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: What themes, settings, motifs, scenes, or other elements do you find recurring in your work? I’d love to say that I’m
Blot Spotlight: Read for Relief
Good morning, Lurkdom! The other week I mentioned Hurricane Irene in passing. I’ll admit it was in a very snarky way. That’s because right outside of Cambridge and Boston nothing happened, but that doesn’t mean Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene didn’t destroy other areas. It did. That’s why it’s great that Erin Bowman, Tracey Neithercott, Sarah Enni, and Caroline Richmond got together
From Idea to Draft As Described by a White Cat
I realized that I haven’t talked about the cats recently. If they knew this I’m sure there would be more mayhem at Chez Gregoire*. The reason for lack of cat stories I guess is because the focus at The Pie is slowly becoming more writing and writing life oriented. But Alicia, I love hearing about your less-than-normal felines.Aw, thanks. I
Summer Literary Recap
Lurkdom, you’re officially reading post 500! *throws confetti and glitter* Because of this and the fact that math has broken my brain*, today’s post will be short. I read some fantastically awesome published books this summer**. After having such a reading slump at the start of the year, it’s amazing to see how my reading picked up. Pam raves about
More Apocalypse Livin’
Zombie Thursdays is a weekly feature with guest blogger, Miranda. You can read more about her here. Hello, gentle readers! While I am still clinging to the hope that it is still summer, the weather seems to have a different idea. The weather in Chicago has been dropping, and I have been freezing. While I do enjoy autumn and my