Fandom FAQ: Here, Have a Meme

From likeadeuce: All you have to do is pick a number (though you can add details to the question if you want, as far as I’m concerned.)

Pick a number from the list and I’ll answer it in the comments. You can select any of my fandoms or any books I’ve read, TV shows I’ve watched, etc. I am a reader and consumer as well as a fangirl and who knows? I might get around to ficcing again anyway.( Read the rest of this entry » )

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Black Blossom by M.C.A. Hogarth: the Book, the Project, the Review

I have favorites: favorite books, favorite stories, favorite styles. M.C.A. Hogarth hits my sweet spots over and over—characters, worldbuilding, and immersiveness. One of my little secrets is that some of my favorite books of all time are the Anne of Green Gables books, Emma, and Jane Eyre. In short, these classics are novels of manners, in addition to whatever other genre a guy or gal might like to attach.

Enter Black Blossom. I first discovered this book directly after finishing Emma for the first time and enshrining it instantly on my top ten list of favorite books. I had just learned the phrase, novel of manners. And then here is this book, this web serial, called a fantasy of manners. Nothing could have stopped me from embarking on this book at that point. Fantasy and science fiction have been my bedfellows ever since I graduated from fairy tales. Black Blossom promised to combine all of my eclectic sweet spots, and it did not disappoint.( Read the rest of this entry » )

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Posting Schedule Change-Up for City of Glass

This entry is part 12 of 12 in the series City of Glass

Due to a fear on my part of moving too slowly, I bumped up my initial City of Glass posting schedule to twice weekly. Due to the reality of my first thought being the better one, I’m bumping it back down to once weekly. The novel will now update on Thursdays only.

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