Welcome back to our ongoing series, Overthinking Lyrics! Lindsey and Julie listen far too closely to another Duran Duran song. This time, it’s Girls on Film. Lindsey Witch: Girls on Film, one of their bigger early hits, was pretty controversial due to the video. Julie Witch: Even without the videoContinue Reading
It’s that time of year, I know: the spooky season. Goth Christmas, if you will. What kind of goth? That’s a silly question. Now where was I? Oh, yes, it’s the time of year when the world is full of ghosts and pumpkins, witches and spiders. When creepies are crawlingContinue Reading
We’re nearing the end of the voting period for this year’s Hugo Award’s. Time to squee just one more time. Aynjel: Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time by K.M. Szpara (Uncanny, May/June 2017) https://uncannymagazine.com/article/small-changes-long-periods-time/ This novellette. Oh my ghod, this novelette. It’s a vampire story and there’s blood andContinue Reading
It’s time for everyone in our little literary corner of the world to think about the Hugo Awards, and all the nominees for this year. The Word Witches weigh in on some items they like, an ongoing series: Aynjel: “Fandom for Robots” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad from Uncanny Magazine September/OctoberContinue Reading
This idea tickled me so much I took it as a writing prompt: Okay but now I want to do an anthology of SFF pulp stories that all begin with a college lit prof in a bad marriage in love with his student. In one story, she's a succubus. InContinue Reading
What’s a book you totally can’t stop thinking about? Something that makes you want to discuss it and share it with everyone? Our coven has a few squees to share with you all. Aynjel: Have you ever read a book that feels like it was written just for you (butContinue Reading
Our own Love Witch/Ms Witch, Jasmine Silvera shared her quick-n-dirty guide to book and story reviews with us. We’re delighted to share it with everyone. Review Writing Cheat Sheet* Be specific Focus on one thing you liked: “I enjoyed the mature relationship built on respect!” Short and Sweet A usefulContinue Reading
Two of the Witches – Julie and Lindsey – got to see Duran Duran (pop-funk-new wave-new romantic-fancy hair rock gods of our youth) in concert recently. We sang along at top volume until we were hoarse. We knew ALL the lyrics. But we realized, as we listened to the words comingContinue Reading
Lindsey: Writing Resolutions: I’m not one for New Year Resolutions, per se. I find they fill me with guilt and shame – and as Daniel José Older tells us, guilt and shame about writing are a good way to talk yourself out of writing. So instead of a resolution, IContinue Reading
I won NaNoWriMo with The Bloody Sun and the Black Moon! I reached word count last Monday (November 20, 2017) which is a good thing, since I never get anything written when I’m visiting my family, which I did for Thanksgiving this year. Actually, unless I’m specifically attending a writingContinue Reading
Who’s doing NaNoWriMo this year? What’s your project? Aynjel: I opted for an alternate NaNoWriMo this year because I’m deep enough in an existing project that I didn’t want to sideline it for a month to start something new. So this year, NaNoWriMo is that last big push to getContinue Reading
I rewatched this after having positive memories of seeing it on television long ago. Plot recap: Dee Wallace is Karen, a TV news anchorwoman in LA who has been getting messages from a serial killer who is obsessed with her. She agrees to meet with him, while wearing a wire,Continue Reading
Last year, I finished most of a draft of the sequel to Waking Up Naked In Strange Places (working title: Stripping Down to Scars). For a while I set it aside, because I was caught up in doing things related to the published novel, but during the Clarion West Write-a-ThonContinue Reading