How to Write Cover Letters for Short Stories Writing a cover letter to submit with your short story to magazines or ezines is different from writing a query letter for a full length novel, but some rules do apply to … Continued
My Author YouTube Channel has Launched! I did it. I uploaded the intro video for my author YouTube channel. *insert scared face here* Near the end you’ll see a number of images flash by in fast succession. If you pause … Continued
Prepping to Launch a YouTube Channel…and My Horrible Habits Some people might remember that I posted 1 video on YouTube … 3 years ago. Yeah. I actually recorded partial footage for a few others, but I decided not to edit … Continued
Why I’ve Been Writing Short Stories for Romance Magazines I’m a fantasy and sci-fi author. I love stories with a magical twist. Stories that take on moral questions and our sheer humanity. Stories that focus on relationship over romance. I … Continued
Making a Mononoke Cosplay: The Fur Cape In the movie Mononoke’s fur cape is white. It looks fantastic on her, but in real life…white can cause photo glare. So I chose to use a faux fur with a bit … Continued
Making A Princess Mononoke Cosplay – The Base: Dress and Apron Princess Mononoke. Her stock costume needs surprisingly little sewing to complete. Which is great, because I have a love/hate relationship with the sewing machine… Despite the overall lack of … Continued
Making a Princess Mononoke Cosplay: The Intro Princess Mononoke. Sama. San. Mononoke Hime. She’s been called by many names. And her stock costume is pretty fun to make. If you aren’t familiar with Mononoke, she is a “wolf … Continued
A Sweet Lie She has a happy pink room with paint ragged on the walls. Three porcelain dolls stand sentry on her shelf, dressed for an evening of dance long past. One day she will wear such a gown, … Continued
Short Story: Collapse of the General Eternal I wrote this short story for the Penprints Flash Fiction Dash. Everyone who participated in the challenge received a prompt for their flash fiction(under 1,000 word) story, and we could choose to receive a … Continued
#WIPjoy Week Two #WIPjoy This is a compilation of my second week of Work in Progress Joy, September 2016. Day 8: Name something experienced with each sense in your WIP. Fire. Its liquid color and crackling song. The taste of smoke and … Continued