Spoilers before we begin, it's more than 52 books. This post was meant to go up yesterday, as my usual year end wrap up, but I was felled first by the news of Betty White's passing, and then by the Mother of All Migraines. I had an excellent reading year, and the Bookstagram project that … Continue reading 52 Book Pick Up: Episode 2021
Author: lizzdonnelly
Second Verse, Same as the First
I didn't go back and read what I wrote at the end of Our Year of the Collective Dumpster Fire 2020, because it didn't really matter. Just like it doesn't really matter what I write about Our Year of Dystopian Hellscape 2021, because you all lived it too. So let's get straight into the Year … Continue reading Second Verse, Same as the First
Anthology Announcement
After a long hiatus, I am back with a short story acceptance! It's been a weird year(s) for writing, and I've definitely gone through phases of mania where I start twelve different projects, quickly followed by depression where I finish none of them. So I'm especially pleased to announce that my slightly Dickensian, ghost doggo, … Continue reading Anthology Announcement
Fifty Book Pick Up: 2020 Edition
In this, the Year of Our Collective Dumpster Fire 2020, I almost did not make it to my goal of 50 books. My reading suffered until late in the year when a new project with a friend gave it a necessary boost. Shameless plug-- if you're on Instagram, check out @Andanotherthingreaders for all your YA … Continue reading Fifty Book Pick Up: 2020 Edition
Moving the Goals Post
I probably ought to have just crossed out the 0 and replaced it with a 1 on my 2020 list of things I wanted to accomplish this past year, because I hit very few of them. I think that's probably true of everyone. I didn't, though. I erased the whole thing and we're going to … Continue reading Moving the Goals Post
Eligibility Post 2020
Actual footage of me trying to write anything this year: Like most of us, I struggled with producing new work this year, and as a result I only have one publication to remind you of in this year end post. (I actually had to google that it did come out this year, because it happened … Continue reading Eligibility Post 2020
M1R (Make One Right): Giftmas Blog Tour
2020, right? Okay, that's done, because it's December, and you've all been here living the same year I have so there's no need to go on about what an off year it is. I've been exceptionally lucky that I haven't suffered in the extreme ways that some other folks have-- my job is "essential" so … Continue reading M1R (Make One Right): Giftmas Blog Tour
Pretty Bookish Things
I don't know about the rest of you, but 2020 has not been a particularly productive year for me. My writing has suffered, my reading has suffered, the only thing that really hasn't is my knitting because for a few months at the beginning of the pandemic that was ALL I had the motivation to … Continue reading Pretty Bookish Things
And Another Thing Readers
New Project Announcement! I am thrilled to announce the launch of a new project with a good friend, our Instagram endeavor, And Another Thing Readers: Ashley and Lizz won't stop talking about books. With a focus on YA, especially SF/F, And Another Thing Readers explores and analyzes one book per week with reviews, curriculum and … Continue reading And Another Thing Readers
Swashbuckling Cats, Ahoy!
Tyche Books' anthology, Swashbuckling Cats: Nine Lives on the Seven Seas, is out in the wild today! It is, as you may have guessed, an anthology of short fiction featuring stories about pirate cats. Here's the blurb: If you think cats and water don’t mix, think again. Plunge into worlds of piratical cats: some selfish, … Continue reading Swashbuckling Cats, Ahoy!
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