Grab a coffee, pull up a chair, and join us as we chat book tropes! I just launched a fun, new thing on YouTube: Trope Talk with MJ and Crystal! I've teamed up with my friend and co-author, M.J. Padgett, to what we do best -- talk about books! Only this time, we've captured it on video. Episode 1: Love Triangles just launched tonight, and is the first of a monthly Trope Talk series on YouTube where we'll talk all things bookish as we analyze tropes, break down how we use the

Note: This is the first post in my new "Coffee and Cats...and Other Life Things" category here on my blog... a new category for blog posts about funny life happenings, my favorite things, and just whatever happens to be on my mind! ----------- THE THING THAT WENT CRACKLE IN THE NIGHT The following is a dramatic retelling of a real-life story that happened Saturday night. *dun dun dunnnnnnnn* I hope it at least brings you a chuckle. Or a scream. You know, because if I tell y