Let It Snow! Undead Style

Ag2218/ January 12, 2012

Zombie Thursdays is a weekly feature with guest blogger, Miranda. You can read more about her here. It’s Thursday again, so that means it is time for zombies! I’ve been checking out the responses to the Pie survey, and it seems as if people want to hear about some zombie science, but also just some zombie musings in general. So

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The Name Game

/ January 11, 2012

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s topic: If you couldn’t use your own name, what would your pseudonym or penname be? Well. I’ve been with my name for

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Something to Resolve

/ January 10, 2012

If you’ve lurked here long enough, you would know that I’m not big on the resolution thing. You’d also know that I kinda sorta suck at the goal thing. This happens because I usually aim too high* and then get discouraged and kick the whole process out the door. (There’s a reason why the New Year’s resolution to stop resolving

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Log Lines & First 250 Word Critiques

/ January 9, 2012

This week I’m hosting critiques for nonwinning adult entrants from Miss Snark’s First Victim’s Baker’s Dozen contest. We have two entries for this. If your post is one of the two, please comment on the other. If you’re a regular Lurker of The Pie, please delurk and share constructive feedback. Thank you to our two volunteers.

Entry #97

/ January 9, 2012

Genre: Fantasy Log Line:Half-human Tel has one chance to outwit her world’s brutal colonists, if she can overcome her dishonorable past, the deadly secret sleeping in her blood, and a handsome star-elemental weaving his own mysterious plots. First 250 Words:I was ten years old before I learned my absent, nameless father had given me anything more than dark red eyes

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