Today’s been rough, Squiders, so for the sake of my poor brain, I’m going to keep this simple and go through some of the speculative fiction stuff I’ve been consuming lately. 1) Forever Forever is a crime procedural/supernatural show on
Are Blank First Person Characters on Purpose?
So, our Twitter book club is reading The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin this month–which is the first of a high fantasy trilogy that came out about four years ago–and we all noticed something pretty quick. The book is
Dream Structure
I don’t know if we’ve talked about this before, Squiders, but I dream in stories. It’s very odd. (The main plotline for Shards came directly from a dream, actually.) Not all the time, certainly, but quite often, especially if I’m
Over-arcing Universes
So, I promised myself I wasn’t going to write another Avengers-related post (I watched Captain America yesterday, so I am almost caught up with everything now), but pondering how all the movies fit together, and how they leave little hints
The Importance of Antagonists
Someone on Twitter the other day was asking the Twitterverse at large whether or not their protagonists had antagonists. Well, I certainly hope so. What drives story? Conflict. And what causes conflict? Having obstacles that your main character/protagonist needs to
The Potential of Things
I was out with my writing group tonight, and after the official discussion was over we were chatting about things, and the conversation somehow turned to M. Night Shyamalan. And there were, of course, the haters, but I actually really
What Have We Been Reading Lately?
I love to hear what you guys have been reading and your recommendations for things I should be reading, so let’s get a discussion going, shall we? I’ve been all over the map lately. Here are the last three books
The Fantasy Race Blog Post Series and Miscellaneous
First off, Squiders, an announcement: starting Tuesday, I’m going to be running a series of posts (on subsequent Tuesdays) about fantasy races. I’m really excited about this one, because I’ve got the posts from the people who know the best:
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles Readalong: Dealing with Dragons
Hoorah! Here we go, Squiders. If this is your first time through this series, I hope you’re enjoying it thus far. I know I am. What’s the most brilliant about this series, I think, is how it takes fairy tale
Time Quintet Re-read: A Wind in the Door
When I first read this book as a kid, I remember coming out of it being slightly confused about what had just happened. I still feel that way. I think it’s the end. The inexplicable wind that blows the door
