A Drift of Quills: Looking Back and Going Forth (Happy New Year 2016)

A Drift of Quills: Looking Back and Going Forth

in It’s a new year! Happy New Year to you! Today A Drift of Quills is taking a look back and a look forward. What happened last year, and what are we looking forward to this year? Read on to discover our inmost thoughts as we reflect on our bookish (mostly) progress—or lack thereof. 😀   I can’t help thinking “Wow! 2015 went by WAY too fast.” It really did. But ready or not, it’s 2016 now—I feel like I need to fasten my seatbelt for another speedy ride! Thanks to Leeland Artra and the Fantasy Sci-Fi Network Writing Challenges […]

Miniviews (With A Drift of Quills)

A Drift of Quills is here again! We’re like clockwork that way, every Friday! Today we’re doing “miniviews” — shortshortshort interviews with some of our favorite authors. We each picked a victim, er… writer, and asked them the same three questions. Read on to see how they answered. A.E. Marling leaped into the indie writer scene about three years ago with his impressive debut, Brood of Bones. (Not that I’ve talked about that before, but who’s counting?) Behind the book’s gorgeous cover is a story about an enchantress with a sleeping problem and a city full of pregnant women. All […]

I just read Nightrage Rising (The Unseen Chronicles Book 2), and wow, what a great adventure! I’m not just saying that because author P.S. Broaddus is a member of A Drift of Quills, either. He’s a darned good writer.

Book Review: Nightrage Rising, by P.S. Broaddus

I just read Nightrage Rising (The Unseen Chronicles Book 2), and wow, what a great adventure! I’m not just saying that because author P.S. Broaddus is a member of A Drift of Quills, either. He’s a darned good writer.

A Drift of Quills discusses movies made from books we love—which did we like better and why?

Movies Made From Books We Love

It’s the first-Friday-of-the-month and time for A Drift of Quills! Patricia and I are talking about movies made from books we love—which did we like better and why?

What are some of your favorite things? The idea of thinking good thoughts to lift one’s mood is not new information, but we often need reminders. Let me remind you now… [www.robinlythgoe.com]

50 Favorite Things

What are some of your favorite things? The idea of thinking good thoughts to lift one’s mood is not new information, but we often need reminders. Let me remind you now…

If you’re looking for another retelling of the Frankenstein novel, this isn’t it—but The Frankenstein Chronicles is a fascinating and creative tale in which the book figures. It’s horror, mystery—and sci-fi. And who *is* the antagonist? http://robinlythgoe.com

Hooked on TV: The Frankenstein Chronicles

If you’re looking for another retelling of the Frankenstein novel, this isn’t it—but The Frankenstein Chronicles is a fascinating and creative tale in which the book figures. It’s horror, mystery—and sci-fi. And who *is* the antagonist?

I’m hooked on TV. I like to watch television to unwind—but also to see how stories and characters are developed, plots twist, themes are addressed, weird things happen. The current addiction is “Colony,” USA Network’s science-fiction drama series starring Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies.

Hooked on TV: Colony

I’m hooked on TV. I like to watch television to unwind—but also to see how stories and characters are developed, plots twist, themes are addressed, weird things happen. The current addiction is “Colony,” USA Network’s science-fiction drama series starring Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies.