Hi All! After a few days where North Carolina appeared to have transformed into the desert planet of Arrakis, we’ve finally gotten some rain and some cooler weather. Will it be too late for my camellias? I guess we’ll find out. My poor April Remembered camellia Last time I talked about my character Dasha’s MBTI type […]
Read more "When it turns out you’re the opposite of who you think you are…"Hi All! While it’s certainly been a lot hotter in other parts of the world, it’s been plenty warm here in North Carolina. And dry, which is much more unusual. Normally we do a fine line in afternoon thunderstorms all summer, but June was pretty much dry as a bone here. My gardens are, well…I’m […]
Read more "How are wolves and lovers related?"Hi All! Soooo, I wrote this whole long post earlier today. It was poignant, it was insightful, it was funny…it disappeared into the ether, never to return, when I tried to send it. That is, of course, 100% my own fault. I knew my email program had a tendency not to back things up well. […]
Read more "Say what? How criticism is a special gift (and how I did something stupid while writing this post)"Hello! It’s another warm Saturday here in North Carolina, so I’m looking forward to another deep and hopefully refreshing dive into my characters’ psyches. I thought it would be fun–well, fun for me, at least–to put my somewhat dubious side-quest reading into psychology and personality types to use this summer in an examination of my […]
Read more "What’s my main character’s worst nightmare?"Hello, and happy June! I hope you’re enjoying the approach to midsummer/midwinter. Here summer is definitely coming up on us. Summer is our longest season in North Carolina, and it starts heralding its arrival sometime in May or even April, and hangs around until early October. So we are girding our loins and checking our […]
Read more "What’s Jung got to do with it? A deep dive into personality types (Part 1)"Hello, and happy spring! If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, like me, then spring is making itself known, although in varying ways depending on latitude. Here the spring bulbs are in full bloom. Farther north, maybe it’s finally warming up enough to make the skiing really pleasant. Some of my jolly crocuses I’m taking the […]
Read more "This week only! My entire catalogue is free on Smashword’s Read an Ebook Week sale!"Hi All! Happy December! How are we almost to the end of the year? I’m trying to finish up grading finals (it’s that most wonderful time of the year!) while also prepping for the year ahead. Me on the last day of class waiting to be beamed up to the mothership And, of course, there’s […]
Read more "Intergalactic voyages, Christmas tree marauders, and the Smashwords end-of-year sale!"Hi Everyone! Happy November! If you’re in the US, I hope Halloween treated you well, and the run-up to November is not too stressful. I know for me November is one of the most jam-packed months of the year. This is unfortunate, because it means I rarely get to do NaNoWriMo. The one time I […]
Read more "Should my next book be about a one-eyed sorceress?"Hello All! I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend. I just wanted to drop you a quick line to let you know that the complete omnibus edition of The Dreaming Land is being featured on Kobo right now as part of their spotlight on Diverse Stories. And they’re all completely free! You can check out the page here. When […]
Read more "The Dreaming Land Omnibus is featured on Kobo’s Free Diverse Stories page! #Kobo #KoboFreeBooks #KoboFreeFantasy"Hello All! Happy Autumnal Equinox! To start off, here’s a delightful Finnish song about fall for your listening pleasure: In my own news, I’ve been slowly working on the audiobook of The Midnight Land for…well, ever since May. I’ve been stopping and starting to work on other projects, though, so something that was always going to be […]
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E. P. Clark: Author, Book Reviewer, and All-Around Literary Handiwoman 