Howdy! I'm taking a quick break from the studying life to write this. Yesterday I made a trip home for a book signing. (The school I'm attending is only 2 hours away from home and in Texas time that's hardly a trip at all.) I set up shop in the book section of Hastings Entertainment … Continue reading Of Books and Dragons
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Have You Seen This?
Who doesn't love Calvin and Hobbes? I might not have read the comic in the paper but I spent many happy hours reading through the collected works. So, when I came across this today, it was pretty much pure epicness. If Anatomy wasn't persistently calling my name right now, I'd be online reading Calvin and … Continue reading Have You Seen This?
Guest post by L.E. Modesitt Jr.: The Challenges and Benefits of a Long Series
Howdy! I found this to be interesting especially as I am considering turning one of my books into a series of 11 to perhaps 12 books. They'd follow the format of Mr. Modesitt, spanning hundreds of years and never revisiting the same characters twice. Anyway, food for thought. Guest post by L.E. Modesitt Jr.: … Continue reading Guest post by L.E. Modesitt Jr.: The Challenges and Benefits of a Long Series
Victim to a Classic Blunder?
Howdy! An upside to having a lot of free time recently is I've been reading ALL of the blogs. A topic that I've seen repeated recently through several different sites is essentially "Why are villains in fantasy and sci-fi not white dudes?" There were some compelling points to be made and it got me thinking … Continue reading Victim to a Classic Blunder?
The Children Are Our Future
Howdy! My bookmarks toolbar has been frowning at me for several days now, so here is a post to appease it. Yesterday I had the great opportunity to go speak to an elementary school class about my book. It was set up through a co-worker who was really excited to hear that I had written … Continue reading The Children Are Our Future
Q&A with Claire Banschbach
A friend of mine recently asked if I would do a short Q&A for his blog. The results are below. Check out his blog as well. There's some great stuff to be found there.
Stories of my life
Howdy! I've introduced myself a little. I've pointed out I'm a writer. One of my biggest challenges is talking about my writing. It is my hobby and no one outside of a few of my sisters knew about it for years. And that's the way it would have continued to be had I not submitted … Continue reading Stories of my life