Hey folks! Today we have the honor of hearing from author Jo Marshall about her book series Twig Stories. A few months ago, Jo asked if I would review her books and now here we are. I hope you enjoy her insights. (Note: My comments/questions are in bold and Jo’s are in purple) Taylor,… Continue reading Interview with Jo Marshall, author of Twig Stories
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Leaf & The Sky of Fire
One season after recruiting the giant beavers to build a dam on the flooded river, Leaf finds himself on the cusp of another journey. While he and his family are temporarily kicked out of their haven, he (quite literally) runs into a quirky bird and its somewhat loopy passenger–an old Twig from the North Forest.… Continue reading Leaf & The Sky of Fire
Leaf & The Rushing Waters:
Twigs are stick creatures that live in trees deep in the forest. They gather nuts, berries, blossoms, and other things that grow for their food and homes. Leaf is a young Twig who lives peacefully with his family in an old seeder tree, but when a massive flood suddenly changes the landscape of the forest,… Continue reading Leaf & The Rushing Waters:
Obligatory NaNoWriMo 2012 Post
In the past, I’ve made NaNo posts after the event, but never before. This is my 3rd consecutive year participating and 4th year total. I have to say that NaNoWriMo is among the best tools for writers of all kinds. I say “tools” because you can use NaNoWriMo however you like. The beautiful thing about… Continue reading Obligatory NaNoWriMo 2012 Post
Well, look who got tagged for a neato blog award.
Me. I don’t ever have occasion to make posts like this, but Jeanette S Andersen has passed this along to me and I am forever thankful. How nice and wonderful! I feel like a slightly more important person on the internet now that I can display this cute badge on my blog. As per… Continue reading Well, look who got tagged for a neato blog award.
My Pink Wand and Skirts Make Me Strong: Sailor Moon and Feminine Feminism
Sailor Moon is heralded as an iconic 90s anime and for good reason. Besides being an excellent super hero show, it encompasses everything awesome about “girl power.” It’s not just that the central characters are all female or that they all have shiny attacks that set things on fire or occasionally make them explode. It’s… Continue reading My Pink Wand and Skirts Make Me Strong: Sailor Moon and Feminine Feminism
Sailor Moon Returns in 2013: 3 hopes and dreams for the new series
According to Anime News Network, a new anime adaptation of Sailor Moon is set to air next summer. The only details released so far are that it won’t be a feature-length film and that Momoiro Clover Z, the group that created “Moonlight Densetsu,” will sing the opening for the new series. Rumor has it that this is… Continue reading Sailor Moon Returns in 2013: 3 hopes and dreams for the new series
Musical Attraction: Anime OPs and the Series They Represent (part 2.1)
We had some great discussion last time in the comments about anime OPs and I got some fantastic suggestions to add to the list. John Samuel mentioned the OPs for some great older series: Key the Metal Idol, Dirty Pair TV, Record of Lodoss Wars, and Serial Experiments Lain. I’ve heard of all except the… Continue reading Musical Attraction: Anime OPs and the Series They Represent (part 2.1)
Musical Attraction: Anime OPs and the Series They Represent (part 1)
The OP is often the first experience we have of an anime. It’s meant to ease us into the anime’s story and it usually tells us what kind of story we’re about to experience. From the video, we can glean major plot twists and guess how the characters are related to each other. The video… Continue reading Musical Attraction: Anime OPs and the Series They Represent (part 1)