Gilt by Katherine Longshore
First, disclaimer: Katherine and I are friends in real life. Second: even if I weren’t friends with her, I’d be reviewing this book anyway because it totally rocks. Like, stay-up-way-past-bedtime-reading rocks. And I’m not usually drawn to historical fiction. The set-up: The year is 1539. Kitty Tylney and Catherine (Cat) Howard are best friends…or as … Read more
The Gift of Belief
The Gift of Belief. No, I’m not talking about Santa Claus. Last week, the YA Muses wrote about gifts for writers. What do writers want for the holidays? Things like people to read their books (Katy), ultra-fine tipped Sharpies (Donna), conferences and retreats (Talia), fingerless gloves (Veronica), and guilt-free writing time (Bret). Yes, sign me … Read more
Baker’s Dozen Auction…again
This is not a Momming Around post. It was a toss-up: either write about what happened yesterday with the Baker’s Dozen Auction, or give a list of reasons why I should move into our bathroom (it’s actually a compelling list – you may see it posted in the future). Yesterday, I was all set up … Read more
Writerly Rambles (Obsession Styles of the Poor & Obscure)
Now that I’ve tightened le manuscript (as in, deleted roughly 5,000 words simply from eliminating needless dialogue tags and instances where one character “looks,” “glances,” or “sees” another), and I’ve read it over and don’t know what the heck else to do with it, I’ve got to get another pair of eyes on it…again. For … Read more
The Monster, Part 3 (and The End!)
For Part 1, click here. For Part 2, click here. The Monster Kimberly heard someone behind her. She turned around quickly, just in time to see the sorceress pointing her wand at James and chanting in a foreign language.1 Kimberly had no time to think. “Noooooo!” she wailed, then took up a handful of dirt … Read more
