The following posts fall under the categories of Creative Writing and Books & Reading. (The link at the bottom will take you to older entries.)
Gorgeous photo inspiration
I saw the photo below (from the upcoming Tom Hiddleston movie Crimson Peak) on Tumblr earlier this week.
I can’t express how much this image makes me want to write a gothic Victorian romance.
If you’re interested, there’s the original post, which has the full-size photo plus some additional...Read More »
It's treats!
The Universe sent me some treats a couple of weeks ago — right before I got sick, actually, which is why I’m only just posting about it. First, Dad got me a really cute case for my Kindle (the Christmas gift to myself that was sadly still caseless); it’s a...Read More »
Writing Exercise: Mirror, Mirror
There’s an old technique sometimes seen in fiction where a character looks into a mirror in order to describe his or her appearance to the reader. While this practice isn’t one I’d recommend, I do think mirrors can be used in more interesting ways.
When we look into a mirror, what...Read More »
Small steps
Well, I doubled my submissions for March, sending out two flash pieces — the one that was rejected by Daily Science Fiction in February, plus a newly revised story I’d never tried to publish. I spent some time in February looking through old work and discovered a few gems that...Read More »
An interview with author Jonathan Wood
And now, for something completely different: a chat with Jonathan Wood, author of No Hero — the book Barnes and Noble called one of the best paranormal fantasy novels of the last decade…
Cheryl: You have three books in the pipeline right now: No Hero (in stores next week),...Read More »