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H.P. Holo grew up in a family where it was dangerous to profess boredom. She’s also an incorrigible smart aleck. So when her parents told her to read a dictionary, she did. And then she began writing novels they needed that dictionary to understand.
Her first published ode to smart aleckery was YA fantasy The Wizard’s Way (with Jacob Holo), which readers have called everything from “quirky and fun” to “a veritable love letter to steampunk fans” to “2 stars. A book.”
Between those milestones, H.P. has practiced varying degrees of smart and aleck. She briefly taught 8th Grade English Language arts before realizing she didn’t care to aspire to that level of sainthood. She thus left to work for her local library system, where she spent a decade as, variously, Page, Clerk, Teen Assistant, and now that she writes full time, frequent haver-of-overdue-fees.
When not writing her latest novel, H.P. enjoys procrastinating, planning cosplays she’ll never finish, cooking weird meals out of random leftovers, saying nice things to her kitchen garden (especially the blueberries; they’re always a little sad), fangirling over terrible movies, and arguing that Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is, in fact, the most perfect movie ever made.
She lives in South Carolina with her husband, a bunch of plants, and a cat who thinks exactly as much of herself as she deserves.
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Giveaway – Military Sci-Fi and Space Opera
Time for another giveaway, y’all! 😀 This time, Jacob’s teamed up with 5 of our author pals to bring you a signed mini-library of Military Sci-Fi and Space Opera books, including: The Dragons of Jupiter, signed by Jacob Holo Tanager’s Fledglings,… Read More ›
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Empire of Silence – Book Review
I finished reading Empire of Silence a little over a year ago, but it was one of those books that I enjoyed so much, my only reaction at the time was *excited pterodactyl noises.* (Admittedly, I don’t actually know what… Read More ›
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Men Hunting Things – Book Review
I picked up David Drake’s Men Hunting Things anthology for its amusingly frank title and, as has been a trend as of late, ended up finding a new favorite anthology. 😀 Its straightforward title belies a book of unexpected variety… Read More ›
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Discarded – Book Review
Never underestimate the power of a good title, y’all. I read this entirely because its series name was Dumpstermancer – and ended up finding a surprise favorite. In Discarded (Dumpstermancer #1) by Michael J. Allen, talented spell architect Elias Graham… Read More ›
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H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist – Anime Music Mashups
Welcome back to H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist, wherein I share random fun videos that have made their way onto the video playlist that primes my brain for writing. 😄 Anime music mashups have become one of… Read More ›
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H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist – “I’m a Bee”
Welcome back to H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist, wherein I share random fun videos that have made their way onto the video playlist that primes my brain for writing. 😄 This one randomly popped up on my… Read More ›
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H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist – “Welcome to the Christmas Parade”
Welcome back to H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist, wherein I share random fun videos that have made their way onto the video playlist that primes my brain for writing. 😄 My YouTube algorithm is finding me some… Read More ›
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H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist – Everything League of Legends
Welcome back to H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist, wherein I share random fun videos that have made their way onto the video playlist that primes my brain for writing. 😄 And pssh, like I’m gonna love animated… Read More ›
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H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist – “Delta”
Welcome back to H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist, wherein I share random fun videos that have made their way onto the video playlist that primes my brain for writing. 😄 Today’s is another animated music video, this… Read More ›
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H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist- “Starlight Brigade”
Before I start writing, I often kick-start my creative brain by watching creative videos on YouTube. Granted, sometimes this turns into outright procrastination, but it’s also led me to discover some neat stuff, so here’s a new feature showing off… Read More ›
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Adventures in Mystery Pikachus
Y’ALL. There’s been a mystery brewing in our yard today. When I went to see Jacob off to work at The Real World Job, we spotted a weird item in our neighbor’s yard. We thought it was just a leaf… Read More ›