Today’s post is picspam – these are all photos of soldiers from World War One. They weren’t all white. Not by a longshot.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Dating for Writing
If I’m having a really hard time motivating myself to write–and by write, I mean planting myself in a chair to just do it–I make a date. There are several advantages to making a date.1. The time is scheduled. I feel obligated just because it’s in my datebook. I feel even more obligated if I […]
Which Book? Oh, Which?
So many books, so little time! How do I choose what to read next? The illustration for this post is some of my giant To Be Read pile, extracted from its boxes and strewn all over my bed for its photo opportunity. (And let me tell you, that was a terrifying experience. I suspect the […]
Siegfried Sassoon, "Lamentations"
Lamentations I found him in the guard-room at the Base.From the blind darkness I had heard his cryingAnd blundered in. With puzzled, patient faceA sergeant watched him; it was no good trying To stop it; for he howled and beat his chest.And, all because his brother had gone west,Raved at the bleeding war; his rampant […]
"The End," Wilfred Owen
The End After the blast of lightning from the east, The flourish of loud clouds, the Chariot Throne; After the drums of time have rolled and ceased, And by the bronze west long retreat is blown, Shall Life renew these bodies? Of a truth All death will he annul, all tears assuage?–Or fill these void […]
Voirey Linger – Guest Post
I’m elsewhere today! You can find me talking about my top five favorite Marriage of Convenience novels at Monkey Bear Reviews. Read a 100-word story I wrote here. I’m also a guest poster today at the Novelists, Inc. Blog on “Real Writers Have Business Cards?” Please drop by and check it out! Now please welcome […]
Worms Are Eating In My Brain, Swamps, Etc.
I often think of my writing process—the part that goes on inside my head—as composting. The worms of my brain take in information, process it, and expel it. (Okay, so maybe not the tastiest metaphor….) Maybe it’s more like stuff fermenting in a swamp? Never mind. My job as front person is to feed information […]
My TBR or The Andes?
My To Be Read book piles are scary. I suspect pretty much everyone who loves books has a TBR; if they’re not the sort who keep physical books around, or the sort to equivalently load up their e-readers, I would bet lots and lots of money that almost every reader out there has at least […]
Taking the Bookmark Plunge
After much pondering and asking people, I decided to have bookmarks made for The Duke and the Pirate Queen. I am very much not an artist, so I hired Jax Cassidy of Jaxadora Design to make pretty ones that utilized the book’s cover. I chose Iconix to do the printing.Jax completed my designs with a […]
"On the Female Vampire," Evie Byrne Guest Post
Please welcome my guest, Evie Byrne! # On the Female Vampire A monster is monstrous because it violates accepted boundaries. Often these boundaries are physical. Creatures of the twilight world like minotaurs, werewolves, insectoid aliens, selkies, sirens and mermaids cause fascination and discomfort because they are cross the reassuring threshold that separates human from animal. […]