Happy Holly-Days! I hope you find time to enjoy the season regardless of what you celebrate, whether it’s Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Solstice, Saturnalia, New Year’s, etc. We’ve been busy gallivanting around town, attending festivities, and exchanging gifts so the day of Christmas gives us a chance to relax and enjoy each other. I sincerely hope […]
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Musings and Opinions
Being a Writer is Exactly like Being an Actor
The other night I was chatting on Twitter (as one tends to do when doing laundry). Authors Shiloh Walker and Yasmine Galenorn were talking about no matter how hard you try, you may not be successful as a writer. I can’t remember exactly how it happened, but the subject came up (might have been from […]
Oh, Green Lantern.
Last night, I went to a Solstice celebration replete with a Labyrinth, candles, and the perfect Christmas cookie. I’m not talking about no namby pamby almond cherry monstrosities that can only be salvaged by coffee, either. Picture a chocolate covered ball of goodness that just happens to be crushed up Oreos blended with cream cheese. […]
Writing About Races I’m Not
In my fiction, I have written Native American characters (The Queen of Crows), Latina characters (“Tailfeather“), Black-American characters (“Tomorrow’s Precious Lambs“), and a mixture of characters from different European countries and other parts of the United States in stories like “Twin Designs“. I have not yet written, but plan on doing so at some point, […]
Keeping the Wolves at Bay
I think I mentioned this last week, but I usually spend a portion of the winter holidays thinking about what happened the past year. There are many things I’m grateful for like Speak Out with your Geek Out, the fact that everyone at Steve Jackson Games not only understands my jokes but riffs off of […]