As an anxious introvert, I love planning and loathe surprises. Unexpected changes, even if they’re good, can throw all of my plans and to-do lists out the window. Planning makes my serotonin-starved brain happy in a way that few other things can, and I’ve gotten really good at it. Which is why it’s so unsettling…
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Focus and Presence
I spend a lot of my time worrying. Usually it’s about normal stuff (like work), but just as often it’s about the weirdest shit that isn’t even relevant at the moment I’m worrying about it (like, “I have to go to that conference in two months and I’m not sure about directions and parking!”). It…
C.J. Cregg Is My Spirit Animal
I love all kinds of book and television characters: heroes, villains, the straight man, the genius, the fool. But what I love more than anything — what makes my little heart go pitter-patter — is a well-rounded, kickass heroine. They’re not always easy to spot, so when I find one I love her immediately, and…
6 Ominous(Ish) Gothic Novels To Read For Halloween
Gothic novels are chock-full of haunted castles, mustache-twirling villains, damsels in distress, dashing heroes, and supernatural elements of all shapes and sizes. If you’ve read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, you’ve read what most contemporary readers call “Gothic.” But Stoker was actually late to the genre party; Dracula was published in 1897, while the first true Gothic…
Am I the Only One Who Hates Third Person Present Tense?
I’ve just finished reading Plan Your Attack, the second book in a series by Sarah Rodriguez Pratt (I reviewed Choose Your Weapon last year). I don’t typically review entire series, but I’m making an exception because I just have to know: does third person present tense drive anyone else as crazy as it drives me?…