Annie is a novelist, blogger, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author.
Category Archives: Reading
Thoughts on Shirley Jackson
I should go ahead and warn you up front: this is not a book review. This is the raving of an avid fan. How it took me so long to really discover Shirley Jackson I don’t know. I did read … Continue reading
The Differences Between Commercial and Literary Fiction
I have blogged about this before, once to postulate a theory about literary fiction and once to clarify and defend commercial fiction. These are two of the most popular posts on my site in comments, shares, and searches. Obviously, this is … Continue reading
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What Is Gothic Fiction?
I’ve decided to continue my trend of analyzing, defining, and explaining literary genres by illuminating one of my favorite and often-misunderstood genres; gothic fiction. So what is gothic fiction? Let’s start at the very beginning… Gothic History The Goths were … Continue reading
What Is Horror?
Thanks to horror being one of my genres of choice – both as a fan and as an artist – I’m often in the position of having people ask me my thoughts about it, which, of course makes me ridiculously … Continue reading
Reading Challenges: Friend or Foe?
I wouldn’t say I’m a slow reader, but I’m not fast either. One thing I definitely am, though, is avid. I read as often as I can – as many different things as I can. So it might be nice … Continue reading
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