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 | Jan 18, 2016 | Author, Blog, Blogging, Book, Fantasy, fiction, self-publishing, SFF, Writing
Today’s post is a short one. I really just wanted to take the time to recap where I am on my writing projects. Flameborne — The sequel to Ashborne. I gotta tell you, I’m loving this book. New plot twists. New challenges. Poor Joelle. The revision...
by casblomberg | Jan 14, 2016 | Blog, Blogging, creativity, fiction, inspiration, Prompts, SFF, Uncategorized, Writing
On Thursdays I normally share random thoughts I plan to useĀ as writing inspiration or prompts. It’s been a cold week here in Stockholm and part of me wants to do nothing but curl up in bed with a good book while the cat sits on my head. Tomorrow night it’s...