Monthly Archives: October 2011
Step by step makes a project
Back in June, I posted about summer projects for while I travel. I figured it’s past time I posted an update on that. I’m working on a new quilt for my son’s bed, roughly twin size. I’m using 8-inch squares, … Continue reading
Phillips, Pierce, Priest
Keeping with the theme of short works, today I present one children’s book (Middle grade? The term wasn’t in use when the book came out.) and two short stories, the work of Holly Phillips, Tamora Pierce, and Cherie Priest. If … Continue reading
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Okorafor, Ore, Ozeki
Today’s post includes Nnedi Okorafor, Rebecca Ore, and Ruth Ozeki. As mentioned in my overview post last week, more short stories. In fact, all three of today’s reviews are of short stories. If the work of any of the authors … Continue reading
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Friday Flash: Chosen
Hargold the Chosen One strode up the hill to meet his destiny, wondering at the lack of a castle silhouetted against the sky. At the top of the hill, a hole led down into darkness. A sign beside it read, … Continue reading
Nimmo, Norton, Novik
Today’s women writers of science fiction and fantasy are Jenny Nimmo, Andre Norton, and Naomi Novik. If any of their work sounds interesting to you, please do check them out — and if you have enjoyed something by them that … Continue reading
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What can you do in an hour?
Why an hour? Because it’s a chunk of time I often have. In the mornings, after I make my son’s lunch and tidy up the kitchen, it’s about an hour before he heads off to the school bus and I … Continue reading
A to M, a retrospective
First half of the alphabet done, and I’ve got a couple of things I’d do differently if I do another such series. Things I might do differently going forward into the second half of the alphabet, for that matter. Starting … Continue reading
McKillip, McKinley, Moon
This week’s set of authors (Patricia McKillip, Robin McKinley, and Elizabeth Moon) is a group of old favorites. Growing up, I think I checked out all the books in the Riddle Master trilogy often enough that the library considered purchasing … Continue reading
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Revising my opinion
One thing I’ve learned over the past several years of writing is that the way I write doesn’t stay the same, nor does the way I edit. Nor, fortunately, has my attitude about what I already know.
