Good morning, minions! Featured on today's smorgasbord of randomness is an assorted selection of PRETTY WORDS!!! Hannah Gaudette extended an invitation to participate in the single-line story challenge, which is, in essence, a glorified flash fiction dump. Flash fiction is fun. Thus, here I am. The idea is to choose 5 out of 13 genres [...]
I've written a terrible blog post. I would badger you with excuses about how I didn't mean to write a terrible blog post, but the truth is, that's exactly what I meant to do. You know how The Incredibles starts with Bob Parr driving to his wedding? His wedding, which is at night? And he's [...]
Before you say anything, no, this is not a discussion about tropes. The internet has enough posts about “Top Ten Tropes That Are Totally Original!!” without me adding to the pile with my controversial opinion that enemies-to-lovers is a toxic model for relationships. I want to talk about something more fine-tuned. The small, specific story [...]
I turned 19 last month. It feels exactly the same way 18 does, but if a bearded stranger in a hood doesn’t ask me to join him on a mysterious quest at some point this year, imma sue some authors. This is my last chance to be a YA heroine. I'm NOT missing it. The [...]
(You can thank me for inventing yet another unpronounceable word.) Well hello, my humans! Three years ago, this internet train-wreck crashed into my life, turning me into a psycho blogging zombie and changing the world forever. Although actually, that's not entirely true. If we're being technical, my blog turned 3 waaay back in February. I [...]
Before I welcome myself back and gush about the new year, I'd like to issue a formal apology for using the word "rad" in my post's title. Do I like the word rad? No. Is it a redundant word that should be eradicated (*coughs* eRADicated... okay now I hate myself) from the English language? Absolutely. [...]
Hey, humans. Long time no see, huh? The cause of my recent absence is... *dramatic music swells* I got a job. And though I enjoy it, I'm gone from 7 in the morning to 7 in the evening and THAT, my friends, is a death-sentence for creative productivity. I will get back into the swing [...]
Ah yes, it's that time again. The time for random unscheduled Monday posts. The time for scattered thoughts and ink-stained fingers. The time for sheer insanity. The time when Sarah Baran starts tooting her own horn and blatantly self-advertising. Folks, Camp Nanowrimo starts in a week. Despite the fact that I've barely gotten over the [...]
GUYS! Guess what I get to do today! I GET TO INTERVIEW ONE OF MY NEW FAVORITE AUTHORS!!! You may have noticed my recent obsession with the book Honey Butter by indie-author Millie Florence (as demonstrated by my profuse fangirling on every internet platform), and, well, there's not much left to say. Except that Millie's [...]
Hello, minions! It seems a little boring to start things off by declaring "I'VE BEEN TAGGED," but... I mean... I've been tagged. By Kinsey @Over the Withers, to be precise, and with the 20 Questions Book Tag. Which means I've been given free license to scream about books for the next 7.2 minutes of your [...]
The Sarcastic Elf 