When I Grow Up…

I found this today and was fascinated with the premise. The basic concept is, when you were a child, what you wanted to be when you grew up reflected what you viewed as important in the world around you:Renowned Psychotherapist, Armand DeMile did a podcast called...

The Business Side of Creativity

It’s public knowledge that selling books is a business. Go figure, right? Selling anything is a business. I give you product, you give me money or another equivilent item in return…business transaction!But that’s not quite what has my brain today....

Sometimes Honesty is the Best Deception

I like to write deceptive characters. Loki is one of my favorite, but he’s not the only one. They’re not all deceptive for cruel reasons, but it is usually for some sort of manipulation.The thing is, it’s not easy to be a dishonest character if you...

Contest Prize Winners!

Very first off – there are worse ways to start a Monday than free stuff ^_^ Thank you to everyone who entered my contest last week. I love that I got the opportunity to do this, and today I have three winners.I should put them at the bottom of the post, so you...

TLIF – Love is in the air

My wedding anniversary is in a week and a half. Ay (not only my spouse, but my muse…how lucky is that?) and I have been married for 9 years. As that fateful celebration approaches, and I try and figure out how to make it special and surprise-filled, I’ve...

Telling Us What We Can Bleeping Read

Don’t forget, I and a bunch of other people are giving away some awesome free stuff. Check it out if you haven’t yet.The ALA’s list of banned and challenged classics#4 – To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee#9 – 1984 – George...

I Can Haz Free Stuff?

As I mentioned yesterday, Sylvia Ney is hosting a unique type of blogfest to celebrate crossing the 400 follower mark.The Wonderland Giveaway. I thought it sounded like a great idea, so I’m participating. Enter here if you’d like, and then hop on over to...

Book Review: Born to be a Dragon

Short tangent before I dive into this. Tomorrow, Sylvia Ney @ Writing in Wonderland is hosting an amazing and fantastic blogfest. It’s not your typical ‘post something you wrote’ type blogfest. Instead, it’s a massive blog-hop giveaway....

TLIF – Feel the…hate?

This morning as I got ready for work, I pulled on a flattering T-shirt and spent the next few seconds making sure the v-neck hung straight. It looked good, all was well. I wandered into the bedroom, and promptly traded it out for something much baggier and...