Author Archives: Marie Loughin

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About Marie Loughin

I love reading, writing, and editing speculative fiction of all sorts. My current focus is on writing contemporary fantasy, where I get to play god with characters from myth and legend. My Norse-based urban fantasy, Valknut: The Binding, is available at Kindle Books and other e-book retailers. You can find me at my blog (marieloughin.com) and on Twitter (@mmloughin).

I wanna be able to draw like this

I stumbled into this through, of all places, Wil Wheaton‘s blog. You remember him: Wesley Crusher from ST:TNG (or whatever the acronym is). Not only do I admire the sentiment, but I admire the artistry as well. Check it out. … Continue reading

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I wanna be two-handed

(FYI: In case you access my blog via rss feed or subscription, I’ve changed my settings so you just get a summary in the feed/e-mail. Click on the link to go to my blog site and read the whole post.) … Continue reading

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I lied . . .

Who am I kidding? Of course I wanna be Neil Gaiman. What writer wouldn’t?  If his personal assistant has near-rock star status, it’s because she’s near the real thing.  (Not to sell her short – I’m sure she’s a nice … Continue reading

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I wanna be Neil Gaiman’s Personal Assistant

I got the idea for this entry weeks ago, before I had a blog or was even mentally committed (obvious remarks aside) to having a blog. When I went to SiWC and became convinced, for the second year in a … Continue reading

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I Wanna be a Blogger

I’ve always thought it would be fun to have a weekly column in a newspaper. Interesting and amusing ideas float into my head all the time. I like the challenge of fitting ideas together coherently. (Maybe this isn’t as challenging … Continue reading

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