2012, it looms, Squiders. Soon people will be after you for your new year resolutions, and perhaps you are thinking about changing up some of your writing goals or trying out some new habits. It’s always tempting to start out
Happy Holidays! (Also, Landsquid.)
I hope your weekend treated you well, that you ate too much and spent too much time with those that you love, and that you got at least one thing that made your day. My husband got me a Wacom
Christmas: Fantasy?
Instead of our normal Friday subgenre study, I thought we’d take a look at Christmas stories and debate their genre. Christmas stories tend to involve angels, ghosts, flying reindeer, elves, and an immortal who has the power to visit every
Christmas Movies
Well, my husband has driven into work like a crazy person (we’ve got about a foot of snow and it’s still coming down) and as we get closer and closer to Christmas, I find it harder and harder to get
Productive Ways to Procrastinate Writing
Procrastination is generally bad, yes, but sometimes you can’t write for whatever reason. You don’t have a large enough block of time, you’re waiting on feedback or something from someone else, you’re in need of inspiration, etc. Here’s some things
Subgenre Study: Mythic Fantasy
Ah, mythic fantasy, where Gods walk the Earth (or…not-Earth), where heroes are born, and where magic imbues the world around us. A simplistic definition is that mythic fantasy is fantasy that weaves mythology into the world. Usually each story focuses
I Blame the Dog
If you pay any sort of attention to my blogging schedule, you know it typically follows a M/W/F schedule, and that I tend to warn you if there’s going to be complications or missed days. If you’re that sort of
Writing Around the Holidays
The month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is stressful even in the best of times. You’ve got to buy your presents, wrap them, make sure they get to the right recipient (and that’s assuming you aren’t making any). There’s Christmas Cards
Subgenre Study: Comedic Fantasy
Like we talked about a few weeks ago, comedic fantasy is a subgenre that can be combined with other subgenres. It defines the tone, not the setting, location, etc. You can have comedic epic fantasy, comedic urban fantasy, or even
Ode to the Oxford Comma
Oh, Oxford comma, how I adore you, even though some styles call you obsolete. It’s actually one of the hardest things to remember about being a freelance editor – Chicago, for example, strongly recommends using the Oxford comma, but AP