Journal

Browse here for posts related to all aspects of my writing life including

events, news, travel, research, mythology, and musings.

Multi-tasking Woes

Multi-tasking Woes

I'm usually adept at multi-tasking. So far it hasn't damaged my brain, lowered my IQ, or affected my work performance as documented by Forbes. I don't think. It did, however, cause a glitch in my breakfast plan this morning. It happened something like this. Rachael...

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Creative Ink!

Creative Ink!

As I sit here watching the snow fall—yet again—in Vancouver, I'm hopeful. Spring is coming, and I'm gearing up for another Writer's Conference. Every year, I go to the SiWC at the end of October, and then I wait and wait and wait. Writing is a solitary activity—just...

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1970s Fantasy Novels

I've always loved reading fantasy. Here's a list of classics from the Seventies that still appeal today and helped us get here. via Popular 1970s Fantasy Novels | Thoughts on Fantasy

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Novel Food

Novel Food

Good food and good books just naturally go together. Have you ever been reading a novel and started craving the food the characters are eating? Today I'm making parsnip soup because Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, a very old witch, in The Witch's Daughter cooks it over her...

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