writing
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Four Genre-Blending Authors Whose Work I Adore
Four Genre-Blending Authors Whose Work I Adore Genre-blending is having a moment right now with the immense popularity of “romantasies” like Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series and Sarah J. Maas’s ACOTAR. While romantic subplots are not unheard of in traditional fantasy,… Continue reading
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Get You A “Tribe”…And An Update
Get You A “Tribe”…And An Update Several months ago, a friend of mine from grad school invited me to join a local writers’ group. I was hesitant at first, given how overfull my schedule is already, but it has turned… Continue reading
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How the GMU (Greek Mythological Universe) is like the MCU – remakes, easter eggs, and prequels galore!
There’s not much to do on the drive between Denver and Wichita, but I don’t mind. It always gives Kris and me time to discuss the kind of random shit that the exigencies of our everyday lives normally prevent us… Continue reading
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Can We Talk About Dark Romance?
Hot take alert!!! Can we talk about dark romance? It’s…not for me. What is dark romance? Well, as queenofsmoke so eloquently put it in a reddit post from 3 years ago, “dark romance generally means behaviour (usually from the hero)… Continue reading
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Her Undying Thirst Playlist
This is a silly little post. I’m planning to have some more meaty content for you soon, but we’re in finals week at CU Boulder and…mama’s gotta grade! One of the trends I absolutely love is authors posting playlists for… Continue reading
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Cover Art ZOMG
There’s really nothing better than collaborating with a talented artist to bring a vision to life, is there? Well, I’ve had the great good fortune of working with dovartkiin (look him up by that handle on Instagram) to make my… Continue reading
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First Sight
In this excerpt from Her Undying Thirst, our narrator, Laura Bancroft, meets Carmilla for the first time. For background, Josef is a friend of Laura’s father Edward, Emma is Josef’s niece/ward (and Laura’s best friend), and Franz is Emma’s suitor.… Continue reading
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Those Pesky Words…
Those Pesky Words… When I was in grad school, I frequently had to comb through my papers for excess “moreover”s. I LOVE “moreover” (in academic contexts, at least) and tended to overuse it in my initial drafts. It turns out… Continue reading
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Three Tropes I’m Not Personally A Fan Of (But You Do You, Honey), And One Trope I Love
Three Tropes I’m Not Personally A Fan Of (But You Do You, Honey), And One Trope I Love The title is – I hope – self-explanatory. These are all my personal opinions, and I understand that people have different aesthetics… Continue reading
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Filum
OK, so remember how I said in my first post that I wasn’t going to subject y’all to my bad poetry? The lie detector determined…that was a lie. Scroll down if you want to be subjected to it… Photo by Aditya… Continue reading
Reina Callier (Artes Reginae Press) 