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February 10, 2015
Guest Post: Fiona���s point of view
���The Dream��� By Jamie White I feel like I���m losing it. Every time I go to sleep, it���s the same thing: I wake up in a cold sweat with all kinds of horrible images fresh in my mind. I���ve been walking around like a zombie and trying not to let anyone know just how exhausted … Continue reading →
February 9, 2015
How to Make Poetry Fun for Children
Guest post by Leslie Halpern When I tell people I write children���s poetry books, perform with a poetry ensemble, and once worked with a Shakespearean acting troupe, they often roll their eyes and tell me they don���t like poetry. That���s usually because as children they never learned to understand the language of poems. Parents can … Continue reading →
February 6, 2015
Abraham Maslow: Zombie Visionary?
Zombies are hot right now. From The Walking Dead to Warm Bodies, rotting, mindless corpses are all the rage. Here’s an explanation as to why. Zombies are mindless automatons with a single imperative: to eat. They represent a loss of self-control and self-determination. They represent creatures who have lost their sense of self, their inner … Continue reading →
February 4, 2015
Circus in Their Blood
Nature or nurture? Charmain Zimmerman Brackett’s three children have always been involved in dance. Flexible and athletic, they seem to take to the stage naturally, and they have been given many featured roles in dance and musical theater productions because of their prowess. As it turns out, it might have been in their genes after … Continue reading →
February 2, 2015
Interview: Ruth O’Neil, author of “Belonging”
Welcome the Indie Lights Book Parade. Today’s float comes to us from Ruth O’Neil, author of Belonging,��the story of one young woman’s search for family and a sense of place. Is Shelly based on you or someone you know from real life? I think my characters are always a combination of many people I know … Continue reading →
January 17, 2015
Four Reasons You Should Follow the Indie Lights Blog Parade
I love a parade. I love the drum majors and the flag twirlers. I love the clowns, and the riding teams. Most of all, I love the floats! Watching the Tournament of Roses parade is the New Years day activity of choice around my house. It’s a family tradition: breakfast and the parade, with coffee. … Continue reading →
January 1, 2015
Sacrifice Cover Reveal
I’m starting to think I shouldn’t do resolutions anymore. I haven’t always felt this way. Eons ago, back when I was naïve enough to believe that setting a rule for myself guaranteed compliance, I used to make them every year. And then I realized. I am not one of those who obey the law simply … Continue reading →
November 15, 2014
Hip Deep and Still Reading
Well, it happened. For the first time ever, though I have wished for it a time or two, NaNoWriMo has succeeded in stealing my imagination and is currently wielding the word-whip. (No, no, don’t worry. This is a good thing.) Anyway, I am indeed hip deep, 25,000+ words in and loving it. But I had … Continue reading →
October 31, 2014
Unintended Consequences
I’ve been away for a while due to unintended consequences. Now, before you start picturing handcuffs and steel bunkbeds, let me clarify. First there was a manuscript to beta read and another to edit. Then many hours had to go into pulling together the stories and final edits for an impending short-story collection (more about … Continue reading →
October 14, 2014
Next Up: Book Tour for The Dagger of Adendigaeth by Melissa McPhail
My next read is the sequel to Cephrael’s Hand and I am really looking forward to it! Here is a peak… About the book: “A Pattern of Shadow & Light Book 2 At long last, the reason for the blessed Adept race’s decline has been discovered: powerful beings known as Malorin’athgul are disrupting the Balance … Continue reading →
