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Author Archives: Lizzie Ross
NaNoWriMo 2019 — Oh, it’s on!
Last night I went to bed convinced that I’d skip NaNo this year — with no new ideas and 4 (maybe 5? I’ve lost count) unfinished WIPs, it seemed pointless to start a new one. But I woke up this … Continue reading
Posted in Am writing, NaNoWriMo
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Images most horrifying
Day 2 of Witch Week, and I’m honored that my review of villains in graphic novels is featured today over at Calmgrove. And someday I may explain all about the Bat-winged Hamburger Snatcher, who is, alas, NOT included in my … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Science fiction, Villains, Witch Week
Tagged Dan O'Neill
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Witchy art cards, from the NYPL
Thanks to the bloggers at the NYPL, you can find images of a few great Halloween-themed art cards from the Library’s collection here. Happy Haunting!
Posted in Art, Halloween
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Ghoulish image
Because there can never be too much Poe available on this spooky day, here’s a little something I spotted at a recent art show (IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair) in NYC: “Edgar Allen Poe”, Horst Janssen (1929 – 1995), color etching, 1988 … Continue reading
A frosty queen
First up for Witch Week, Laurie from Relevant Obscurity explores Narnia’s arch villain, Jadis. Read what Laurie has to say about this infamous evil queen at Calmgrove. And as a little Halloween treat, this oldie from Sesame Street:
Witch Week 2019 Begins
Witch Week — 7 days inspired by the writings of Diana Wynne Jones and dedicated to the appreciation of fantastical books — is here at last. This is the second year that Chris at Calmgrove and I have co-hosted the … Continue reading
The dark sea beckons
Chris at Calmgrove has announced this on his blog, so I guess I can’t back out now: He and I are going to spend the November days after the end of Witch Week reading and blogging about Melville’s monster-book, Moby-Dick, … Continue reading
