When I woke up this morning, there was rage all over my Twitter feed. I couldn’t find the source, but it seemed to have something to do with YA readers being shamed for, well, reading YA. What’s new, right? I went about my day normally. Later, a friend posted the link to the offending article,… Continue reading No, I’m Not Embarrassed: Good Lit is Good Lit
A long long while back, I asked via Twitter if people would like it if I made up a list of who I consider the strongest women in fiction. I never got around to it because of some personal stuff in my life that kind of turned my whole routine upside down. And then I… Continue reading Top 15 Strongest Female Characters (According To Me)
This is a rather spontaneous post about how total immersion in a fictional world, its characters, its nuances and finer details, can create unforgettable meanings in one’s life. It’s something I want to do with my fiction. I want to give my readers a place they can go that not only makes them happy, but… Continue reading What Harry Potter Meant to My Childhood
EDIT 1/3/2014: Over a year later, I now consider this to be a very naive post. I wrote this before I’d really researched the literary industry and before jumping back into reading contemporary novels, which I learned can be pretty damn awesome. Sure, classic novels are great, but reading only classics is limiting. I am now… Continue reading Stuck Between A Rock and an Old Place
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