At A Severe Cost


intellectual property noun: Law. property that results from original creative thought, as patents, copyright material, and trademarks. For those of you who haven't heard, M.C.A. Hogarth has run afoul of the behemoth gaming giant Games Workshop over her use of the term "Space Marine" for her novel, Spots the Space Marine. Games Workshop has demanded that Amazon pull down the ebook copy of Hogarth's book due to their claim of … Continue reading At A Severe Cost

BCS AAR


I’m still sick, but I did feel good enough this evening to do some math. And the math says that, in spite of not liking the SEC (the math likes the SEC; I don’t), the SEC had the most bowl wins this year. Otherwise, the whole “Big Six” thing is a bit strange this year. … Continue reading BCS AAR

Cover Alert


One of the nice things about Perseid Publishing (one of my publishers) is that they love gorgeous covers. Behold, the cover of the Fantom Enterprises/Perseid Publishing joint venture for What Scares the Boogeyman? featuring my short story, "The Cold".

Door Charge


Doing some writing today, so it's a short blog update. --Reviewed Cold Days by Jim Butcher over at SBR. My first review of 2013. Yeah, I'm not reviewing as much. Yes, we're looking for more reviewers. --Cracked 50,000 words yesterday on Wraithkin. Go me. --Eating healthier foods. Last night -- Brussels sprouts, tomato basil chicken sausage, orschetti (dafuq?) pasta and … Continue reading Door Charge

Writing Sucks


Writing a difficult scene from Wraithkin right now and it's tough going. Not because it's being difficult, but because it's a highly traumatic scene. It's rough when you have a character that needs to go, because it's the basis of the entire story arc. It's still not easy, though, especially when you really like said character. It's not like … Continue reading Writing Sucks