Thank you to Ruth of Readatouille for bestowing this upon Ink Spells: That is what I look like most of the time, although there’s usually more stuff crowding my desk. Many of my blogger friends deserve the Prolific Blogger Award for having daily (or more!) tidbits of awesome, but I will pass it on to these three: Book Crazy: Jennifer… Read More
I’m guest posting over at the esteemed Secret Archives of the Alliterati site today, talking about the Fermentation of a Writer. So, for serious ruminations, check me out over there. For the furry silliness, see below. Or maybe we’ll just let kitteh rest over the weekend. p.s. pictures from here
I recently discovered Goodreads (see the cool widget on the sidebar –>). I love that it gives me a place to track what I’m reading, chat with other readers/writers about books, and best of all: the TBR list. Finally, I have a spot to keep all those titles that I would love to read. If only I had time. It… Read More
I’ve been thinking a lot about flash fiction. Flash fiction stories tell a complete tale – conflict, tension, resolution – but in less than 1000 words, sometimes as little as 100 words. Flash is a distillation of plot to its barest essentials. I love this quote: “Plot is the mechanism by which your protagonist is forced up against her deepest fears… Read More
Nathan Bransford, literary agent extraordinaire, recently asked if the query process still works – queries are the one page summary that writers submit to agents or publishers, outlining their book and credentials. At the same time, I stumbled across the awesome new plaything that is Google Search Stories! So why not combine the two? In a Web 2.0 era when… Read More
Yes, that’s still me —> see new profile picture <— The old one was, well, old. This week, I’ve joined a wacky blog hop adventure sponsored by Crazy for Books, and if you’re a book blogger visiting you know just what I mean: So far on the hop, I’ve visited: Emily’s Reading Room (YA fiction) Imagination in Focus (MG/YA fiction)… Read More