The Literary LEMur

In the thick of the holiday season, everyone and their dog is bombarded by ads day in and out. And here I am, on my laptop, creating content to advertise my upcoming book. I'm no better than Coca-Cola (although I am better in that I'm staunchly anti-AI in the art space). Despite being on the Programming and Marketing team at the Library, I actually don't enjoy selling things. I suppose it's helpful, then, that we're basically "selling" free items and services, but I digress.

As I near the end of the developmental editing process and wait to begin line edits, plans for promoting my book and crafting my author...

Despite the fact that I've been very MIA lately, this blog is officially a year old! This project of mine has been anything but...

Although I’m someone who likes to keep things fresh, change has almost always been a bad word for me. This likely stems from a wish to be...

I may be a digital hoarder, but gosh darn do I ever keep that hoard organized...most of the time. It's well known that there's a whole...

Last week, I took a major leap. But before I get too far ahead of myself, let's go back in time. In the late fall of 2024, I finally...

We can't stop oppressive nations from attacking the innocent. We can't convince mass polluters to care about the planet. We can't make...

This won't be a long post as I'm writing this on New Year's Eve and I'm getting ready for a night of raucous partying (aka eating...

I think it's safe to say that a common trait amongst storytellers is their ability to pull inspiration from a variety of sources. This is...

Netflix has cancelled numerous programs of incredible caliber. I will be forever grateful that Arcane was not one of them. A little...

Oftentimes, being a creative person entails being a juggler. This is true for me in two ways. Firstly, I have to manage my creative...

More than ever, we are in a world where art doesn't have to be good, it just has to sell. Nowhere is this more apparent than Netflix's...

They say writing a novel takes a lot of time and dedication. I'm here to tell you that they're 100% right (unless you're James Patterson,...

I am currently in the process of revamping the writing club at work. I started this program in 2018 before I was even part of the...

These are words I've been trying to take to heart after relinquishing my dear novel into the hands of an editor for the very first time...

I'm baaaack! Unsurprisingly, I wasn't able to write anything on my vacation. I was, however, able to make a lot of headway on book two...

Being creative can be frightening stuff. Art, in all its forms, is often an expression of one's inner thoughts and feelings. Allowing...

When it comes to being willing terrified by media, I prefer to be psychologically horrified, rather than jump-scared. This means that I...

More often than not, the Internet is a steaming pile of garbage. However, amongst the trash are some excellent (free) resources for...

Illnesses and diseases don't have to be visible to be "real". The same thing goes for disabilities, something that I strangely never...