Ideas and inspiration for professionals
One of my favorite sites to gain insight into films is ScreenPrism. They do a fantastic job delving into themes of movies and dissecting their plots. Arrival was a mind bending film. So I was excited when the authors at…
Oh, the feels! I saw Favorite Fictional Couples trending on social media and it got me thinking about the ones I would choose. Immediately, I looked through books and movies on my shelves. Then I wrote a list, a very…
Mark your calendars for Halloween 2017. The second season of Stranger Things is coming to Netflix. As a child of the 1980s, this show checked off all the must-see criteria for me. It took the fun and adventure of The…
Today is our 21st wedding anniversary. (Officially, our marriage is legal to drink in the U.S. :P) Over two decades ago, my husband Mike and I were married at the courthouse in Towson, Maryland. We couldn't afford a large wedding.…
HBO’s Westworld became my favorite new sci-fi show of 2016. It’s set in the future at an amusement park (Westworld) where guests can pretend they are in the Wild West by participating in gunfights, train heists, romantic entanglements, treasure hunts,…
A wise old owl lived in an oak The more he saw the less he spoke The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can’t we all be like that wise old bird.* ______________________________ I had an epiphany the…
Author Susan Illene interviews me for her blog this weekend. Drop by and comment for a chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card and two of my books. http://www.susanillene.com/2016/09/30/interview-with-j-t-bock/
Ometeotl is one of the new Aztec gods referenced in Dama X. A creator deity, Ometeotl encompasses both male and female energies—the duality of our world. Dama X and the drug used on her enemies have a connection to Ometeotl.…
In a in a speech for Equality Now (an advocate for human rights for women and children), writer and director, Joss Whedon recalled a reporter asking why he keeps writing strong female characters. Whedon replied, "Because you're still asking me…
