This week’s best thing: I’m climbing again (a little) & Carnival Row on Amazon Prime – I loved it!
 
Mentions
 
– Paragraph NYC co-working writing space – https://www.paragraphny.com/
 
– Deep Work by Cal Newport – https://amzn.to/2LBMr7
 
– NK Jemisin o…

This week’s best thing: My doctor said I can try rock climbing with my wrist braces!
 
Mentions:
 
* #20kin5days challenge post – https://www.tashalharrison.com/blog/i-might-live-to-regret-this-20kin5days
 
* The Creative Penn episode on podcasting – htt…

THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: My writer mastermind group and my homegirls Ines Johnson and Cerece Rennie Murphy.
My Facebook group and readalong – https://www.facebook.com/groups/lpenelope/
* Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor – https://amzn.to/2zjcfQk…

This Week’s Best Thing: Jamila Woods “GIOVANNI”  – https://soundcloud.com/jamilawoods/giovanni-1
 

Mentions:
* Nikki Giovanni “Ego-Tripping”- https://poets.org/poem/ego-tripping-there-may-be-reason-why
* Gemini by Nikki Giovanni – video of her reading f…

This week’s best thing: Toni Morrison’s legacy
 
Mentions:
* Beloved by Toni Morrison – https://amzn.to/31zH13k
* Jeffe Kennedy’s podcast on YA vs Adult SFF – https://blog.jeffekennedy.com/2019/08/09/first-cup-of-coffee-august-9-2019/
* MarsCon – http:…

This week’s best thing: Creating Character Arcs by KM Weiland – her website: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/
Mentions:* Double Vision Editorial – developmental editor – http://doublevisioneditorial.com/* Write Better Faster class – https://b…

A bonus episode, in which I read new material from the special edition of SONG OF BLOOD & STONE (Earthsinger Chronicles Book 1). Recorded July 17, 2019 as part of the Charm City Spec reading series at Bird in Hand bookstore in Baltimore, MD.
 
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This Week’s Best Thing: RWA National Conference!
Mentioned:
– Marjorie M. Liu – http://marjoriemliu.com/ – Monstress graphic novel
– RITA Award winners – https://www.rwa.org/Online/Awards/RITA/2019_RITA_Winners.aspx
-#WeNeedDiverseRomance
 
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