I present to you, Gideon of the Twilight Court.
22 Days of El’Anret: Gideon
Sarah Madison’s “Dear Broke Reader: Your Sense of Entitlement is Killing Me”
Controversial post incoming! (Image copyright Kent Zonestar. Go check out his other works!) I recently came across Sarah Madison's "Dear Broke Reader, Your Sense of Entitlement is Killing Me", an article articulating the myriad frustrations as an author and art-maker when it comes to monetary value in their art as perceived by the general public, along... Continue Reading →
Learning How to DO THE THINGS
Yesterday, I read a post by Chuck Wendig on Author Platform, which you can find HERE. His beginning summation? I'm going to go against "writing advice" orthodoxy here and offer up this thought:Your "platform" is mostly bullshit.Bear with me.— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 6, 2016 Through the post, he explains his follower-to-buyer breakdown and the... Continue Reading →
Maggie Stiefvater + Random Musings
Today while perusing the everyday shenanigans of GoodReads, I came across this: Now, when the person asked this, I had to go look again. I knew I had seen it recently- it was when Maggie was signing/doodling on the pre-order copies of The Raven King [these fanciful copies can be procured HERE], and sure enough,... Continue Reading →
Flash Fiction Time + Bard Girl Press
Since I'm feeling less like THE DEATH this week, I went ahead and wrote some flash fiction! This is another based on Chuck Wendig's Flash Fiction Challenge. This week? Dragon. Two thousand words max. Period. What came to my mind? PIRATES AND DRAGONS, of course. Because part of my mind lives under the sea, and... Continue Reading →
Oh, April Fool’s Day.
A day dedicated worldwide to pranking people and making mischief? Where's Loki at?! Well, that looks about right. (Want a crash course on April Fool's? Here's a good chunk of info.) I am certainly one to take- and make- a joke. But today, the Day of Fools, people get carried away. Especially on social media... Continue Reading →
Melody K. Writes Words 