Let’s play a game, shall we? I promise to keep it short and simple. I’ll say a word, and you tell me everything that comes to mind. Ready? “Princess.” I’ll give you a minute… Now, if the words that spring to mind are “crown,” “castle,” “ball,” and “prince,” I think it’s fair to assume that […]
Sunny and Eve – part one
When she was seventeen, Eve found she could spin vapor thread from water, with a glimmer of light for a spindle. She could twist and filigree threads of vapor along her breath to patterns she saw in her dreams, and tether the apparitions to moonbeams – lighter than air and all the colors of stained […]
Welcoming the Wandering Son
My son broke my heart the other day. He had just finished reading one of my favorite books, The Yearling, and he was telling me how the closing scenes affected him. If you’ve not yet read this classic, I’ll spare you the main spoilers but suffice it to say, the young protagonist Jody Baxter experiences […]
Ember Rising: Kickstarter (pre-orders) Available Now!
Our own S. D. Smith is running a Kickstarter campaign to finance publication of the third book in his Green Ember series, Ember Rising! I’ve read the manuscript. Ember Rising is everything the next book in this series should be – Fresh and compelling while staying entirely grounded in the characters, places, and themes of […]
Is Your Family An Obstacle To Your Creativity?
“Your family is the most potent art you’ll ever be a part of creating.” “No story I’ll ever create will ever have an impact in the world the way my family will.” “Your family is not an obstacle to the art you want to create in the world, it is the most potent art you’ll […]