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Tag: Halloween

Halloween Book Tag

October 26, 2021October 25, 2021Leave a comment

I saw this over on Wildwood Reads and thought it was a cute idea to get me in the Halloween spirit! #1: Favorite Scary Must-Read for Halloween This year the book I was most excited to read was The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. And it was quite creepy! Definitely not what … Continue reading Halloween Book Tag

31 Days of Halloween, Day 1: Halloween Horror

31 days of Halloween, day 1: Halloween-themed horror

October 1, 2019September 29, 20191 Comment

A few years ago, I did a daily blog post during October, one for each horror movie I watched. This year I'm back to give you some fun themed lists of horror movies and books to fill your Halloween cravings!

31 Days of Halloween, Days 28-31

October 31, 2016October 31, 2016Leave a comment

It's been a busy weekend, and I haven't had time to post (or watch many horror movies, for that matter...).  But I did do many things to celebrate Halloween so here they are! On Saturday morning I ran in the Costume Dash 5K, which was my only costumed event of this year.  My friend dressed … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween, Days 28-31

finally – the halloween costume post!

November 18, 2013December 2, 2013Leave a comment

Inspiration: steampunk circus inspired by The Night Circus.  I based my look off of this Simplicity pattern: Rather than buying the yards and yards of fabric that would be needed make the overcoat, and then having to actually SEW an overcoat, I decided to use what I had on hand: This was my winter coat from … Continue reading finally – the halloween costume post!

what i’ve been up to

September 7, 2013September 6, 2013Leave a comment

Since the end of Camp Nanowrimo - or, let's face it, midway through Camp Nanowrimo - I haven't been doing a whole lot of writing.  I did get a good 28,000+ words written on Scavengers, but I got sidetracked when I realized that my map for Scavengers was way off from my map for Hitchhikers. … Continue reading what i’ve been up to

top 5 news stories

March 11, 2012March 11, 2012Leave a comment

In writing news... Just got word today that my short story, "His Type of Girl," was accepted for an anthology called I'll Never Go Away, to be published in May 2012 by Rainstorm Press! I've also been working on a short story for another anthology.  I found this anthology listed on Ralan.com, a great site … Continue reading top 5 news stories

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