Hogwarts Houses: Understanding Ravenclaw

Do you love Harry Potter? Do you ever wonder which Hogwarts House the Sorting Hat would sort you into? Well, ponder no longer! I discovered Sorting Hat Chats the other day, which is a comprehensive understanding of the Houses. They have a test and full profiles for each House. In their system, you have a...

Seven Questions Book Tag

Not a lot worth sharing of late, hence the silence on the blog. Been just working on my next novel, but Jessica tagged me so here we go. =) What’s one genre you used to avoid, but now love?   Nonfiction. I never read it as a kid and now it's almost all that I read,...

It’s So Classic Blog Party: Obsessive Love: Far from the Madding Crowd

Unrequited love is a theme in Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd, but what I most love about it is the powerful, steadfast devotion of Gabriel Oaks. The mild-mannered sheep farmer proposes to the neighboring farm girl, Bathsheba Everdeen, only for her to reject him. She doesn’t love him and uses his station (as...

Why do we look?

You ever watch one of those movies that disturbs you just enough to want to go back and dig around in its innards? Figure out what about it caused you to walk away thinking about it? And have it stick in your head? I have been watching “film noir” movies lately. Don’t ask me why,...

Book Sale

Almost all of my books are 50% off in their digital form at Smashwords until the end of the month. Grab your copies now! (If you enjoy them, leave me a review on Goodreads or Amazon. As an Indie publisher, I appreciate it. 🙂

Male Kibbe Types

I know at least one person wants to see these, so here we go. 😉 The same principle applies to men as women, in terms of what Kibbe means by “yang” (angularity) and “yin” (softness) to the bones and flesh. I am using classic and modern celebrities, because he did not have enough examples of...

Tudor Bitching: The Spanish Princess’ Final Episode

What fresh hell does the final episode have in store for Margaret Beaufort fans?

Book Release: The King’s Players

I spent the last eight months slaving over this book. I must have rewritten it a dozen times before it felt right. I now ready to share it with you. Enjoy! As a casual reminder, I really appreciate reviews on Amazon. They're essential to helping attract more readers, so if you want to help, that's...

Which Classic Actress Shares Your Body Type?

I thought I’d do something different on this blog for a change, since I’ve been studying David Kibbe’s body types. Like most women, I want to look good. I do not always have a natural sense of what looks good on me. I know what I like, but not what suits me. So, Kibbe’s 13...