Add New Post Save draftPreview(opens in a new tab)PublishAdd title So, a week ago, my family and I went to our local science and history museum since one of their temporary exhibits was in its last days and we thought
The Finnbranch Readalong: Undersea
Did you read this, squiders? If not, don’t. I’m not sure I’ve ever read a more confusing piece of literature in my life. Continuing on from Yearwood, we follow Finn (or do we?) as he learns more about who he
A Hint of Arthurian Legend
I was at the storycraft meeting for my writing group earlier this week, and while we were mostly talking about pacing (ah, pacing), we also had gotten somewhat sidetracked on dystopian stories. (To be fair, we got there from talking
So Far, So Good
Well, squiders, we’re into week 2 on my class (and Lord of the Rings Online) and I have yet to get completely sucked into the game. Part of this may be because I’m in the Shire at the moment, and
Interesting Notes on Japanese Religion
Here we go, as promised. So, as I mentioned on Tuesday, the Japanese people tend to be both Buddhist and Shinto(ist?). Shinto is the native Japanese religion, founded 2000+ years ago, and is a ritualistic system that believes in a
So, Why Thor?
(Two days til release! Aaaaaahhhhhh ::arm flail::) (Also, my post on using Bible mythology is up over at Paranormal Unbound.) I admit I still have the Avengers on the brain a little, plus I’m finally going to get to see
ThorLove Blog Hop–Everyone’s Favorite Norse God
You know, I didn’t even think about it when I decided to post about this today, but then someone on Twitter said, “Put the Thor back in Thursday.” So hoorah for good timing and all that. For the next week
Genetic Mythology
This is probably not really a thing, but have you ever found that you’ve taken to something from your ethnic background like a fish takes to water? For example, in spring of 2010 my husband and I took a lovely
Stealing Mythology
Oh, Squiders, I love mythology. You guys know that. My friends know that. My family knows that. My husband definitely knows that because every time we go anywhere I come home with new folklore books. As a writer, mythologies never
Working With Mythology When No One Agrees On Anything: Angel Mythology
How’s that for a mouthful of a title? I’m rather proud of it. So, my book Shards, coming out in December, has a lot of mythology mixed into it. The main mythology is Biblical, specifically relating to angels, so I
