The Myth of Spring
We are officially in spring now, so I figured it would be a good time to get to know the Goddess herself. Persephone is the Goddess of Spring, Queen of the Underworld and the heroine of my first novel. Mythologically speaking, Persephone is a bit of a pawn in the machinations of others. Her original […]
What I’m Reading – Storm Glass and Sea Glass
Storm Glass by Maria V Snyder is a really interesting book. I struggle the dichotomy of my feelings towards the story. It’s brilliant and I devour it quickly and having read it before there are new things I can pick up on. Still, all I can think of when I read the books is who […]
Brotherly Love in Literature
Today is my brother’s birthday so I thought a fitting blog post would be to pick out the most memorable brothers from books that I’ve read. It occurs to me as I scour my collections that there are not a lot of brothers in the books, or at least not a lot of ones that […]
Favourite YouTuber Spotlight – Malinda Kathleen Reese
If you haven’t watched Malina yet, you’re in for a treat. She is a spunky, creative and beautiful YouTuber who turns music into something new and fun. She has a lovely voice and a wonderful sense of fun that puts a spark of magic into her videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/malineka146 I found her through her main series: […]
Magic, Deception and Sexual Assault
There will be spoilers to Maria V. Snyder’s Glass Trilogy and Joss Wheadon’s DollHouse, so be mindful of that when reading. I’m not quite sure how to approach this topic, but it’s been buzzing in my head since I just finished reading Storm Glass by Maria V Snyder. Now that I think about it, the […]
International Women’s Day!
Today is International Women’s Day! What better time than to share my favourite literary heroines with all of you wonderful readers? There are countless wonderful women in literature, but I’m only going to include people from books that I’ve personally read and not any that have been recommended to me by others or the internet. […]
Creating Characters
Creating characters is a really interesting process. If you’re crafting a main character you need to learn everything possible about them. What do they look like? What culture are they from? What are their motivations, their likes, dislikes? How do they relate to other characters? There are two basic ways that you can go about […]
What I’m Reading – Poison Study and Magic Study
I had almost forgotten how much I love Poison Study. It’s been out for 11 years now and was the debut novel by Maria V. Snyder. It is one of many fabulous books in her collection. I’ve read it a couple times, but decided it was time for a re-read and I devoured it in […]