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RAVEN OAK

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Author + Artist

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Flashback Friday…On a Pale Horse

Posted on January 17, 2014July 5, 20243 Comments

The first time I read On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality, Bk. 1) by Piers Anthony, some of the deeper meanings flew straight over my head, but even at age thirteen, Death was fascinating. I’d lost family members, sure, Read More…

TagsDeath rides a pale horse, flashback friday, Incarnations of Immortality, On a Pale Horse, On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony, Piers Anthony, raven-oak, Zane is Death

The Science of Nostalgia

Posted on January 13, 2014June 23, 2025Leave a comment

When my husband and I last attended a Comic Con (back in 2012 in Dallas), I stumbled upon a DVD set of The Ray Bradbury Theater in its entirety, which I immediately purchased. I have fond memories as a child Read More…

TagsAddiction to the past, Dragonflight, Johannes Hofer, Ray Bradbury Theater, The science of nostalgia

Flashback Friday…Dragonflight

Posted on January 10, 2014September 16, 201410 Comments

I’ve decided that in honor of all the Throwback Thursday things people have been doing online, I’m going to begin a Flashback Friday post where I review a novel I read back when I was a child. Sort of a Read More…

TagsAnne McCaffrey, Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey, flashback friday, Novels of Pern, Pern, raven-oak, Review of Dragonflight

The Bottlery & The Buttery

Posted on January 6, 2014June 23, 20252 Comments

The Internet has certainly made finding information so much easier than when I first began writing. I used to have piles and piles of research books, but now I tend to search online for topics I’m researching. Not all fantasy Read More…

TagsBottlery and the Buttery, Butler Research, Medieval Times Terminology, raven-oak, Where does the word Butler come from?

2014…such lofty goals I have!

Posted on January 3, 2014January 28, 20143 Comments

I don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions. Neither does science for that matter! There are a few things you can do to succeed at your resolutions, but I prefer to set goals. The difference in setting goals is that I Read More…

TagsLofty Goals, New Year's Resolutions Suck, Professional Goals, raven-oak, writing

A Review of Divergent

Posted on December 30, 2013January 28, 2014Leave a comment

I just finished reading Divergent (Divergent Series) by Veronica Roth. For me, the pacing of this story is excellent! Similar to the Hunger Games in that ‘edge of your seat’ feel. While I enjoyed the read, I felt like the Read More…

TagsDivergent by Veronica Roth, Parents in Divergent, raven-oak, Review of Divergent, What Am I Reading?

Apologies for site outage!

Posted on December 30, 2013Leave a comment

Apologies for the site outage. Everything is back up and running normally now.

Holiday Antics… = Joy?

Posted on December 23, 2013October 10, 2014Leave a comment

I had an amazing birthday. We went to see the new Hobbit movie, had amazing cake at Bakery Nouveau, and then went to the always wonderful Cafe Mox / Card Kingdom for dinner and to play The Stars are Right, Read More…

TagsBirthday Joy, Crying over Spilled Soda, Holiday Antics, Joy = Antics, raven-oak, spilled soda, ThinkGeek

Another year older…

Posted on December 21, 2013January 28, 20144 Comments

So today, I’m another year older–36 in fact, which feels like 35 did, and 34, and even 33. I’ve never cared too much about age, but turning 36 does make me think about my writing and writing goals. This week, Read More…

TagsRaven Oak's birthday, raven-oak, TruthWeaver, Writing on my birthday

Best & Worst Present… all in one.

Posted on December 13, 2013January 28, 2014Leave a comment

Everyone’s doing those posts…talking about the holidays, best presents, worst gifts, the time when the crazy Aunt drank too much and tried to wrap the skunk outside because ‘little Mark needs a puppy!’ Well, maybe not that last one (I Read More…

TagsBarf-o-rama, best and worst presents, Cabbage Patch Doll of Vomit, Pukefest, Vomit Patch Doll

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