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  • Ready, Steady, Write!

    Ready, Steady, Write!

    Thirty minutes to kill, I mused. What can I do in thirty minutes? Since I wasn’t expecting to get any writing done that day, I…

  • 5 Super Snappy Speed Reviews – TV Edition

    5 Super Snappy Speed Reviews – TV Edition

    Well, I know it’s not been all that long since the last edition of Super Snappy Speed Reviews but I’ve spent the last few hours…

  • Preventing Nowhere Nowhen Syndrome

    Preventing Nowhere Nowhen Syndrome

    Nowhere Nowhen Syndrome (NNS) is when your setting is too vague. In the same way that Phantom Protagonists are characters who lack the substance to…

  • Need Help Deciding What to Read?

    Need Help Deciding What to Read?

    Someone recently asked me how I decide what books I want to read. Good question, I thought. The truth is, I find choosing new books…