Who Loves Xena Warrior Princess? I Do!
I just love Xena’s joy, glee and grit. I love her toughness, and also her sad heart. Love Gabrielle and the jester too. Little know fact: the jester in Xena inspired my character, Jaxter,...
Tagged: young adult fantasy
BOOK REVIEW: The Mermaid’s Mirror by L. K. Madigan
This young adult novel, for grades 8 and up, is hauntingly beautiful and well told. I really felt like I was in the head and heart of a sixteen-year-old. Lena has always felt drawn to sea around her home just south of San Francisco despite her father’s fears, a former surfer. Strange things start happening, sleep walking at the beach, whispers of voices and dream.
Beautiful YA Fantasy Covers
Welcome to the Wednesday series on Fans of Fantasy and Science Fiction. I’ll just come right out and say it! {I’m getting used to saying it!} I’m releasing my YA fantasy at the end...
Bad Girl Archetype: We Love Her, We Hate Her, We Want to Be Her
I devote this post to the bad girls I know and love, drawn from movies. The Bad Girl archetype is a powerful and ancient one, and well represented in our modern stories. The Bad Girl archetype is about reclaiming female power for the good of the community and the Bad Girl.
Stories of Strong Women: The Serpent Slayer
I am a young adult fantasy writer. My debut novel, Henrietta, the Dragon Slayer, will be released this spring! Yesterday I was making a list of all the things I thought my readers of...
Structure and Creativity: Timed Writing
As a writer, I’ve often shunned creativity prompts. Why do I need them? I am so creative; I can sit down and just write. Ah! But it wasn’t always this way.
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