Young Adult Fantasy 3/5
Twelve-year-old Adam is irresistibly drawn to the ocean where he is transported to the mythical city of Atlantis, called by his destiny—to save Atlantis from destruction. This is a fun YA adventure into a mysterious and mythical world full of danger and untrustworthy opponents.
Finished my novel edits, and got critique back on the biography I’m writing; got a good start on those edits, too. Taught a workshop on the weekend.
Statistics and data drive Perez’s conclusions about how the world—political, medical, economic, historical, educational, technological, even transportation design—is designed around the needs of men, and women are…invisible. Although, as a woman, I was aware on some level of many of the processes described in the book, many were not—and shocking. Even tiny things we all know like women’s clothing having no pockets, or phones built for larger hands, were revelatory. Taken all together, the insights are stupendous—and on hind-sight, obvious.
Had an interesting weekend. I was writer-in-residence at a writers’ retreat. I had 5, 1-hour consults with writers (I read their work ahead of time) and the second day I had 6 more half-hour follow ups. But there was lots of time for me to work on my own material–and I got paid!
A series of adventures featuring Conan as he hunts treasure and beautiful women while fighting monsters and the occult. This collection of original stories by Robert E Howard reminded me so much of my gateway into SFF: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Yes, it’s racist and misogynistic, but it is also full of fun puzzles and over-the-top heroes, villains, and battles.
