Author Archives: Erin

2010 in review

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Erin

To create this image of what I’ve been up to this year, I took monthly updates that I’ve posted on the Forward Motion writing board and plugged them in to Wordle. I think it’s a fair representation of what I’ve … Continue reading →

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Even oatmeal has a consistency

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Erin

Consistency tells us what something is made of or what it’s similar to. We speak of things being like paste or as thin as water. Consistency is how things hold together. When we strive for consistency in our habits, that’s … Continue reading →

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Death After Dusk and other drinks

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Erin

The other thing we did on Friday night (besides the holiday party) was visit the Bookstore Speakeasy. This charming purveyor of food and drinks on Bethlehem’s South Side is a fairly faithful recreation of a 1920’s speakeasy. No external sign … Continue reading →

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Dancing muse

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Erin

Friday night was the holiday party for my husband’s work, which meant actual sociability for me. And since the college he works at has an immersive Chinese theme for the year, they had performances of Chinese music and dance. For … Continue reading →

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Tuesday drabble: Eclipse

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Erin

The shadow crept across the moon’s surface. The eclipse wasn’t due for two nights; astronomers flocked to their telescopes. One backyard amateur didn’t bother. The tabloids had said the aliens were here already; they were only partly right. Now Nifhshaya … Continue reading →

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Old reviews

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Erin

What old reviews, you may ask? Some from a writing blog I kept before I had this site. To whit: Rainy day reading — various series of blog posts that writers might find useful. There are new ones I would … Continue reading →

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A new outlook

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Erin

If you know me, you know I wear glasses. If not, you can scroll down in the window to see my picture over there in the sidebar on the right. See? Glasses. Except that those lovely glasses, which I thought … Continue reading →

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book giveaway winner

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Erin

This is a day late — my apologies. In my original post, I stated a December 6th announcement. The winner is: Maripat! Maripat, please e-mail me to verify that I have the correct address for you. I hope you enjoy … Continue reading →

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Coming up in December

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Erin

This week — tomorrow, in fact — my drabble “Heartbeat” will be e-mailed out by Daily Science Fiction. A week later, it’ll go up on their Website. If you haven’t subscribed to their e-mails yet, why on Earth not? Deadlines … Continue reading →

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POV Q & A

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Erin

What is POV? Point of view in a story is whose eyes you’re seeing the story through. Sometimes, it’s a narrator. Sometimes, it’s several different people. And it can vary in how “deep” you are — how immersed you are … Continue reading →

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