Author: Ashley

  • Gift Giving Guide: Science Fiction Books for the Special People in Your Life

    Gift Giving Guide: Science Fiction Books for the Special People in Your Life

    As an avid reader and writer, there’s no gift quite so precious to me as a book. My best friend and I spent years exchanging books as birthday and holiday presents, often with a little inscription inside stating why we picked it out for the other person. Last Christmas, my husband deviated from his normal…

  • NaNoWriMo: 5 Tips to Make It to 50,000 Words

    NaNoWriMo: 5 Tips to Make It to 50,000 Words

    Some of you may know that I participate in NaNoWriMo every year — a month-long test of writing endurance. It stands for National Novel Writing Month, and it happens every November. The fun of it is the camaraderie of writing your ass off with thousands of other storytellers around the world, who treat November with…

  • My Favorite Games This Year (So Far)

    My Favorite Games This Year (So Far)

    Now that The Game Awards has announced its nominees, it’s that most wonderful time of the year to share our favorite games of 2019. As usual, I’m behind schedule and still playing about a bazillion games at once. But despite my backlog and not having all the endings tied up yet, I’d like to share…