Hats, Horse-Slobbers, and Happily-Ever-Afters
You know, my good buddy Ally Bishop has a wonderful rule: "90% of everything you do should be about somebody else."
This week, I am breaking that rule into tiny well-intentioned pieces.
Because when somebody else gives you a platform to talk about yourself, you can't exactly neglect to showcase their kindness afterwards, even though their efforts are technically all about you. It's an ourobouros of socially-acceptable narcissism - and I am devouring myself like Pizza the Hutt.
Anyway, here for you (and let's be real, me) are three guest blogs I wrote for three wonderful sites:
Civilian Reader - Don't Hold the Horses! And don't let them be featureless expendable inventory items, either. Here's an introduction to all the fun and plot-twisting adventures you can have with your story's four-legged fantasy Ferraris.
RisingShadow.net - Fine Dining in Fantasyland Come for the story, sure – but stay for the butterbeer, the lembas, and a big, fresh, still-squirming plate of gagh. Let's talk fictional gastronomy – and while we're at it, let's make the case for moving the menu beyond hardtack and stew.
Interview with Jan Edwards Step right up, folks! SEE the secrets of cowboy lingo revealed! MARVEL at the insufficiency of allegorical representation! SHUDDER as I wax distraught about the carnival of tedium that is modern living!
And here, hot off the presses, is the most fun I think I've ever had on Twitter - being interviewed by the inexpressibly wonderful Michelle Cornwell-Jordan! (If you don't follow her, please amend that with a quickness - she is a firehose of generosity and enthusiasm!)
And if you've read this far - well, feel free to call in a favor, because I owe you 90% of my everything!
This week, I am breaking that rule into tiny well-intentioned pieces.
Because when somebody else gives you a platform to talk about yourself, you can't exactly neglect to showcase their kindness afterwards, even though their efforts are technically all about you. It's an ourobouros of socially-acceptable narcissism - and I am devouring myself like Pizza the Hutt.
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| If this obscure pop-culture reference means nothing to you... well, that's probably for the best. |
Anyway, here for you (and let's be real, me) are three guest blogs I wrote for three wonderful sites:
Civilian Reader - Don't Hold the Horses! And don't let them be featureless expendable inventory items, either. Here's an introduction to all the fun and plot-twisting adventures you can have with your story's four-legged fantasy Ferraris.
RisingShadow.net - Fine Dining in Fantasyland Come for the story, sure – but stay for the butterbeer, the lembas, and a big, fresh, still-squirming plate of gagh. Let's talk fictional gastronomy – and while we're at it, let's make the case for moving the menu beyond hardtack and stew.
Interview with Jan Edwards Step right up, folks! SEE the secrets of cowboy lingo revealed! MARVEL at the insufficiency of allegorical representation! SHUDDER as I wax distraught about the carnival of tedium that is modern living!
And here, hot off the presses, is the most fun I think I've ever had on Twitter - being interviewed by the inexpressibly wonderful Michelle Cornwell-Jordan! (If you don't follow her, please amend that with a quickness - she is a firehose of generosity and enthusiasm!)
And if you've read this far - well, feel free to call in a favor, because I owe you 90% of my everything!