by Melinda Snodgrass | Jun 10, 2021 | The Craft of Writing, TV & Movies
I watched the first episode of Disney and Marvel’s new TV series Loki last night, and I loved it. It continues the really exciting trend of innovative and daring shows on this streaming network. Also, I have a giant crush on Tom Hiddleston and on Loki. Honestly, I’m a bit schizophrenic in my crushes when it comes to Marvel. Favorite Avenger — Captain America, but for a fun and undoubtably crazy time on a date — Loki. But enough of my fantasy romances. I was musing about...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Apr 28, 2021 | About Writing, The Craft of Writing
I mentioned on Twitter that I was getting ready to outline or break two new novels, and a follower asked if I could describe my process. It ended up being a really looong Tweet thread so I thought I would pull it all together here for folks who might not be on Twitter. I always outlined from the time I first started writing, I think it was a function of having been a lawyer and knowing that a brief has to take a judge or a jury to a certain conclusion so structure is important. I’m also...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog
I do have to go serious today. Yesterday my Ex and I spent the day in Santa Fe enjoying great New Mexican cuisine and wandering through the art galleries both on the Plaza and up on Canyon Road. As we were driving into town we noticed that Old Santa Fe Trail past the legislature was blocked off and there was a large police presence and the Round House itself is surrounded by tall fencing. I am certain this is because of January 6th when a lot of deluded people who had been lied to for months...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Mar 9, 2021 | Blog
To everyone who has been so patiently waiting for the fourth book in the Imperials Saga — the wait is finally over. Currency of War went live today. I completed this book so many years ago, and it’s really sort of overwhelming to finally have it in the hands of readers. There is still one more volume that will complete Tracy and Mercedes’ story, but I’m certainly not done writing in the universe. I created a big canvas and I want to keep playing there so I’ll keep...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Mar 7, 2021 | Blog
There have been four men in my life who I have considered to be beyond brilliant. One was my father, the second a professor at my law school, another an inventor and space visionary, and the fourth was my friend, Dr. Michael Engelberg. I first met Michael at what would become our traditional meeting at Hop Li Seafood Restaurant in L.A.’s Chinatown. Michael was an oncologist at Cedar’s Sinai, a brilliant physician, but he was also a movie producer. He had made Heinlein’s...
