This is my sad orchid I can’t get to bloom. Thankfully, I’ve managed not to kill it. I’m still traumatized over the poor houseplant I neglected to water in college. It’s why I hand over all the responsibility for growing things to my husband. This one I can’t. He gifted it to me for my birthday two years ago to… Read More
I wanted to thank my three cats for inspiring my first published work. Of Magic, Love, and Fangs: An Enchanted Rock Novella. They demanded to be included. Instructing me from my desk, keyboard, and office chair. Poe is on the top, settling in for a nap after a hard won battle with his toy mouse. The pretty lady in the… Read More
There is a great article in Slate about repeated words and sentences in The Hunger Games, Harry Potter and Twilight. You can find it here. Some of it is really amusing. It is interesting to see which words each author favored. For Twilight it makes total sense that Meyer used “I sighed” the most. The others were kind of surprising. … Read More
Have you ever preferred the anti-hero or villain in a show or book? Did you ever wish you could read only their story? I know I have. It used to bother me that I was more interested in these kinds of characters until I found the wonders of the internet. Apparently, I am not alone. There is just something so exciting… Read More