The Cutting Room Floor

Happy New Year kids! I hope you all played nice and had some lovely days off. Jay and I spent New Years Day walking around Central Park and saw a cardinal and a red-tailed hawk through the binoculars of a lovely nearby ornithologist.  It was a beautiful day. And now, back to business. So today I’m… Continue reading The Cutting Room Floor

Over at Howling Turtle

I’m over at Howling Turtle talking about five things you might not know, or ever want to know about Greek mythology. See, Lizzy is one part Shakespeare and two parts mythology. I’ve always been a huge fan of greek mythology. Cyclops, satyrs, Pegasus, heroes, villains, talking trees – the whole thing was fascinating when I… Continue reading Over at Howling Turtle

Over at Pretty in Fiction

I’m over at Pretty in Fiction today talking about my top five favorite children’s books. For those who know me, I’m terrible at these games. As soon as someone says “top favorite” anything either my mind goes blank or I can’t make a decision. In this case it was both. Feel free to come by… Continue reading Over at Pretty in Fiction

Something has to be Sacrificed

So the lovely Ms. Morgan was nice enough to invite me over to her blog Writer’s Block to talk about….well….the horror that is writer’s block. Merriam-Webster defines writer’s block as a psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a piece. Though I’m sure quite a few writer’s would use different terms to describe it. Terms that maybe we don’t… Continue reading Something has to be Sacrificed

Talking shop over at Kinx’s Book Nook

Good morning. Today I’m over at Kinx’s Book Nook as a guest blogger talking shop and answering the one question I hear the most when I talk about Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb –  Why Shakespeare? Without Shakespeare we’d have no Infinite Jest, The Sound and the Fury, Brave New World, or Pale Fire.  Why Shakespeare, they… Continue reading Talking shop over at Kinx’s Book Nook