A Drift of Quills: Research or Treasure Hunt?

A Drift of Quills: Research or Treasure Hunt?

Does the word “research” give you the shivers? Dark memories of term papers or visions of endless numbers and figures? Well, it’s the first Friday of June (already!), and A Drift of Quills is here to show you what research means to fiction writers!

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday: Hood

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books And A Beat. I read Hood: Book 1 of the Raven King, by Stephen R. Lawhead a while back, loved it, and soon had books 2 and 3 added to my shelves—but I never read them! Hubby did. Ever since then, he’s been pestering me to read them. And I wanted to! I just had other commitments to read first. And now I don’t. Yay! It’s been so long since I read the first one that I’ve decided to read it again so that I can enjoy the full, wonderful […]

Cover Candy #06

Cover Candy #6

There’s nothing like looking at some good Cover Candy to get me inspired to read! I have to be careful, or I’ll end up with even more books in my TBR Pile. The ones I’ve chosen this time are wildly different: gritty, whimsical, and classy. They’re all dark-colored (does that make a theme?). I like them for completely different reasons, but I find each of them intriguing. As usual, I can’t vouch for the contents of the books represented below. We’re only here for the eye candy! Cover Stars ACID ~Emma Pass~ Kindle, 386 pages Delacorte Press March 11, 2014 […]

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday: Tower of Bones

Teaser Tuesday: Tower of Bones, by Connie J. Jasperson. “Friedr answered the door, wearing a red shirt with red and yellow flowers neatly embroidered…”

A Drift of Quils: Tackling Writing Challenges

A Drift of Quills: Tackling Writing Challenges

This month A DRIFT OF QUILLS is talking about writing challenges we’ve faced, and how we’ve resolved them. And—we’ve got a guest! We’re so pleased to welcome P.S. Broaddus, who has recently released his debut middle-grade fantasy novel.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…

My calendar says a book review is supposed to go in this spot. Oops? I’m reading a book! Actually, I’m reading three… And I’m writing! (True story!)