Thrill Me, Baby. Thrill Me. Let’s Talk About Story Tension.
carriejonesbooks My first three books are hardly suspenseful in that Marvel movie way. There are no car chases. There are no end-of-the-world scenarios. They’re stories about identity and love with a…
September 2020
Stop Giving The F-Word and Just Succeed
The other night Shaun and I imbibed some alcohol and I declared that to not have a who-gives-a-swear-word attitude is to be compliant. This made Shaun really happy. I said…
Random Plea For You To Vote For Local People, Too.
Seriously. I know that we all care so much about the national election (Well, except for those of us who have thrown up our hands and started glutting ourselves on…
TIPS ON SURVIVING BANNED BOOKS WEEK
I posted this back in 2006 when maybe fifteen people were reading my blog and I knew them all in person, I think. But I thought it might be good…
Mayo Vs Miracle Whip, Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Chill
Ruth Bader Ginsberg died last week and our timelines lit up with people mourning her death and some people exulting in it. Politics are often polarizing, but grief is often…