Amethyst Marie

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  • Random Musings on Thalia’s Musings

    ~ I drafted a full chapter for Thalia’s Musings 3 last week. Ten down, six to go! ~ The Pirates of the Caribbean movie soundtracks can be great writing inspiration. ~ My Thalia’s Musings logo tests well in the three-year-old female demographic. Maybe I should use the blurb “I weally like dis ding!” on my next book…

  • So, Yeah, I’ve Been Watching the Olympics All Week

    OMG I freakin’ love the Winter Olympics! Seriously. I like the Summer Olympics, but I love the Winter Olympics. I have a long-standing crush on Apolo Anton Ohno, who isn’t really even my type aside from being an Olympian named Apolo. Jamie Sale and David Pelletier’s medal controversy is the first thing that comes to…

  • Killing the She-Warg

    (Note: I wrote this three weeks ago. I’m posting it now to explain my absence from blogging during that time.) Last night I dreamed I was tasked with killing a she-warg. I don’t remember how or why. There was no one in the dream to speak to me about my task or anything else. I…

  • Concerning (Girl) Hobbits: 5 Gender-Flipped Classics

    Last month, Slate writer Michelle Nijhuis wrote about reading The Hobbit aloud to her 5-year-old daughter and, at her daughter’s request, making Bilbo a she instead of a he. Nijhuis had some interesting observations and insight about the way male and female leads are often portrayed in fiction, and about how imagining the same character…

  • Ask A Slave: Thalia and Clio Collaborate

    Clio, as I hope my Thalia’s Musings readers know, is the Muse of History. It’s quite evident that Clio and Thalia have both bestowed their blessings on Azie Dungey, creator and star of the historical comedy webseries Ask A Slave. Ask A Slave is a comedy web series based on the actress’ experiences working at…

  • My Top Ten Posts of 2013

    For my final post of 2013, I’m reflecting on the 10 posts that got the most hits this year. Yes, I’m doing a lazy Best-Of clips episode. Read on! 10. The Quandary of a High Femme Feminist So when you see me in my pink ruffles, don’t assume I’m less driven and ambitious than the…

  • A Thalia’s Musings Christmas Carol

    “Why did I have to take a stupid sleeping potion before the most annoying dream ever?” I groaned. “The night is only beginning,” said Adonis. “Tonight, you will be visited by the Three Fates.” “Of course I will,” I said. “Haven’t heard from them in a few months, so I’m sure they’re getting bored.” “Heed…

  • Coming next week – A Thalia’s Musings Holiday Special!

    I still have a way to go on Volume Three, but in the meantime, I’m posting a new stand-alone story for Christmas! It takes place the Cronia (AKA Saturnalia AKA Solstice AKA y’all know it’s my fictionalized version of Christmas) following Snarled Threads. Thalia writes a Cronia carol, is haunted by someone who’s dead as a doornail,…

  • Spark: Faerie Queens and Gamer Girls, Part Deux

    Back in October, I reviewed Anthea Sharp’s Feyland trilogy. I’d gotten the first two Feyland books as part of Story Bundle’s young adult bundle, and enjoyed them so much that I got the third one from Amazon. This month, Ms. Sharp offered to send me an advance review copy of Spark, the first book in…

  • Twisted: A Very Wicked Disney Musical

    You probably know the musical comedic genius of Team Starkid from A Very Potter Musical and its sequels. What? You’ve never seen A Very Potter Musical??? Well, I’ll have to blog about that some other time, because it’s awesome. Draco is a girl in drag and Zac Ephron is a [SPOILER!] and Harry Freakin’ Potter…