by Chrystalla Thoma | Jan 11, 2012 | Interviews
Today I have a special treat for you: Canadian author Krista D. Ball, who studied history and is about to release a book on food and drink in fantasy writing (What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank, due out this year) took the time to talk a little about this fascinating...
by Chrystalla Thoma | Jan 9, 2012 | Interviews
Today I am very excited because my guest is an author whose book Broken Slate (mature YA SF) I loved – welcome Kelly Jennings! Chrystalla: Hi and welcome to my blog! Why don’t you tell us a few words about yourself first? Kelly: I’m a writer and teacher...
by Chrystalla Thoma | Jan 8, 2012 | Myself
Just because not everything in my life is about writing and stories (although about 80% is!) today I will show you a part of Cyprus that is quite new to me: a wetland. Cyprus is arid as a desert. What water falls here in Winter is collected in dams to keep for summer....
by Chrystalla Thoma | Dec 31, 2011 | My writing
It’s tradition to account for the ending year and to lay out the plans for the next, so here I go: 2011 was an interesting year. Lots has happened writing and publishing-wise in my life. I published my YA urban fantasy novella Dioscuri with MuseItUp and...
by Chrystalla Thoma | Dec 26, 2011 | My writing
Merry Xmas everyone! May your days be full of joy and smiling faces and may your electronic readers be full of wonderful stories to read. Christmas time always seemed to me the best time for fantasy. It’s a time of magic and possibility and am on the lookout for...