Hollins! And Short Story #4

I've spent the last week settling in at Hollins University in Virginia, where I'm officially working on an MFA in Children's Literature (because I apparently like to collect degrees). I'm still sorting out my schedule, but I promise reviews are coming. In the mean time, I wanted to share a short story I just wrote for my genre study in fantasy course, which was supposed to be a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid." I'm sharing it here because the stories I post on the blog are written and posted sans revision, and in this class we're supposed to be handing in first drafts, so I thought it fit the bill. So, without any further ado, I give you "Song of the Sea."

Reviews and an Update

I said I would have book reviews up, like, last week, but clearly I haven't posted any new ones. My internet went away again, so I'm trying to write a few up for scheduling purposes. So they are on their way! Up first is going to be Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Allison Goodman.

I'm also working on Tea Tree Publishing stuff and getting ready to head back to school, which is actually super exciting. I've already got a jump on my reading, so I just finished Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman. Also looking forward to seeing Maggie Steifvater while I'm there, hoping I might be able to get a signature on Scorpio Races, which has been my favorite of hers and will probably come up in my Scandinavian and Celtic Mythology in Children's Lit course. All that's left is to get back to writing.

When I get back I'm planning on moving towns. Again. But I'm doing all kinds of scheduling, so I promise I'm not going to let myself slip back into the void. I'm determined to be super productive and present. I know what I want and how to get it, so I'm not letting anything get in my way anymore, especially not myself.