by casblomberg | Jan 9, 2018 | Blog, Blogging, books, fiction, sci-fi, science fiction, SFF, Writing
Last year I read 23 books. By my standards, that number was completely unacceptable. I normally read at least one book a week, if not more. Books are what keep my creativity flowing, they are what I study to hone my storytelling abilities, in other words, they are...
by casblomberg | Dec 31, 2017 | Blog, Blogging, holidays, inspiration, Life, Writing
Today is the last day of 2017. Can you believe it? I’m thankful, but I still can’t believe it. In my head, I’m stuck somewhere around dandelion season and every time I walk outside the freezing temperatures remind me it’s winter. I’m...
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 | Mar 22, 2017 | Blog, Blogging, family, Life, Sweden, Writing
As some of you may have seen on my Instagram or Facebook posts, we’ve moved! I’m so excited. And a little tired. Okay, maybe more than a little tired. But I’m still mostly excited! We had, in my eyes anyway, a tiny apartment. Our son was basically...
