Not a whole lot of Simmers this week…there has been a lot on my mind internally and I haven’t been reading very many articles! Three Ways Superpowers Can Charge Your Story (Janeen Ippolito) – Three ways superpowers – magic – even special talents – add an extra oomph to stories. Advice from Maggie Stiefvater – Wise words […]
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Simmer Starters – June 3, 2016
Posted in Culture and Politics, Motherhood, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Writing on June 3, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
When You Cosplay From Your Soul – AKA Realm Makers Costume Decision Angst!
Posted in My Life, Speculative Fiction, Writing Conferences, tagged anime, athena, conference, cosplay, costume, eowyn, geek, lord of the rings, madoka magica, mythology, princess leia, realm makers, scarlet witch, star wars on May 23, 2016 | 9 Comments »
EEEEEP. I am beyond excited to go to the Realm Makers conference for the first time this year!! Along with all the awesome lectures and learning experiences, Realm Makers also has a costume banquet (and a Nerf War!!). I am seriously counting down the days. But the costume banquet means…deciding on someone to be for the […]
Simmer Starters – April 15, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Encouragement, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Spiritual Warfare on April 15, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Finally, a Simmer Starters post!! Here are my favorites from the past few weeks… It’s interesting to see which ones stick out at me most, stick in my mind longest, when I have to carve away at several weeks’ worth of links and choose the best. Sehnsucht (Annie Hawthorne) – This is just beautifully written and […]
Simmer Starters – March 18, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Creativity and the Arts, Publishing, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Writing on March 18, 2016 | 2 Comments »
5 Awkward Questions to Ask Your Protagonists (Janeen Ippolito) – A great set of questions to get to know your characters better. (My characters answered the questions in the comment section too. 😀 ) Who’s Your Daddy? (Redeemed Reader) – Fascinating thoughts here on the absence (or antagonism) of fathers in literature and what it might mean. […]
Ah, To Be Shelved With My Own Kind…
Posted in Musings, My Life, Publishing, Speculative Fiction on February 16, 2016 | 22 Comments »
Yesterday morning my husband surprised me with a breakfast-and-lunch date, and a trip to Barnes & Noble sandwiched in between. (He’s pretty awesome, if you ask me!) Rambling around the bookstore, I was struck by something I’d never thought about before. There is, of course, the science-fiction and fantasy section – packed to the gills […]
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Bethany A. Jennings is a YA speculative fiction and poetry author, a freelance editor, and a lover of artisan sandwiches. Born in SoCal, with a heart and soul raised in many different worlds, she now lives happily in New England with her husband, four children, zero pets, and a large and growing collection of tiny houseplants. She is a firm believer in the power of words to reach hurting hearts, uplift the weary, and pierce the darkness.
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