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Defining Genre by Age: What’s appropriate for young readers?
Today I’m over at Evolved Publishing talking (err… writing) about genre categories for younger readers. Here’s a little taste of what’s up. Why not join us there and participate in the discussion?...
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What Worked and What Didn’t in the New Spider-Man Movie
Who doesn’t love a great superhero story? I’m a big fan, after all, the Forbidden Mind series, while a paranormal romance/thriller, can also be described as a super hero series with an X-Men flavor. So...
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The Top 100 YA Books… but are these really YA?
Last night I dreamed of blog posts. This isn’t unusual. I dream of book marketing strategies, plotlines, entire paragraphs of prose… in high school once I even dream-finished my Algebra homework—for...
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Lincoln (without the vampires!) a MUST SEE movie!
Tell me this looks ANYTHING like Daniel Day-Lewis? Lincoln seems to be a hot topic in theaters this year. I’m not sure why this is so, but first he’s hunting vampires and now he’s freeing slaves. Go...
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My (briefish) witty take on the Fall TV Lineup
I’m all about books, as you know, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy a good television show now and then. Since it’s been awhile since I posted something not related to books and writing, I thought...
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Jonathan Rhys Myers as Dracula proves vampires still a favorite in literature...
We couldn’t have been more excited for the series premiere of NBCs newest show, Dracula, starring Jonathan Rhys Myers, and we weren’t disappointed. We loved this Golden Globe winner in The Tudors, and...
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Let’s hear it for the anti-hero!
Who doesn’t love the bad boy? They are often the most interesting characters. Most of us grew up rooting for the ‘good guy.’ Cheering on the hero. Imagining ourselves in the role of saving the world...
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Success: It’s Not Just For Men
As a girl, you can climb a mountain, but only if you look sexy doing it. And DO NOT emote. It will make you ugly, thereby invalidating all other contributions you might make to humanity. Growing up I...
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Why Women Need To Be More Than The Madonna or the Whore
With the focus this week on antiheroes, and specifically female antiheroes and the portrayal of women in fiction, it got me thinking about why it’s so important for us to have a range of female...
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