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The Instagram Experiment

I’m in my late thirties, but sometimes I feel like an old curmudgeon when it comes to new things. And, for this hard-core introvert, much of the grumbling-inducing newness comes from the social media front. I mean, hashtags? What the…? #IDon’tDoHashtags

I’m an awkward gal. Socializing with strangers can often make me feel like I’m partaking in an experiment on how to turn someone into a hot-faced, stuttering mess. Luckily, socializing on the Internet is largely text-based, and I’m comfortable...

Sever and Lir

Halloween isn’t really a “thing” here in Sweden. It’s starting to be, mostly because the US does it so the Swedes are like, “Sure, why not?” Interestingly, Easter is when kids traditionally dress up as witches (not scary witches, but cute, ragamuffin witches) and go knocking on doors searching for candy. There’s no tricks though, and if you give them candy then you get a nice handmade card. It’s cute and fun, but that doesn’t mean I don’t miss Halloween.

So thank you for stopping by and readin...

A Bend in the Road

I am fortunate to live close to a nature reserve. Sometimes I go running there, but most days I just walk. Other than home, it’s my favorite place to be. It’s where I go to relax, to think about stories, and to work out problems and get new ideas.

These things don’t always happen during my wanderings, of course. Along with my feet, my mind has a tendency to meander, and it doesn’t always go where I want. And that’s OK. Out in the woods, there is no judgment, no requirements for me to do or thi...

Giveaway Round Three

It’s time for another giveaway! By now you’re probably thinking, “Again with the giveaways!” In which case, I present you with cats on a piggy blanket my sister made for me.

FYI, I love pigs.

Piggy!

Anyway, here are some stats for the previous giveaway:

Entries: 1275

The winning countries included: India, United States, Jamaica, Iraq, Mexico, Vietnam, Canada, Romania, New Zealand, Argentina, Italy, and Russia.

In case you missed it, you can read more about the slew of giveaways here.

Enter the givea...

Halloween Blog Hop 2014

Every morning this past week has been misty and beautiful. I’ve always loved fog and mist. The world seems quieter, and I keep expecting King Arthur to appear through the haze.

Right now, it’s rainy and blustery outside and the wind is rattling the windows.

Out in the forest, mushrooms have sprouted. One of these days, I’ll go out and find the chanterelles that grow in the woods around here. But since I don’t yet trust myself to pick the non-poisonous kinds, I’ll just take pictures instead.

Not...

Giveaway Round Two

Well, the last giveaway was a ridiculous success. Way more people signed up than I thought ever would, which was pretty cool. So… that means it’s time for another one!

This is where I’d normally add the Goodreads widget, but for some reason the cover keeps showing as full-size, despite me mucking around in the code to change it. So here’s a button instead:

Enter the giveaway!

I blame the new theme. Which, in case you haven’t noticed yet–I have a new theme! As much as I liked the other one, I wan...

The Thirteenth Tower Giveaway

So, I’m going to be doing a series of giveaways on Goodreads. The first one starts today, September 1st, and is for fifteen copies of the paperback version.

This first giveaway ends on Friday the 5th, so get in there if you want a chance to win. If there is enough interest (meaning more than 15 people sign up for the giveaway–yeah I’m a pessimist), then I’ll be giving away another 15 copies the following week. As long as interest keeps up, I’ll be giving away a maximum of 60 copies of the pape...

The Mission, Music, Magic, and Writing

Netflix has become my new source of entertainment for when I fold laundry. Watching TV or DVDs has become so six-months-ago. Who wants to fiddle around with disks or bother muting commercials? Not me.

Having finished watching the latest season of Arrested Development, I needed something new for my escapades in textile organization, and that was how I stumbled upon The Mission.

Photo courtesy of IMDb

I first saw The Mission back in junior high where we watched it in one of my classes for educatio...

Granny Squares and Audiobooks

It’s summer time. The weather here in Sweden has turned hot and muggy and, now that we’re on vacation, my laziness has kicked up a notch. My natural inclination is to say, “So long, world!” ignore the Internet and basically go dark for the next few weeks. But because I don’t want to completely ignore my blog, instead I’ll write a so-called “lazy post,” which is basically me just rambling about whatever with no real point to any of it. You’ve been warned.

So now that I’ve got some free time on...

Weird and Wonderful Writing

Natasha Duncan-Drake

I was recently tagged by Tasha Duncan-Drake for the Writing Process Blog Hop. I met Tasha during the A to Z Challenge, where she wrote about all about vampires. It was really interesting reading about various vampire-type creatures from different cultures, and she’s a really lovely gal to boot. Well worth visiting her blog if you get the chance.

Here’s how the blog hop goes:

Introduce who referred the blog tour to you
Answer the following 4 questions:

What am I working on?
How...