So, soprano22 is doing a 30-day reading challenge thing.  I think this looks interesting, but I don't think I'll be on line every day for the next month.  What with moving and whatnot.

So I'm doing it all at once.  :)


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Just today on my walk home from the bus stop, I was thinking that one of the stories I'm most proud of - out of all the ones I've written in my life - was one I wrote as an assignment in 10th grade.  The prompt was to write about a young woman/man who has just moved to Tenochtitlan with their family ( Read more... )

On the fantasy heroines calendar I have, this month is Molly from the Dresden Files.  So I'm re-reading the series (only up to Ghost Stories, because that's as far as I have).  And I just read past this scene today.


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Still trying to determine which book to by from my last post.  (Stop by to cast your vote!)  The Kitten, however, thinks that if I'm going to be sitting anywhere in the house for any reason, it is my job to pet him.


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I made my niece happy when I knew what both yaoi and shipping were.  The husband was unfamiliar with both those terms.  I got to explain them.  *snickering*

In related news, my NaNo novel has taken a distinct turn towards the yaoi.  It's staying PG since one member of the couple is stuck in dragon form.  'Cause I am just not going there.  He'll ( Read more... )

I've been wanting to post more recently, but by the time I come home from work I'm feeling so anti-social I can't even bear the thought of posting something on here.  I don't know what it is about this job that brings out my anti-social tendencies after work, but whatever.  To try to combat that, I will try to post a cute picture per week.  Most of ( Read more... )

"Twilight's Dawn" was disappointing.  It was supposed to answer questions that fans wanted answers to.  Instead, it was character assassination for no apparent reason.  There are lots of things I'd like to know the answer to in this world.  None of them were answered in "Twilight's Dawn."  Instead I'll list them here ( Read more... )

cleolinda has tipped me off to another YA scuffle about "straightwashing" gay characters.  This is the second time in less than a year.

This is bullshit.  If the publishers don't belive readers want to read about LGBTQ characters, let's prove them wrong.  Let's make a list of mainstream books, not just YA or fantasy, that feature non-heternomative ( Read more... )

So I'm really bad about reading anything other than Fantasy.  I mean really bad.  Like the closes I get to Sci/Fi is Anne McCaffery and the closest I get to Horror is vampires.  Also, I've read a few mystery novels involving mysteries solved by talking cats.

So yeah.  What I read is just a bit specific.

But I've been trying to branch out, ( Read more... )