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Q&A: Dragons or Unicorns?

Today's Q&A is between dragons and unicorns. Both are mythological beasts that have been worshiped by humans at one time or another. Both signify power and wisdom. Whereas dragons usually symbolize strength, unicorns symbolize innocence.

Of the two, I'm a dragon girl all the way. I have several dragon stories up my writing sleeves that are chomping at the bit to be written. My unicorn story is

Writing Advice: Follow Directions

One of the greatest skills any person can have, whether they are a writer or not, is the ability to read, understand and follow directions. Agents, publishers, editors and blogs -- you'll find instructions for submissions pretty much everywhere you turn.

I run two promotional blogs and out of hundreds of submissions I still get the occasional email from a person who can't be bothered to read and

99 Cent Sale - CHARMED LOVER by Zenobia Renquist

Caveat Emptor 1: Charmed Lover is 99¢ for ONE WEEK only at ChangelingPress.com!

The finale to the Caveat Emptor series is next Thursday. Read the story that started it all for this ultra low, limited time price.

Music: I Don't Wanna Cry

This is the song I play when I'm trying to evoke some major sadness in my writing. There are a few of my books that have this song in their soundtracks -- ERIS, SERENITY and HARLEY ON THE ROCKS. A few of the ones I'm working on now have this on their soundtracks too.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for a sad love song.

I DON'T WANNA CRY ~ Mariah Carey

Manga Review: Intense Rain

Intense Rain by Shinri Fuwa

Publisher: DMP June
Price: $12.95
Genre: Drama, Romance, Yaoi
Themes: Students, Classmates, Player Reform, Reunions
Rating: Mature 18+
Volumes: 1 Volume
ISBN: 978-1-56970-164-5
Buy: Amazon | Barnes & Noble


Basic Premise:
INTENSE RAIN
Takaaki Baba is a player with a new target in his sights, Ryuuji Aoyama. Their relationship starts with the normal trap. Ryuuji tries

Coming to Theaters 27 July

Coming to Theaters 27 July

The Watch (SciFi, Comedy - R):
This is a no for me. I'm not a fan of Ben Stiller. Besides that, the plot looks goofy.


Step Up Revolution (Drama, Music, Romance - PG-13):
If I could just watch the dancing and skip the drama, I would LOVE that. I'm still out on whether I want to see this movie. It looks like the dancing would be amazing. But I don't want that to be

Kindle & Nook - ONCE WAS LOST by Zenobia Renquist

Foxy: Once Was Lost is now available for the Kindle (as well as the Kindlegraph) and the Nook!

Winter Trees

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Hentai: MeiKing

This hentai is a stand-alone harem anime with a half way decent plot. When dealing with hentai, having a coherent and believable plot is a HUGE deal. So of course I'll acknowledge any hentai that has one. And this one does and that plot extends beyond some guy trying to get sex. It's a cute little fantasy piece.


Meiking

Publisher: Critical Mass
# of Episodes: 4
Genre: Fantasy
Themes: Elves,

Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises


Release: 20 July 2012
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway and Gary Oldman
Director: Christopher Nolan
Genre: Comic, Action, Adventure
Length: 164 min.
Rating: PG-13


Basic Premise:
8yrs have passed since Batman was accused of a crime he didn't commit. Bruce Wayne is a recluse no one has seen in all that time and the Batman is nothing