Time, like the rules of society, is an agreement we all make that certain things will be done a specific way. Time is all one piece. There are no endings and no beginnings to time, which means that the concept of the New Year is really kind of silly. It means we don’t have to…
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Review: Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig
This is the second book in Chuck Wendig’s Miriam Black series. It was released from Angry Robot on August 28th. Continuing the tradition of the first in the series, Blackbirds, this one also has a kick ass cover. The Blurb Miriam is trying. Really, she is. But this whole “settling down thing” that Louis has…
Open Your Mind, Clenching is Bad For You
Maurice Sendak, the guy who wrote the iconic WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE died recently. It was reported today, but I’m not sure when it happened, and for the purposes of this post, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that he was an author that was beloved by a very great many people. I liked…
How to Miss Out On Great Books
I said in a recent review that I would come back and tell the story of how I came so late to the Retrievers novels and Laura Anne Gilman‘s Cosa Nostradamus world. It’s really quite simple and easy, but if you’re curious, here is Kiara’s Guide to Missing Out On Really Great Books™ . Hold…
Writer’s Resources for August 14th through September 19th
These are writers’ resource links I’ve found helpful and/or interesting for August 14th through September 19th: Em and En – Tearing Down That Wall | Magical Words – How-to about grape/cluster brainstorming By Request: A Post About Plotting | Magical Words – re: Character driven plotting Writing the Basics. Sentence Structure, Paragraph Structure and Why…