I have issues, so after finishing reading my allocation, I rummaged around in the books allocated to the rest of my judging team, much like a raccoon in a dumpster: uninvited but relaxed, delighted by my own personal search for treasure. As these aren’t my assigned books, many of my assessments may not count for […]
I’ve read through my initial book allocation for my role as a judge on Team Tar Vol On in this year’s Self-Published Science Fiction Competition(SPSFC)! In this initial phase of judging, each of us is asked to categorize a book as a “Strong Yes,” “Soft Yes,” “Soft No” or “Strong No.” We’re asked to read […]
Last year, I entered the first book of Apocalypse Parenting in the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition and made it to the semi-finals! I’m still writing that series, so this year I’m participating as a judge on team Tar Vol On. I’ve been allotted ten specific books from our group’s 30 for initial review, but I […]
If you aren’t aware, every year, the massive r/Fantasy Reddit publishes a reading bingo sheet. https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1bt4iqf/official_rfantasy_2024_book_bingo_challenge/ If you complete the entire card (and turn it in during a form they post the following March) you get a “Reading Champion” flair in the subreddit. If you do this for multiple years, they’ll increment your title to “Reading Champion II”, […]
A lot of authors find children hard to write well, but most people find the kids I write very believable. In this post, I’ve tried to sum up what I’ve learned as succinctly as possible: a bit over 3,000 words, broken down into sections. Kids are not that different than adults. They just lack an […]
Or “Why Mother Gothel lives alone in the swamp forever” Disney went hard with Dreamlight Valley. For the most part I respect the fact that they did not play it safe: an overall story that deals heavily with themes of self-hatred and depression, a questline that got (and deserved) a mental content warning, and the […]
Lord of Cheesecakes Ingredients Directions
It’s weird, these days. I’m generally grateful that my kids aren’t exposed to much advertising, but it becomes very noticeable around Christmastime. When I was a kid, I wanted lots of toys because advertisements had shown me what they did. Twenty years later, and I can still sing “Crossfire!” like the commercial. I […]