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October 4, 2012
Random Geekery: Sherlock Holmes
Okay. It’s official. I am OBSESSED with Sherlock Holmes–the old Arthur Conan Doyle stories, the Robert Downey Jr. movies, the BBC show set in modern times…
I LOVE IT ALL.
I have been so fascinated by this character in every depiction of him! Anyone else have a character like that? I’m one of those people who likes seeing what people will do with an old beloved character and so far, each film adaptation (in my opinion) mentioned above has brought something unique and interesting to the table.
I l...
October 3, 2012
Wednesday Wanderment
Ahhh…glorious fall. How I love thee! I can’t wait to go hiking and carve a pumpkin and drink cider! It’s not quite cold enough yet, where I live, but it’s coming, I can feel it!Jumping right in, this morning, here is some Wednesday Wanderment!
Favorite Blog of the Week
>>Middle-Earth News — My heart is prepping for “The Hobbit”, so this fantastic website and blog is prefect for filling my heart with interesting Tolkien-esque tidbits!
Favorite Posts and Articles of the Week
October 2, 2012
5 Ways to Interact with Your Favorite Authors!
Authors are a fun bunch of folks, but many of us are rather introverted–especially around crowds of new people. The advent of social media has enabled the hermit-like writers inside us to branch out and “get ourselves out there”! This is both blessing and burden. For instance, it is extremely difficult to be “on” all the time. Though many writers work from home, a lot don’t! Some writers have a home office and have the opportunity to be a novelist full-time. Some have day-jobs and have to squ...
Snippets of Novels in the Night
Ihave this problem. You see, I usually get crazy bursts of novel ideas at insane hours. Usually…just as I’m winding down to go to sleep…character dialogue or exposition willforce its way into my head saying, “WRITE ME! WRITE ME!”. Such a thing happened last night at 11:00 PM. My brain was like, “Noes! We gots ta go to sleeps!!!”, but the story refused to be quelled, so to the notebooks I went, pen in hand. I got a snippet of a scene written for my current manuscript and I got a whole new nove...
October 1, 2012
Sherlock Holmes and New Reads
This weekend was a combination of restful awesomeness and fun social engagements!On Friday night, the Philosopher and I attended ahilarious play at a local college. On Saturday, we slept in and watched our “Saturday Morning Cartoons” (which consisted of some seriously awesomeMy Little Pony: Friendship is Magic). Then, I wrote two blog posts (one for Saturday and one for Sunday). After that….I watchedSherlock Holmes (the version with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law)…I ADORE THAT MOVIE SO MUCH!!...
September 30, 2012
What You Might Have Missed This Week!
Happy Sunday, all! I wanted to send out a weekly wrap up post with the past week’s blog entries. Thought you might like to see what you might’ve missed this week. 
>> Hobbit Feasting– My follow up to Tolkien Week!
>>Practicing Self-Care as a Writer — These tips might help the harried writer who is needing a boost!
>>Marketing for Indie Authors — A majorly important post for any authors out there looking for marketing ideas for their indie titles.
>>Wednesday Wanderment — My weekly featured post...
September 29, 2012
Book(s) Review: The Flash Gold Chronicles
Titles:Flash Gold // Hunted // Peacemaker
Author:Lindsay Buroker
Length:3 novellas so far (avg. about 20,000-30,000 words)
Genre:Steampunk//Fantasy
My Rating:5/5 Stars
I fell in love with Lindsay Buroker’s writing after readingThe Emperor’s Edge a few weeks ago. Since then, I have been devouring her books one after the other. I gaveFlash Gold (the first book in these chronicles) a shot after downloading it for free from Amazon. The first book in the series is currently free on its distributed loca...
September 28, 2012
Leaves Talk: Fall is Monstrous
Just listen to these poor guys and their harrowed existence!
I don’t know why I’m so keen on showing the sad fate of leaves in the fall, but what can you do? LOL. I have thought about how humans think fall is SO beautiful when really, autumn is a very sad time for deciduous leaves. They’re all dying, people! At least they get to go out with a bang! I mean, some of the colors starting to show up this year are GORGEOUS!
Anyway, moving on, discovered an awesome new webcomic this week calledRed Moo...
September 27, 2012
Other Loves: Gaming
If you’ve been a reader of this blog for any given amount of time, you’ll have probably realized that I am a huge GEEK! I love it, though. I adoreStar Wars,The Lord of the Rings, anime, webcomics, graphic novels, fantasy and science-fiction stories, Pokemon, etc. The list could go on and on…BUT! Today, we’re making a stop at gaming. Growing up, my parents were great at figuring out fun things I would like. In fact, I think I might have been in third grade when my dad and mom got me a TV and V...
September 26, 2012
Night Bells is now $2.99 for Kindle and Nook!
Night Bellsis now available for $2.99 on the Kindle and Nook! Be sure to grab it at this reduced price! Have a great night, you guys!
