This one is over word count. I had a good cut-off point and my characters viscerally rebelled against me. I don't like cutting them off if I don't have to. As always, this is pulled from Lyn Thorne-Alder's Thimbleful Thursday prompts. My prompt takes place in the world of Karantiri, but it's from a similar … Continue reading FICTION FRIDAY: Thimbleful – Runs in the Family
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I'm fairly certain I picked this up from a BookBub promotion probably a couple years ago now (okay, I just checked and I exaggerate, it's only been almost a year) but it's another that I have no clue why I picked it up. It's continuing on in my apparent interest in reality TV show style … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: WELCOME TO PARADISE by Rosalind James
So if you've been here for any stretch of time, you'll know that I have a very strong connection to and love of the National Novel Writing Month. (NaNoWriMo, for short.) While I love NaNo and think it's a wonderful tool for writers, I know that it's not necessarily for everyone. Some people don't work … Continue reading You Missed It, The Point Was About Three Miles Back
I've had the song of the same name from Rocky Horror stuck in my head ever since I saw the prompt. Now just to write something that isn't a boy toy in gold lamé hot pants. Again, this prompt is pulled from the ever-talented Lyn Thorne-Alder's Thimbleful Thursday posts, which are truly designed to save … Continue reading FICTION FRIDAY: Thimbleful – Sword of Damocles
I was provided an ARC of this book free of charge by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I'm always fascinated by books that include real-life history and stories in them. The "Dear America" diaries were some of my favorites growing up, and it's always been one of my favorite ways to learn history. … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate
As an indie author, I'm finding myself relying back on some of the earliest pleas I had as a writer: "Please leave a review if you liked the story!" This shows up constantly in fanfiction, because much like in traditional fiction, reviews can make or break an author. Archive of Our Own, a more recent … Continue reading Lessons in What Not to Say
I have no idea how close to the word count I am. *checks* Okay I'm like 150 or so over. So sue me. 😉 I wasn't sure what to do with this one, but it ended up being some foreshadowing (and some future peeks of what's to come) in the Karantiri world. Idiom of the … Continue reading FICTION FRIDAY: Thimbleful – Peace and Quiet
I was provided a copy of this by the publisher in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to Story Plant for giving me this opportunity. I have a very tenuous relationship with women's fiction. This stretches into most contemporary fiction in general, but I've noticed it specifically with women's fiction the most. I don't … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: CROSSING THE STREET by Molly D. Campbell
So I know I've touched on submissions before, and how one gets ideas for them. It's easy to surf around and say "oh hey, here are nine thousand places looking for stories that sound interesting; LET'S GO!" but it's less easy to actually write them. Now here's my usual problem. Length. I'm sure some of … Continue reading The Trouble With Submissions
These two were short, so I've smooshed them together into one mega-microfic. (*cough*) It follows my dearly beloved Tarenthal of the Karantiri stories, very early in his time in the Kalvarine woods. As always, check out Thimbleful Thursday, and all of Lyn's projects. Tarenthal stepped out into the sunlight, eyes closed, letting the rays wash … Continue reading FICTION FRIDAY: Thimbleful – Turn Over a New Leaf/Hold Your Fire
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