People used to say that television rots your brain. I’ve never believed this to be true. But, watching a story play out as opposed to envisioning it… Read more “Crossing Mediums: Stories Reinvented”
Tag: Genre
The Damsel-in-Distress Switch Up
Okay progress update and then on to the meat of today’s posting. That crippling inability to get to the end of NightWind has dissipated (SCORE!) and I… Read more “The Damsel-in-Distress Switch Up”
Enrich Your Fiction: Embracing Change
Change doesn’t always happen because of an epic event and our universe doesn’t have to shift for us to have an epiphany. Small moments can and do lead to change in the real world, so why not in our fiction?
Reading with Open Eyes
When people talk about being writers or authors, they often in the same breath mention that you can’t be a writer without also being a reader. But… Read more “Reading with Open Eyes”
First Draft-itis
Remember in high school when you made it to the second semester of your senior year and you got senioritis and you didn’t want to do ANYTHING?… Read more “First Draft-itis”
The Accidental Expert
In thinking about my education path and how I came to Gothic literature, I’ve decided that I am an accidental expert. And as I’ve talked to other… Read more “The Accidental Expert”
Switching Gears
With The Green Lady finally spreading her wings out in the eBook world, it’s time for me to return to my Fantasy writing roots and complete Withered… Read more “Switching Gears”
Ageism in Dystopian Literature
Ageism is an issue that plagues society on both ends of the spectrum. The elderly are condemned for their age and the stereotypes that come with it… Read more “Ageism in Dystopian Literature”
Kindling the Romance: Legitimizing Genre
In this post-post modern era, there are still incidences of unnecessary critique of genre. I hale from an academic background, but you will never hear me mock… Read more “Kindling the Romance: Legitimizing Genre”
How Historical is Your Fiction?
To be…or not to be… Fiction is whimsy, falsification, storytelling at its best, constrained only by the limits of the writer’s imagination. But, when a writer begins… Read more “How Historical is Your Fiction?”
Writer vs the World 