So I have been a certain kind of busy, not the kind that is exciting or always useful. I’m just about two weeks out from my due date for baby number 2, and I’m tired, and we’ve been doing various things to get ready for labor and the general life shift that’s about to happen. We’veContinue reading “A Certain Kind of Busy: Distracted”
Category Archives: Book Rec’s
Till We Have Faces: The Dividing Line
So, I’m halfway through my Till We Have Faces re-read, and I want to talk about how the book handles the supernatural, because it’s a tactic I implemented in my book almost without realizing it. In most fantasy books magic either exists or it doesn’t. Gods either exist or they don’t. Same for elves, orContinue reading “Till We Have Faces: The Dividing Line”
Influential Books: Till We Have Faces
I’ve decided to occasionally write about what I’ll call ‘in-the-blood’ books: books that have had such an influence on me that I don’t think I could extract them from my writing, thought-process, or standard of excellence. See, I have book cravings (like food cravings) where I just HAVE to re-read such-and-such a book, and I’veContinue reading “Influential Books: Till We Have Faces”
The Everlasting Trope: Star-Crossed Lovers, Friends, and Foes
I haven’t done one of these trope analyses in a while, and I was hesitant to get into this one because it’s got a lot more going on than I can really address here, but I’m going to give it a go. When I say “star-crossed” I’m applying it very broadly. This means any situationContinue reading “The Everlasting Trope: Star-Crossed Lovers, Friends, and Foes”
Refurbishment
I am trying to do nice things to this website, but I am not good at this at all. My idea had been that, once I reached a certain point in this whole submission/publishing process, I would maybe upgrade to a paid website and the I would pretty it all up and what-not. I haveContinue reading “Refurbishment”
Stories that Stick to the Ribs
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what qualities cause a story to go beyond momentary pleasure, beyond entertainment and enjoyment, to where they become a part of you. I have been running through an account of my favorite books and movies–as well as some of those I scarcely thought of twice afterwards–creating ledger toContinue reading “Stories that Stick to the Ribs”
A Book Haul of Sorts
I was recently given a (very, very) early birthday present by my husband, who surprised me by getting me not one, not two, but several of the books I’d been hoping to read. He was almost as excited to give them to me as I was to get them. So here they are: Fiction: Updraft,Continue reading “A Book Haul of Sorts”
Long Overdue Update
Instead of lamenting for a few paragraphs how horribly long it has been since I have posted, I am going to dive right into updates which will go much farther in the realm of explanation… I finished my second round of revisions, and sent them in a little less than two weeks ago now. This roundContinue reading “Long Overdue Update”
My Current TBR pile
The title is misleading. I am not going to list the 170-some books on my goodreads TBR pile. That would be a long and tedious post. Instead I am going to list the main books on this year’s to-read pile. I set my goodreads goal at 30 books (look, I’m in revisions and I haveContinue reading “My Current TBR pile”
Regarding Romance
Ah, romance. Number one: I really do like (SUBTLE, well-crafted, thoughtful) romance in books but, Number two: I am also thoroughly embarrassed by the whole topic and, Number three: am very picky and critical Admittedly, I don’t read actual romance novels–not to diss the genre, but it’s not my thing–and if it’s not done well ensconced inContinue reading “Regarding Romance”
J. L. Odom 