Back in March of 2008, author Melanie Nilles first posted here at Myth, the Universe, and Everything, talking a bit about the angel lore she was using in the series that became her "Dark Angel" novels. Since then, she's released several e-books, including the first two stories in the "Dark Angel" series. The third volume, Crystal Tomb, is releasing ( Read more... )

On Friday, the students asked me for weird facts that I'd learned about Branford that they might not know. To my surprise, they'd already gotten most of the fun stuff I've been the most excited to learn! But despite how much this group already knew, they were a great audience, and they had a lot of enthusiasm, not just for history, but also for ( Read more... )

Between a blog entry of amsaph yesterday and a contest and interview of mdhenry, I've come to a realization. If urban fantasy authors weren't so prolific online and so incredibly friendly to fellow bloggers, I don't think I'd even be reading the genre ( Read more... )

By reading Melanie Nilles's blog (starlet97), it's easy to pick up her interest in angels. Because of the impact of angels on her own life, she's chosen to write about them in her young adult novel Dark Angel and its as-yet-untitled sequel. She is also the author of the forthcoming "Legend of the White Dragons" series, of which Dragon Prophecy and Dragon ( Read more... )

My deadlines have reared their ugly heads. They pace back and forth, watching as I scramble, my fingers raging against the keyboard, brow dampened with sweat, stomach twisted with anxiety. Also, we had two super cloudy days, which sapped all my motivation--this only adds to the anxiety when I manage to come back to myself out of the gloom. Add to ( Read more... )