For the first of my A. E. Reads: Book Reviews, I read Bitten, Kelley Armstrong’s 2001 debut novel. I originally read it when it first came out, and loved it. Bitten is about Elena Michaels, an adult werewolf who is determined to live in the human society, to be as “normal” as possible. She…
Tag: writing
The Truth About Procrastination
There are days when I can’t write. Nothing on the paper. Nothing on the computer. Blank space. What am I waiting for? What am I afraid of? What holds my fingers back from the keys and keeps my pen from the paper? Most people would probably say fear. Fear of failure. Fear that whatever I…
The Official Site of A. E. Costello
Hi, I’m A. E. I’d like to welcome you to my official author website. I’m a full-time writer and burgeoning graphic novelist and comic artist. My posts will be all about writing and art, the writing life, my published and to-be published novels, what I’m drawing and studying, and more.
The Muse: Writing Life
I remember the first time I heard of a muse mentioned in relation to writing. I had no idea what this woman was talking about. A muse? A fantasy deity that inspires writing? And she only wrote when the muse visited her, and didn’t write unless she was inspired? What surprised me even more was…
On Writer’s Block
Writer’s Block, in the way I define it is when I’m staring at a blank white page, and no words come to mind. I’ll be on my laptop, fingers poised on the keys to write, and my fingers don’t twitch. I can have my pen in my hand, ready to write on paper, and…
Work In Progress – Zak Pittman (Untitled)
The novel I am currently working on has no title, so the WIP is going by the name of its main character, Zak Pittman. This book has come a long way. When I originally thought of it, the story was about a boy named Zakariya Pittman, a poor young adult necromancer sorcerer who didn’t…
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