taking an impromptu week-and-a-half hiatus from my blogging and Patreon responsibilities. I hate to fall behind on these things, but I’ll admit it was nice to just not worry about it for a bit. My last couple weeks have been crazy busy–a writers retreat, a friend visiting from out of town, community group meetings, birthing…

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Writing

All the Shattered Glass

I’m sure most of us have our individual pet peeves when it comes to our media–things that just get under our skin that most people probably don’t even notice. Or if they do notice, it doesn’t bother them. I have more than my fair share, I think. They can be big and important, like the one highlighted by my recent…

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Giveaways

First Friday Free Fiction

If the kids in your life are anything like me when I was young, they gobble up books much faster than you can supply new ones! If so, I have a great resource for you–the First Friday Free Fiction event! It’s a collection of free fiction for kids and teens, a list of 26 books including my book Firmament: Radialloy.…

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Life

Open Letter to TV Producers

Dear producers of my current favorite TV show, I think there is a misunderstanding between us. I just finished the season finale of your show, and I was deeply bothered by your breach of the unwritten contract between us. As you know, I watch television to see a world that is different from my own. There are portals through which…

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Blog Tour

I’m Running Out of Ideas

Really, there are only so many blog post titles, guest post ideas and answers to “tell us about your book” that I can come up with… but there are just two more posts, at least for this tour! Then I can let my brain rest for awhile. The second to last stop on the Implant blog tour is a review…

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