Why Writer’s Block is Bullshit
6 Ways My Love For Nature Makes Me a Better Writer
Book Rec: C is for Chimera – Spec Fic Anthology
I was lucky enough to score an e-ARC of Rhonda Parrish’s latest alphabet anthology, C is for Chimera. Releasing April 12, this book is a good showcase for Parrish’s literary curatorship. I’m a huge fan of Parrish’s anthologies, from Fae to Corvidae and its companion Scarecrow, so I jumped at a chance to review…
Self-Pub 101: Four Twitter Rules for Authors
Today I’m going to write about a pet peeve of mine: Twitter’s Direct Message feature. Specifically, how authors use Twitter’s Direct Message feature. This week, I had several people follow me on Twitter. (I’m here: @stephanie_cain) Generally speaking, I take a look at someone’s profile and their most recent tweets before…
The Weather War #WIPJoy
Continuing on from last week’s post, I’m going to answer a few more of Bethany A. Jennings‘ March #WIPJoy questions. There are a few spoilers here for my book Stormseer, so if you haven’t read that and don’t want to be spoiled, I’d suggest skipping the rest of this blog post.…
Mid-March #WIPJoy
Self-Pub 101: E-book Pricing for Libraries
Dear Self-Published Authors, do yourself a favor. Stop charging libraries so much for your e-books. Robin Bradford is someone I follow on Twitter, and she frequently Tweets her collection development work as a librarian in Washington state. Since I have Librarian IV certification in Indiana (I actually have 3/4 of…
Hope in Fantasy
I am of the fervent belief that speculative fiction is the literature of hope. Successful grimdark authors like G.R.R. Martin and Joe Abercrombie and popular dystopian sagas like The Hunger Games notwithstanding, I believe that the main function of speculative fiction is to imagine a better world that could exist,…
Books Read in 2015
Books Read in 2015 I read a total of 75 books last year. Here’s the full list! Please note, all links are Amazon affiliate links. :) The Thousand Names – Django Wexler River – Skyla Dawn Cameron Unstuck: Out of Your Cave Into Your Call – Mark Jobe – nonfiction…