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Fifty Shades of Love (no seriously)

(BEAR WITH ME ON THE TITLE. I PROMISE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT IT'S PARODYING. ...ACTUALLY IT'S THE EXACT OPPOSITE. PLEASE FORGIVE ME) Hah. Remember when I said I was going to get back into this? Yeahhhhhhhh I did really well with that. But hey! I'm trying? Points for effort? I feel like … Continue reading Fifty Shades of Love (no seriously)

BOOK REVIEW: HOLDING by Graham Norton

So maybe I'm behind the trend on this one, but I wasn't aware that Graham Norton wrote books. I'm a fan of his TV show--I don't go out of my way to watch it, but I've enjoyed it the times I've seen it--but I really didn't know he did anything outside that. I mean, I … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: HOLDING by Graham Norton

Death of an Inspiration

This is going to be a weird topic for me to come briefly out of hiatus for, but the more I thought about it, the more I needed to get my thoughts out in a coherent way on the topic. I've just seen the news that Chester Bennington, the lead vocalist for Linkin Park, has … Continue reading Death of an Inspiration

I Write Books to Conquer This World

So as a general rule, I've always considered that quality is worth more than quantity in the writing world. If you have a hundred books out but all of them tell the exact same story and are garbage, then I don't care that you might have fifty best-sellers. But take authors like Harper Lee, who … Continue reading I Write Books to Conquer This World

FICTION FRIDAY: Thimbleful Thursday – Ugly Duckling

I'm not sure where I wanted to go with this, and I don't know where in any established time line this might take place, but it's Celita and Tarenthal from QUEST TO KARANTIRI, sometime in her first visit to the elven woods. As usual, prompt is taken from Lyn Thorne-Alder's Thimbleful Thursday, and I love … Continue reading FICTION FRIDAY: Thimbleful Thursday – Ugly Duckling

BOOK REVIEW: BLACKBIRDS by Chuck Wendig

I did it! I finally read the damn thing! Everyone should be very proud of me. It's an interesting departure for me, given that my only experience before this with Wendig's writing (that isn't a tweet or blog post) was the Heartland trilogy. And Miriam Black and her world aren't even remotely close to that … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: BLACKBIRDS by Chuck Wendig

State of the Rion

I figure we'll talk personal today. It's a fitting day to do such. Besides, a lot has happened since the last time I updated you. (Since I can't remember when that was.) So today is my parents' wedding anniversary, which is awesome. 🙂 They've been married 35 years, which especially as I look around at … Continue reading State of the Rion