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Women’s Book March: The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
I’m challenging myself to read only novels by women and femme people for a full year, from March 2019 through March 2020. Read this post to get the full story! The next entry in my Women’s Book March is The … Continue reading
Women’s Book March: Monstress Vols. 2 & 3 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
I’m challenging myself to read only novels by women and femme people for a full year, from March 2019 through March 2020. Read this post to get the full story! I’m kicking off April with Monstress Vol 2: The Blood … Continue reading
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Women’s Book March: The Race by Nina Allan
I’m challenging myself to read only novels by women and femme people for a full year, from March 2019 through March 2020. Read this post to get the full story! My next installment in the Women’s Book March challenge is … Continue reading
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Women’s Book March: Everfair by Nisi Shawl
I’m challenging myself to read only novels by women and femme people for a full year, from March 2019 through March 2020. Read this post to get the full story! My first read for the Women’s Book March challenge is … Continue reading
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Why Can’t Deadpool Die?
Warning: Spoilers for Deadpool 2, Logan “There are two constants in life: death and sequels.” – Me I saw Deadpool 2 last weekend. Despite a problematic, fridging-dependent premise, I enjoyed it a lot and thought it nailed the fourth wall-breaking, … Continue reading
What Would Life be Like on a Planet with Binary Stars?
It’s an iconic shot: Luke Skywalker watches double sunsets as evening falls on Tattooine in Star Wars: A New Hope. Science fiction films like Star Wars, and novels like Brian Aldiss’ The Dark Light Years and Fire Time by Poul … Continue reading
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Replenishing Your Creative Coffers
Creative work, whether it’s fiction, art, music, etc., takes a special kind of energy. Like any work, creative work demands our attention and concentration. However, creative work is usually something we have to fit in around other time demands, such … Continue reading
Why I’m NOT Doing NaNoWriMo 2017
In the months of September and October, I often see posts aimed at helping writers gear up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). For those of you who don’t know, NaNoWriMo participants undertake a personal challenge to write 50,000 words … Continue reading
Interpreting Reviews – A Writer’s Guide
I got my first reader review on Goodreads about a week ago *cue the champagne*. Overall, it was positive, with a couple areas of critique that got me thinking about the eternal question for writers and other artists: how do … Continue reading
Women’s Book March: Updraft by Fran Wilde
I’m challenging myself to read only novels by women and femme people for a full year, from March 2019 through March 2020. Read this post to get the full story! Delequerriat: The act of concealment, in plain sight, may only … Continue reading →