Countdown to 100 #4: My top 5 Posts

In the past (almost) 3 years of working on this blog, I have published 95 blog posts.

In celebration, this week I'll be doing a countdown to a very special 100th post! I'm pretty excited about it.

Today, I'm choosing 5 of my 95 posts that are my personal favorites.

#5: It's Like We're the Only People Alive:

I still hate an overly-obvious romance. In modern parlance, I'm what's known as a "crack shipper." The less likely it is that the authors will ever get the pair together, the more stubbornly I cling to the ship.

Never try to tell me this isn't true love.

Basically, my theme song:

If, as the creator of a work, your imagination (and sense for chemistry) isn't even as well-developed as mine... then you're missing out on all the awesome.

#4: Inspiration Stick

In a classically-Emily moment, it turns out I've answered all my current questions in the past. And it annoys me hugely. Shut up, past Emily! Stop telling current Emily to "write every day" and "ignore your inner editor!" Gah.

Also, this post coined the term "whacked with the inspiration stick," which I have used frequently in the life of this blog.

#3: Judge Books by Their Covers

The phrase "Don't judge a book by its cover" annoys me in all its iterations, whether it be referring to people or works of fiction. Because you can actually judge books by their covers, and you should, because that's what covers are for. I'm not saying you sentence that black-clad man with the bloody scythe in the alley to life in prison based on appearances, but for heaven's sake, don't go over and try to sell him anything.

#2: The Seven Accursed Orbs of the Dark

I put a lot of work into this dissection of everything that's wrong with the fantasy genre, and I still stand by what I said. Also it just cracks me up.

And #1: Cocaine and Kisses

This post, addressing the old adage "Write what you Know" is, gun to my head, my favorite post. 

Why?

Here's a sample: " I know that every time I've received this advice, what I've heard was: "Don't bother writing until you've lived long enough to actually know something about anything, you young whippersnapper! Now get back to making my sandwich." To me, it's basically another way for  people over 30 to tell people under 30 that they are a. stupid and b. young and c. not making enough sandwiches."

And this is just a small taste of the infinite wisdom and maturity available in the post.

I'd love to hear from you, my wonderful faithful beautiful (and by the way, have you lost some weight? You look fantastic) readers! Do you have a favorite post of mine? "Favorite" is relative, so it could just be "the post that made me barf the least." Share in the comment section!