Happy Memorial Day, ya'll! I hope you're able to get some good quality time in with your family this weekend. At the same time, don't forget what this day means. Our military, first responders, and homeland defenders get a lot of disrespect, because our country has forgotten what was sacrificed so that we can live... Continue Reading →
I’m going to mix it up today, because I am uninspired on the nonfiction front. So, taking inspiration from Sarah Burns of the much-missed Sarcastic Elf blog, I shall do a character interview with the three POV characters from my work-in-progress, Simulacrum. For the sake of avoiding spoilers, it will take place before the events... Continue Reading →
I usually try to keep it positive on here - being a thermostat and not a thermometer, recommending good stuff instead of ripping into bad stuff. (Or at least recommending more than I rip. I'll admit I have fun ripping.) But, I often find myself in the position of standing in a bookshop, trying to... Continue Reading →
I'll be brief, because it's the time for Thanksgiving feasts and fellowship, not for my yammering. But I wanted to share how this new season in my life has taught me a new gratitude for things I once overlooked. Especially the small things. I grew up homeschooled. So I'm not used to being away from... Continue Reading →
I won't speak long on this because so many people already have, and they can do it far better. But, I just want to say that all our prayers should be with his family right now, with his wife and kids and parents. As well, we should pray for TPUSA. Charlie filled some enormous shoes,... Continue Reading →
The Mage Pocket by Millie Florence is officially released! As well, I had the priveledge to read an Advanced Reader Copy, and so I also have a review of it for you today! Sorrel is the unruly daughter of the heads the Mage Council, protectors of the secret realm of the Mage Pocket, where libraries... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! One of my fantastic instructors from the Young Writer's Workshop is releasing a new upper MG novel -- The Mage Pocket: Apprentice Alliance! It's available for preorder now anywhere books are sold. I've read and enjoyed Millie Florence's debut MG novel, Honey Butter. I could feel the story at times, with such accurate,... Continue Reading →
I've come to really love a good quote after my high school speech classes, where we spent a fair amount of time searching for the perfect exordium. Our teacher tought us to collect and save sage words, and so be able to have them at the ready when needed. Nothing beats a clear, concise, and... Continue Reading →
"The best writers and artists are driven not by the need to show you themselves, as if to invite you into the prison of their minds, but by the desire to open windows so that you get a glimpse of glorious realities that stand outside and above us, enduring truths that do not depend on... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! I'm back with an update on Through Rays of Light, the poetry anthology my friend Skye Lore is getting published in! We officially have a cover! The collection features poetry from fellow Ydubbers Rachel M. Adams, Sana Baig, A.M. Benjamin, Jaela Deming, G.K. Elliot, Anna Kailin Fletcher, Z.A. Gilbert, Emily Gingrich, Alana Griffin,... Continue Reading →
