This year, Banned Books Week lasts from Sunday, September 22nd through Saturday, September 28th. If you’ve read my blog, you know I support literacy and I do not condone banning, censoring, or burning books of any stripe. The list of banned books may surprise you, for they are oft-lauded tomes ranging from classic stories like […]
Tag: reading
My “You Pick” Reading at CONvergence
On Saturday, July 6th, I will have a reading at 7:00pm during CONvergence. Will there be tears of blood? Sadly, my reading has to err on the hygenic side, so the answer to that is “No.” However, I can do one better. You get to pick what I read. Here are the stories I’ll have […]
Invisible Readers, Tricks of Perception, and Not Selling
The internet is a tricky place. To me, it’s very much like a sorcerer’s castle filled with echo chambers and mirrors like the kind you’d find in a Robert E. Howard novel. Those who live in the castle often forget that the vast majority of folks out there aren’t in that keep as often as […]
Comics, Female Writers, and Change
I read comics. Part of the reason why I do, is because I like reading them. The other reason why I do, is because I feel it’s my job as a writer to explore as many written mediums as possible. The juxtaposition of text and artwork, combined with using “only” the necessary words to tell […]
Give a Book This Halloween! I’ll Be Participating in All Hallows Read
Many of you know that I am an advocate for all things reading. As a writer, avid reader, and fan of TOO many authors to count any program that promotes literacy is awesome in my book. This time, author extraordinaire Neil Gaiman posted an idea about giving a scary book to someone on Halloween. Dubbed […]