fantasy
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Sequels are tricky little creatures. Sometimes they arrive like an invited guest bearing dessert, and sometimes they show up unannounced, wearing muddy boots, asking where the snacks are. The question I am pondering today is, who gets to decide whether a book deserves—or even needs—a sequel? My answer is simple… the writer does. The author.…
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When I think of villains I have known since childhood, the Wicked Witch of the West flies in on her broom almost immediately. She is dramatic, loud, green, and apparently has never once considered taking a deep breath before making a decision. But the older I get, the more I have to admit something uncomfortable:…
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When we are children, we believe in things with our whole hearts. We believe in the tooth fairy slipping into our rooms while we sleep, in the Easter Bunny hiding bright eggs in the grass, in Santa Claus crossing the night sky with a sleigh full of miracles. We believe in Bigfoot somewhere beyond the…
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Rambling on about Why It’s Never Too Late for Fairy Tales and New Beginnings… Dream a little dream with ME… When we think of dreaming big or believing in fairy tales, childhood often comes to mind. Yet, the truth is that the magic of dreams, transformation, and new adventures doesn’t fade as we grow older—it…
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Imagining Abilities Beyond Reality… In Consideration that today is October First, the beginning of what I like to call the Witchy Month, a month that encompasses Halloween at its end, I today am going to wander into a ‘What If, If I Could” list of skills I wish I possessed…. So, IF I could wave…
