by casblomberg | Aug 3, 2017 | Autism, Blog, Blogging, family, Life, Motherhood, Sweden, Writing
As long as there’s no ice outside, we’re calling it summer. That’s what we’ve decided at my day job. And it fits, too, in a strange logical way. Although September is coming up fast, in Sweden the summer feels wonderfully long because of the...
by casblomberg | May 15, 2017 | Author, Blog, Book, Fantasy, fiction, Revision, SFF, Writing
I once saw a video by Anthony Marra, author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, where among other things he talked about his revision process and how he typed his story over and over. That moment was special for me. Angels didn’t sing or anything, but it was...
by casblomberg | May 1, 2017 | Blog, books, Fantasy, fiction, Revision, sci-fi, science fiction, SFF, short story, Stockholm, Stockholm Writers Group, Writing
As some of you know I’m a member of the Stockholm Writers Group, a select group of writers founded over twenty years ago to provide feedback, encourage each other, and support each other with their writing goals. We meet on a regular basis and offer feedback to...
by casblomberg | Apr 19, 2017 | Blog, Book, holidays, Life, Reading, Stockholm
Sunday, April 23, 2017 is World Book Day! Most of the holidays I see advertised are always ‘National’. National Friendship Day, National Novel Reading Day, or National I like the Color Yellow Day. Sometimes it bothers me, this ‘National’...
by casblomberg | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog, fun, movies, sci-fi, science fiction, SFF, stories
Maybe I’m giving away my age here, not that it’s a secret, but I remember these words growing up, ‘To boldly go where no man has gone before.’ Anyone else remember those? The words made famous by Star Trek, a sci-fi television show I...
by casblomberg | Mar 26, 2017 | Blog, Blogging, Book, culture, Diversity, fun, Reading
WANTED: Participants for a book-loving social experiment. Comment if you want to participate and I’ll send you details. What do you have to do? Buy your favorite book and send it to a stranger (I’ll send you a name and address). I used Book Depository to send a book...
