NaNoWriMo Day 8: The Other Side Is Shiny

Word count goal: 13,336 Achievement: 13,755 I’ve been freaking out over the past few days because I reached the point in my writing where I tend to put things aside. But I have good news! I beat through that horrible point where it was like trying to walk through molasses.  I put aside four novels earlierContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 8: The Other Side Is Shiny”

NaNoWriMo Day 7: In Which I Almost Cry

  A review of The Edge of Darkness is up on Gina’s blog, Fantasy Casting. We’re going to do a fantasy cast and an interview as well, so stay tuned for those! Word count goal: 11,669 Achievement: 12,035 I can’t write romance. I can’t write this falling-in-love thing. I barely remember what it felt likeContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 7: In Which I Almost Cry”

NaNoWriMo Day 3: The Issue Of Race

My first novel, The Edge of Darkness, had a heroine of Filipino descent. She was the daughter of immigrants to Australia. I’m hyper aware of the issue of race. In my writing, the race issue if often softened because above being Filipino, Max was Australian. Australia is a very diverse country. At least 20% ofContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 3: The Issue Of Race”

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”

Foreign Cover Friday: At Grave’s End (Night Huntress 3) 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: At Grave’s End (Night Huntress 3) by Jeaniene Frost”