Logos & Mythos Blog
Welcome to the LOGOS & MYTHOS Blog! This is my virtual home for thoughts on reading, writing and all things literary. Get cozy, prop your feet up and sip some hot tea with me as I share my Indie Author journey. Subscribe below to receive each weekly post right in your inbox and check out this post for the story behind my unusual blog—and Press—name.
The Education of Elspeth
The following is a short story that will one day be part of a much larger series of books surrounding Elspeth, Shepherdess of the Fae. You can read another longer tale of Elspeth's arrival at Temple Taepaeum for her Training in The Crux Anthology, releasing on...
Word Lovers Say Gramercy!
Gramercy, Reader Friend! Today, we're closing out our little journey of thankfulness by considering how we can express our gratitude for the written word. Wait ... you've got us thanking words now, Joy? That's it! Time to get you out of the house and away from the...
Writers Say Gramercy!
Gramercy, Reader Friend! Last time, I shared a few ways Readers can say Gramercy! to their favorite Writers! (I also gave you the thrilling background on that 14th-century interjection, so be sure to hop back and check it out!) Today, let's see how Writers can return...
Readers Say Gramercy!
Gramercy, Reader Friend! I have a revelation that will come as little shock to you. I love archaic words. Bring back all the old words, I say! Let's begin with gramercy. In the fourteenth century, this word found its use as an interjection of thankfulness. Its French...
The Crux Crew mini-Interview
Is it tea time where you are? Are you sipping your morning coffee? Even if it's neither, I invite you to pour yourself a cuppa and join me, Joy E. Rancatore, (JER) and authors R J Rodda (RJR) and Audrey Driscoll (AD) as we have a little chat about writing, stories...
My Name on a Book Cover
No matter how many times you have that dream ... No matter how often you stare at the screen with its blinking cursor and envision the goal instead ... No matter how many times you talk about the day it finally happens ... Nothing prepares you for the moment you see...