I have a bachelor of science degree in health promotion and nutrition. For my degree, I was lucky enough to snag an amazing internship at a cancer research center and hospital. It was, probably, the most amazing part of my undergraduate degree, and the hardest emotionally. This internship educated me in ways I never expected and…

Stina Leicht is an author that I’ve recently come across via Twitter (of course). I was so enamored by her online presence, her kindness and her insights that I decided I absolutely had to read Of Blood and Honey. Let me tell you, Of Blood and Honey is, hands down, one of my favorite books I’ve read…

A Dribble of Ink. Anyone who is anyone in speculative fiction will turn their head when you say those words. Why? Because A Dribble of Ink, and the editor of that site, Aidan Moher, sets trends, attracts attention and provokes insightful discussions. Aidan is a true genre powerhouse and beyond that, he’s incredibly approachable and…

Daniel Goodman really deserves all the praise that this event has been receiving. When people were talking on Twitter about Elspeth Cooper’s post, it was Dan Goodman who kept saying that this was an important topic that didn’t get enough attention. It was Dan who thought up the name for this event. It was Dan who…

Teresa Frohock is an author I have just recently run across, but I’m glad I did. She actually got my attention when she started a discussion on Twitter about disabled characters in books after I posted the wonderful article Elspeth Cooper wrote. Teresa came across to me as a very caring, thoughtful woman and one…

  This past week was the first week of Special Needs in Strange Worlds, and it was quite an exciting one. I am rather shocked by the wonderful support and massive amount of interest this event has received. These posts have had amazing comments, and started wonderful discussions, which is exactly what I was hoping Special…

There are a few book reviewers online that I think are far and away above pretty much every other book reviewer on the planet. One of the best, in my opinion, is Paul Weimer. When I think of Paul, I tend to equate him with a genre prodigy. He is always up for a good discussion,…

Carol Berg. I don’t even know what else to say besides that. Carol Freaking Berg is writing something for MY blog. Holy cow. Carol Berg holds a special place in my heart. She’s one of the first fantasy authors I was introduced to that I absolutely loved. I still remember my brother Paul telling me,…

Admittedly, this has nothing to do with my current event Special Needs in Strange Worlds, but I honestly can’t help myself. A few weeks ago I received a review copy of The Weird in the mail. Then, last week, someone from Tor emailed me to make sure I got it in the mail. Little did she know…

When I was looking for people who might be willing to post for this event, I paid very close attention to who said what on Twitter in response to Elspeth Cooper’s post, and I also paid attention to who commented on that article. One of the most enthusiastic commenters, and one of the most thoughtful…