I saw Beauty and the Beast yesterday, and–Wow!–I love it. I have to say that as immersed as I was in the story, periodically I was reminded of Harry Potter, and I wondered if Emma Watson noticed the similarities as she was making the movie. The castle (particularly the castle. Didn’t it look like Hogwarts?), the…
I am editing Soul Lost for the umpteenth time, trying to finally–three years, for God’s sake–get the print version published. I have discovered a new characteristic that I had not previously uncovered in my quest for self-awareness. Whereas I lack an attention to detail in nearly all things, when it comes to editing I am…
It’s 4 o’clock in the morning, and I’m trying to polish a manuscript and do other things to prepare for the GRW Moonlight and Magnolias conference this weekend. What I need, a least for the moment, is a respite. What do I choose? The Secret Garden. The Secret Garden is a wonderful children’s story by Frances…
Spoiler Alert. Don’t read any farther if you haven’t seen the Game of Thrones season finale from Sunday night. King of the North! King of the North! Yesss! My boy Jon Snow has been proclaimed King of the North by his bannermen. The White Wolf. I am one happy Game of Thrones camper. Winterfell retaken, Sansa…
The first flush of love is so fun to write. Chests heaving, hearts pounding, minds reeling–it is all so wonderful and tantalizing. As I begin a sequel to Megan’s Christmas Knight, however, I find that I want to take Megan and Nick’s relationship to the next level–to move it from being a one-shot, simple fantasy romance to something deeper and more…
I’ve said before that I had a Star Wars club at my elementary school that fell victim to other claims on my time. Someone has brought up-and so I am considering-that it is time to open that door again. With that in mind, I am making a trial run of such a club here on…
As 2016, I am ready to jump in with both feet and take this year by storm. My inspiration and motivation? Star Wars. Star Wars got an amazing reboot in 2015, and so I am rebooted as well. A New Hope is one of the defining moments of my youth, and watching The Force Awakens with this new generation…
