TJ West

The Benefits of a Daily Word Goal

Originally posted on Darcy and Winters: In honour of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, for those…
Engaged, married, and betrothed

Originally posted on Jane Kolven: How to end LGBTQ romance in the age of marriage equality…
Book Review: “Me” (by Elton John)

Anyone who knows me even passingly well knows that I absolutely love the music of Elton…
TV Review: His Dark Materials: “Lyra’s Oxford” (S1, Ep. 1)

Originally posted on Darcy and Winters: It would be no exaggeration to say that I’ve been…
To Outline or Not to Outline?
Fantasy Classics: “Naamah’s Blessing” (by Jacqueline Carey)

Originally posted on Darcy and Winters: Warning: Some spoilers for the novel follow. And so we…
Reading History: Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands (by Dan Jones)

Dan Jones has established quite the reputation for himself as a purveyor of breathlessly-paced narrative histories.…
The Benefits of Having Several Projects At Once
The Great Golden Girls Marathon: “The Stan Who Came to Dinner” (S2, Ep. 13)

Greetings, friends! Welcome to another installment of the Great Golden Girls Marathon. Today, we’re going to…
Reading History: “Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution’s Women”

Any time that you have a historical fiction novel co-written by the likes of Stephanie Dray,…