by casblomberg | Oct 26, 2015 | Blog, Blogging, books, Bookshops, Fantasy, fiction, fun, Reading, science fiction, SFF
The kids are home this week for fall break and rather than set myself up for massive frustration, I’ve decided not to work on the novel while they are home. Instead, I’m going to relax and catch up on my reading! What better way to enjoy the new darker...
by casblomberg | Sep 29, 2015 | Blog, Blogging, classes, creativity, Fantasy, fiction, Writing
Last week, the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program launched their MOOC How Writers Write Fiction (if you’re interested in signing up, just click on the link). I took this course last year and thought it was fantastic, so I’ve signed up...
by casblomberg | Sep 22, 2015 | authors, Blog, Blogging, books, Bookshops, culture, Fantasy, fiction, Stockholm, Stockholm Writers Group, Uncategorized
On Thursday, September 10th and Friday, September 11th the English Bookshop in Stockholm hosted two visiting authors, Jen Campbell, author of the hilarious Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops and Marie Phillips, author of The Table of Less Valued Knights....
by casblomberg | Apr 29, 2015 | Author, Blog, Blogging, books, Fantasy, fiction, Reading, SFF, Stockholm, Writing
Jim Butcher came to Sweden! I love Jim Butcher. It wasn’t always that way. I hated him for a while, but now I love him. I guess hate is a strong word, and it’s not him personally I hated. I didn’t hate his stories either, or his writing. What drove...
by casblomberg | Mar 18, 2015 | authors, Blog, Blogging, death, Fantasy, SFF
I don’t normally do this, sit down and write without a purpose in mind. But today, I felt like I needed to. Last week, the world lost a funny, witty, talented, courageous, and all-around amazing author, and though I never met Terry Pratchett personally,...
by casblomberg | Mar 5, 2015 | Author, Blog, Blogging, books, Fantasy, inspiration, self-publishing, SFF, Website, Writing
My inner critic hates me. I know you’re all saying she’s supposed to be critical, but I think you underestimate her. She really hates me. Or maybe you know the feeling. Maybe your inner critic is just as vicious. To combat the critical voice from hell that...