Fall is my favorite season. I love the bright colors of the leaves and the crisp blue of the sky. I like the cool mornings and the hint of smoke in the air. Fall always stirs my travel urge, too, as the wild geese wing overhead and call out. There are several holidays celebrated during…
Orphan Witch is more fantasy than sci-fi, but I do read both. Author Paige Crutcher has created a world where a magical island allows visitors only half the year due to a curse cast by witch sisters hundreds of years ago. The island’s inhabitants cannot leave during the winter and no visitors can arrive—until Persephone…
Where has the time gone? It’s once again First Wednesday, which means the monthly Insecure Writer’s Support Group post. It’s easy to listen to the little voices inside your head that tell you you’re no good, that your writing is substandard and boring. Everybody has those little devils chipping away at their self-esteem. The trick…
So we did a pop-up clinic at a neighborhood health fair Saturday. The Bloodmobile was there, so I donated, then I got my booster COVID vaccine … so I’m exhausted this weekend (and a little achy)! I’ll be doing an IWSG post later this week so I’ll just make a short note of what’s up…
I’m trying a fantasy/sci-fi book from another culture this week. The Mermaid, The Witch, & The Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall. I’m just beginning the book so I can’t say how it reads yet, but it comes highly recommended as a “spooky October read.” It’s about a girl who cross-dresses so she can become part of…
We are vacationing at Surfside Beach SC this week so I will post a few photos instead of an article. Think of it as a tourist blog… And a good time was had by all …
I’ve been working on several projects this month. They range from writing short stories for anthologies to continuing to edit the sci-fi novel to writing articles for pay on Upwork. I’ve finished editing the Sisters in Crime story for the anthology “Rock & Roll & Ruin” and included a new plot twist on the advice…
It’s time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! This month’s question is: How do you define success as a writer? Is it holding your book in your hand? Having a short story published? Making a certain amount of income from your writing? I define success as following through on your dreams and finishing your…
I “attended” the virtual part of the League of Utah Writers’ Quills Conference recently. Next year, I hope to be able to attend in person! I really enjoyed the sessions, the scavenger hunt, and The App Game (I won a free query critique). Here’s some great advice on being a good guest host. This was…
I have gotten into an anthology. This is one of my crime/mystery tales of the velyr, and will be in the Sisters of Crime Triangle Chapter’s anthology entitled “Rock & Roll & Ruin.” It features Tel and Tano solving a mystery from the 1930s, using an old letter they found inside of a musical instrument.…