So, Patricia Briggs, an author whose work I enjoy, wrote a statement on using Native American culture in her work. Now, while I agree that Mercy's brand of Native American supernatural needed to be fleshed out and explained, there is a reason why I am really not looking forward to reading that book. Not only because of the cover, which decided to ( Read more... )

Went to a really nice steakhouse with a friend yesterday for her birthday. The food was amazing, there was way too much of it, and I continue to like my steaks barely dead. I like them still twitching! On the plus side, this was quite definitely the case here, as the center was bright red and leaking juices. Yum ( Read more... )

Does anyone else make summer lists of things they want to do? I realize that I should make a list of things to do every season, but for some reason summer is my favorite, I love summer, it seems open to more possibilities, and also I love summer. I am always so very, very happy when June rolls around ( Read more... )

I'm seeing butterflies flit past my window through the closed blinds. It's an interesting sight. Meanwhile, this meme has been floating about for a while. Commented on iki_teru and am now contractually obligated to continue it!

The first TEN people to comment in this post get to request that I write a drabble of any pairing/character of their choosing.* ( Read more... )

Give me a character from a fandom you know I know, and a letter, and I will write something for you.

I've noticed that I am much more interested in writing and reading fanfic for visual-based fandoms, such as TV shows, movies, and cartoons, rather than writing-based fandoms, like book series. I wonder why that is. Is it because the writing-based fandoms offer enough insight into the characters that I feel I don't need to explore more, or do I get ( Read more... )

I am stuck here:


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I'm idly thinking about food in fiction and how it's used to flesh out characters. (No pun intended.) How authors deliberately pick food choices to reflect a character personality or to give insights to a culture in general. I think this is partially because Hunger Games, (which I have completed and love,) is just full of food observations. It ( Read more... )

So, it's been a fairly good week for issues, but instead of posting and raging over them, I've just done my raging privately and focused on my latest writing project. I'm very glad that I'm an artistic/creative person, because I have no idea what I would do with myself if I had no outlet for all of this. Although I wonder if high emotions and the ( Read more... )

Have been neglecting the internet to read, plan to do so in the future as well. I'm almost finished with 'Alias, Grace', and will commence 'The Blood of Flowers' shortly afterward. Although, some of the novels I've purchased will take more reading time than others. I take longer to read more thoughtful works, and it just takes me longer to get ( Read more... )