Tag Archives: Literature

Life Changing Events: Why I’ve Been Absent For A Week

And no, I haven’t done any writing. I finished NaNo last Sunday, officially won it at midnight on Wednesday, and I was prepared to do some more words on The Oncoming Storm late last week, but something amazing happened that changed my life. On Thursday my partner was granted his spouse visa to Australia. It’s subsequentlyContinue reading “Life Changing Events: Why I’ve Been Absent For A Week”

Foreign Cover Friday: Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress 4) by Jeaniene Frost

Foreign Cover Friday is a weekly meme hosted by The Reading Fever, where foreign covers of the books we know and love are spotlighted and discussed. To join, either pick your favourite foreign cover, or pick many foreign covers, and start discussing! Continuing on with my Night Huntress theme, this week we’re looking at bookContinue reading “Foreign Cover Friday: Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress 4) by Jeaniene Frost”

Disney’s Portrayal of the Feminine Animals: Pre-Renaissance

Just a reminder – voting closes tomorrow at midnight for the Can You Leave Us Breathless contest hosted by Brenda Drake. I’m a semi-finalist and would love your vote! In this, my last Dissecting Disney post, I want to take a look at the female animals of the more popular and recent anthropomorphic Disney filmsContinue reading “Disney’s Portrayal of the Feminine Animals: Pre-Renaissance”

Semi-Finalist List for Can You Leave Us Breathless Contest

Brenda Drake and her small army of totally awesome judges judged my little entry worthy of being one of the six semi-finalists of her Can You Leave Us Breathless contest! This is totally exciting. Go here to check out the other entries and remember to vote before midnight Oct 27th– preferably mine, but you know,Continue reading “Semi-Finalist List for Can You Leave Us Breathless Contest”

Becoming A Princess: The Princess Diaries

Well, that’s it. I’ve done it. I’ve seen all of Disney’s Princess films, and a lot of them with good strong female characters. I’ve seen weak characters I dislike. And I’ve turned off a few films I just cannot stand. This week I was supposed to look at The Black Cauldron, but it sucked soContinue reading “Becoming A Princess: The Princess Diaries”