Let Them Read Books

Earlier this week, the Guardian published this article relaying the highlights of author Neil Gaiman’s lecture about the importance of libraries and children reading fiction. It’s pretty awesome, if you have time to read it and haven’t. What struck me most, however, was Gaiman saying we should allow kids the freedom to choose what they want to […]

The Terrific (and Horrible) in Horror

I have a strange relationship with horror. I made my mother sick in the womb while she was reading Salem’s Lot (I read it as an adult and was significantly less afraid). As a kid, I thought the movie, the Mask was terrifying, not funny. (Seriously, the idea of a mask taking over my body […]

Spinning tales and yarn, a revision story…sorta

So I talked about hand spinning here a while back ago. It is both a soothing and frustrating occupation, especially because I was having some troubles with it lately. It seemed like any time I tried to spin, my fiber would break. I had no idea what the problem was. I thought I was doing it right. […]

Revisions: The Art of Knowing Something is Wrong and Not Running

I first started writing, with the want to be a published writer, when I was twelve. I was a horrible speller. I couldn’t type to save my life. I couldn’t tell an adverb from an adjective. But I had an overactive imagination and I read all the time. Needless to say, my first attempt at […]

Balancing Act

Thanks to work and revising, I’ve been on the missing side as of late. I’m currently in the middle of revising my first draft, which means rewriting huge chunks that just don’t work. It’s exhausting work, but hopefully, the end result will be worth the effort. If I don’t burn myself out before I get […]