by casblomberg | Aug 10, 2016 | Author, Blog, Blogging, Fantasy, fiction, sci-fi, SFF, Writing
I was in a mom situation about a week or two ago and ended up defending my children during a play date. Later, I had conflicting emotions about the episode. Sadness. Anger. Frustration. Guilt. Eventually, my husband came to me and said I should never feel guilty for...
by casblomberg | Jul 27, 2016 | Blog, Blogging, Book, Bookshops, fiction, Reading, sci-fi, SFF
Instagram is my favorite form of social media. Twitter to me is like an endless autobahn. I use Facebook the most, but I really enjoy Instagram and I’ll tell you why. Facebook, loaded with political memes, angry judgements, and a sense of divisiveness, makes me...
by casblomberg | Jul 12, 2016 | Blog, Blogging, Book, challenge, fiction, sci-fi, science fiction, SFF, stories, Writing
I’ve been listening to The Story Grid with Tim Grahl and Shawn Coyne. It’s a writing podcast which pairs up the flailing new writer with an experienced editor and they talk about all things story related. Shawn relies heavily on Campbell’s Hero with...
by casblomberg | Jun 28, 2016 | Blog, Blogging, fun, movies, sci-fi, science fiction, SFF
Aliens have invaded our home. Last week my husband decided I needed some classic sci-fi material logged into my brain for recall later. Ships. Robots. Technology. Things like that to stick in the back of my mind for general reference. Feedback from my writing group...
by casblomberg | Jun 23, 2016 | Amazon, Art, Blog, Blogging, Book, fiction, sci-fi, self-publishing
You may not have heard from me over the past few months, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been working hard. We’ve gone through an evaluation process with our daughter, and I took a part-time job, both of which left little time for social activities,...
by casblomberg | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog, Blogging, Fantasy, fiction, sci-fi, Writing
It all began with a question. Or, a request. During my latest round of submissions, I ran across this: Include a short bio and describe your style. My style? I don’t know my style. Themes, no problem. Genres, easy. But style? So I did what any respectable...
