Hailey Edwards's Blog, page 25

Audubon zoo Part 1

Audubon zoo Part 1

Aquarium of the Americas Part 2

Aquarium of the Americas Part 2

Nom!

Nom!

We have hundreds of these little guys hopping around now.

We have hundreds of these little guys hopping around now.

This is how you win at Facebook.

This is how you win at Facebook.

Cover art for the fifth novel in the Araneae Nation series. :D

Cover art for the fifth novel in the Araneae Nation series. :D

"I met my wife at a Star Trek convention. She was study abroad from France and spoke little English,..."

“I met my wife at a Star Trek convention. She was study abroad from France and spoke little English, and I didn’t know a lick of French. So, for the first few months of our relationship, we communicated by speaking Klingon.”

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Hear more tales of nerdery in this week’s Pwn Up! (via dorkly)

Okay I’m not even a Star Trek fan but that’s beautiful.

(via tchy)

Azaleas are in bloom. They’re so bright and lovely.

Azaleas are in bloom. They’re so bright and lovely.

I baked these lemonies tonight. I ran short on lemon zest. (I...

I baked these lemonies tonight. I ran short on lemon zest. (I grossly underestimated how little zest one lemon yields.) They’re still super lemony and have a very soft texture. Yum!

http://www.bestyummyrecipes.com/lemony-lemon-brownies/

Writerly Questions Answered

1) What are you working on?

Right now I’m editing A Heart of Ice. It’s a short story prequel for the Araneae Nation series. It’s the story of how Lourdes’s parents—Reine and Ennis—met. It’s liberally sprinkled with Isolde too.

2) How does your work differ from others in the genre?

The biggest difference in my work is the series I’m most known for is about characters who have spider-like characteristics. Spider romance isn’t something I’ve ever seen before, and it’s something I enjoy writing immensely.

3) Why do you write what you write?

I love fantasy in all forms: movies, books, art. It all inspires me to dream big and indulge my imagination, to push the boundaries for my books as far as they can go.

4) How does your writing process work?

I’m a pantser, so once something has inspired me (music, art, nature, etc) I start writing. I usually have a very vague idea of the direction I expect the book to go, but they always surprise me. The best part of pantsing is learning the characters and discovering the story in much the same way as readers will.

Thanks to Annie Nicholas for tagging me!

You can follow my link back to her blog to learn more about her process.