“Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes.” ~Joseph Roux “Witch-Wife” Edna St. Vincent Millay SHE is neither pink nor pale, And she never will be all mine; She learned her hands in a fairy-tale, And her mouth on a valentine. She has more hair than she needs; In the sun ’tis a woe to me!ContinueContinue reading “Sunday #Poetry: Witch Wife”
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September, 2017: It’s Witching Season
September in California means one thing… …Hot, hot HOT. The air gets dry. The hills turn from gold to nearly white. The spectre of wildfire is always right around the corner. Just when everyone in the state is ready to cry “uncle”, the heat breaks, and the Bay Area tumbles into true fall. For me,ContinueContinue reading “September, 2017: It’s Witching Season”
August, 2017
The last month of summer… Where I live, August is the last real month of summer. School starts up at the end of it, so the first few weeks are a whirlwind of backpack shopping, trips to the beach and The Boardwalk, and last-minute weekend getaways. My own last-minute getaway took the form of aContinueContinue reading “August, 2017”
The Proust Questionnaire: As Answered by Misha “Puzzle” Kaslov
I was originally introduced to the Proust Questionnaire by my fellow Write Bitch Madhuri Blaylock in her interview series, Getting Proustian (you can find my interview on her blog). As an admitted nerd for self-reflection, I really enjoyed answering the questions. It also got me thinking. Why not put some of my characters under the microscope? Below is the Proust QuestionnaireContinueContinue reading “The Proust Questionnaire: As Answered by Misha “Puzzle” Kaslov”
I #SupportWNDB – The Series: ADDING DIVERSITY TO YOUR WRITING
Originally posted on Madhuri Writes Things:
Adding Diversity to Your Writing: A Few Simple Strategies Laura Oliva ? A huge shout-out to Madhuri Blaylock for hosting this awesome blog series. Thanks for inviting me to add my two cents on this incredible topic! Literary diversity has been getting a lot of press lately. Near as I…
The Proust Questionnaire: As Answered By Seneca Lynch #MondayBlogs
I was originally introduced to the Proust Questionnaire by my fellow Write Bitch Madhuri Blaylock in her interview series, Getting Proustian (you can find my interview on her blog). As an admitted nerd for self-reflection, I really enjoyed answering the questions. It also got me thinking. Why not put some of my characters under the microscope? BelowContinueContinue reading “The Proust Questionnaire: As Answered By Seneca Lynch #MondayBlogs”
May, 2016
Happy Spring, bitches! Spring just isn’t spring if I can’t have a garden. For the past couple years, one of the most immediate and painful casualties of the drought has been my spring/summer garden- selfish, I know, but there it is. This winter brought with it more rain than we’ve seen since my son was born, andContinueContinue reading “May, 2016”
Shades Below, #2: Still On Track!
This is happening, people! I’m coming down the finish line on The Devil’s Disease (Shades Below, #2) – which means I should be writing THE END by tomorrow, Tuesday at the latest. What this means: I don’t usually set hard-and-fast deadlines (because I’m so awful at meeting them), but in this case, my tentative deadlineContinueContinue reading “Shades Below, #2: Still On Track!”
It’s Giveaway Time!
Guys. Â GUYS. If you haven’t entered this epic Halloween giveaway (in which I, ahem, am participating), it’s not too late! Â Simply follow the Rafflecopter link below for a chance to win an advanced reader copy of Season Of The Witch, plus a bunch of other fabulous prizes, including… Drum roll, please… $175. That’s right. Â Smackers.ContinueContinue reading “It’s Giveaway Time!”
Season Of The Witch: TEASER #0.2
Georgia blushed. Actually blushed. Darius could only stare while she rushed through the rest of the spell. He barely heard her, his full attention locked on her face. Her sharp, wild, adorably pink face. Georgia Clare—biker, black witch, all-around badass—was blushing at a little skin-to-skin contact. The urge to touch her back crashed overContinueContinue reading “Season Of The Witch: TEASER #0.2”
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