Starlog

  • Write a Story with Me # 41 with Vanessa Chapman

    Vanessa Chapman makes this plot even thicker this week.  What’s going on????  41- Vanessa-Jane Chapman Morath came to a stop a few feet in front of the building. “I need you to do something for me Tangle,” she said. “Yes of course Grandmo…I mean, Queen…I mean Queen Gran…oh dear.” He bowed his head and bit… Read more

  • Writer’s Retreat! and Sunday Snippets Critique Hop

    Hello from the woods!  Okay, that’s a lie.  There’s no internet where I am, I scheduled this ahead. I’m out on a writer’s retreat this weekend making some serious word-count damage to my new novel Optimal Red.  Three days of uninterrupted writing bliss!  Yahoooo! I’m not available to critique this week, but that doesn’t mean… Read more

  • When you are lucky enough to have choices. Stuff to thing about

    When searching for a publisher, many authors target who they want, but settle for who will publish them.  Right?  This week, I found myself in the thrilling and cushy position of having a choice after being offered multiple contracts for Paper Wishes. What’s Paper Wishes?  Ha!  I’m glad you asked!  Paper Wishes is the re-envisioning… Read more

  • Review of “The Glass Man” by Jocelyn Adams

    Strap yourself in.  It’s going to be a bumpy ride. I actually finished this book last year, and it was in my top five reads for 2012.  I never got around to reviewing it, so here’s a quick overview. My opinion? I want to be Jocelyn Adams when I grow up.  Well, not completely, but… Read more

  • Write a Story with Me # 40 – With a Clap of the Hands – by Norah Jansen

    Norah Jansen debuts to Write a Story with Me and turns a corner and starts heading our two strings back together again.  Take it away, Norah! 40- Norah Jansen – With a clap of the hands Janelle clapped her hands together and a tall fair haired boy dressed in a multitude of colours appeared at her… Read more

  • Sunday Snippets Critique Blog Hop: The Second (x2) 250 Words of my New Novel, OPTIMAL RED

    Oh Yeah! It’s the Sunday Snippets Critique Blog Hop! . In this hop, participants post 250 words of their work in progress to be critiqued.  Then everyone hops around to critique others.  Don’t have a post of your own?  We’d love a critique anyway!  And next time you can sign up yourself (see below) Here… Read more