Book Cover Throwback: First Book of Swords
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: The First Book of Swords by Fred Saberhagen. What I Love about This Cover: The cover drew me in as a kid because there was a picture inside the hilt of the sword. I thought Read More…
Y is for Yoshitaka Amano
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: Y is for Yoshitaka Amano I swear I wasn’t aiming to put all the artists at the end of the A-Z Challenge, but that’s where they ended up. If you’re Read More…
X is for eXperiment
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: X is for eXperiment I tried to find a synonym for experiment(al) that began with X, even in other languages, but I failed in this task. Hence, I’m cheating on Read More…
Portrayal of Victims in SF/F
This post is a bit different from my normal posts as I’m tackling a serious topic that isn’t discussed enough in geekdom–the portrayal of victims in SF/F. My grandmother, a retired teacher, taught me to read and write a pinch Read More…
What I’m…updates
I’m a little late as I’ve been very busy this month, but I updated the What I’m Reading, What I’m Watching, and What I’m Playing pages. Lots of beta-reading for Kat Richardson & critiquing for Gayle Clemans, watching Daredevil, and Read More…
W is for Whelan
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: W is for Whelan When I do my weekly Book Cover Throwback Thursdays, it’s difficult not to fill post after post with art from Michael Whelan, mostly because he’s incredibly Read More…
Monday Night Gaming: Ascension
This week’s Monday Night Gaming: Ascension. Publisher: Stone Blade Entertainment # of Players: 1-4 players* (yes, you can play with yourself) Best with: 2 players # of Expansions: 7 (as of 2015) # of Parts: 1 board, 50 beads, 200 Read More…
V is for Van Gogh
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: V is for Van Gogh Art has always weaseled its way into my world–either through my own creations or my love of nature, symmetry, and lines. When I was a Read More…
Scrivener Saturday: A Case for Scapple
This week’s Scrivener Saturday: A Case for Scapple. In other words, why should you bother with pen and paper around? While I could tell you a million and one things about Scrivener, Literature and Latte’s second program, Scapple, is something Read More…
U is for Uematsu
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: U is for Uematsu, Nobuo Earlier in the A-Z Challenge, I wrote about my love of Final Fantasy, and how it’s depth of characters and worldbuilding helped encourage me as Read More…
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