Hill 142 has been picked up for the Hero's Best Friend anthology from Seventh Star Press. This is thrilling news, since I really stretched on the alt-history/fantasy angle of the story and was worried that it might not be well received by the editor. There was a huge element of risk involved that I wasn't used to dealing with. … Continue reading More Good News
Blog Update
The Working Man
Part of the writing process often involves sitting back, looking over what you've done, feeling pleased and accomplished with yourself, and then ruthlessly cutting most of it during the edits. My writer--brain screams in pain every time I do this. My editor--brain chuckles evilly. One of the things I've seen over the years is that … Continue reading The Working Man
Respect the Sphere
CIVIL WAR No, I'm not talking about the one in everyone keeps thinking will happen here in the United States. I doubt a civil war could happen (primarily because we have no infrastructure anymore capable of one side or the other ever achieving "victory", as it were) and, if it did, it'd probably be Texas … Continue reading Respect the Sphere
#amwriting
#amwriting is, apparently, my most popular Twitter hashtag. For some reason, it's about a million other peoples as well. Seriously, I am the least original person in the world sometimes. I'm still waiting to hear back about Hill 142. Patience is not my strong point, especially when I'm more than ready to crank out more stuff … Continue reading #amwriting
A Whisper in the Night
When I was in college I saw a very disturbing thing. You see, my minor was in Journalism and part of my job was filling in when some people in the school's paper weren't able to cover an event (it's how I got a one-on-one interview with a Senator after he announced he was running … Continue reading A Whisper in the Night
The Briefest July Update Possible
Another long work week ahead of me and I'm still trying to wrap up Wraithkin. It's as though my boss knows I'm almost finished with a book and has decided to make me work more than normal. Plus side, though, is that after my six days in a row I'm taking three off. Yesterday we put … Continue reading The Briefest July Update Possible
Fanboy
Wrapping up Wraithkin as we speak, which is why I haven't been around much (or doing reviews lately). It's almost ready for beta reader squad to tear it apart and point out the inconsistencies (I know they're there, I just can never find them) and horrid dialogue. I also need to make a few chapters darker than … Continue reading Fanboy
Andrew Fox Article
I met Andrew Fox at Mysticon in 2011 for the first time and quickly became a fan. I loved his Fat White Vampire Blues and I've been remiss because I have yet to read the sequel. Many people in and out of the SFWA community have lambasted Mike Resnick and Barry Malzberg for being "sexist", "mysoginist", and … Continue reading Andrew Fox Article
The Right to Nothing
I'm getting political here. I'm not apologizing about it, either. When was the last time you said something, seemingly innocent, and someone chided you for it because it didn't fit their world view? Like, for example, a friend of mine laughed at the fact that Christians believe that when they die they go to heaven. … Continue reading The Right to Nothing
Trolling For Love
I made a huge mistake today. I got sucked back into Wikipedia. There's just something amazingly addictive about updating wiki pages while adding information, updating, and even deleting irrelevant material. It's not as though I have nothing else to do (he writes as he stares at the open word document which has been mocking him … Continue reading Trolling For Love
Remove Blockage Here
I'm doing some random posting today, so if you don't want to read a very meandering post, kindly step away from the computer. It'll be for the best. I'm stuck. I'm really effing stuck. Not a writer's block, no. It's more of a "this character did this and now she's got me stuck" kind of … Continue reading Remove Blockage Here
Is This Thing On?
So I've been too busy to do as many book reviews as I would like to over at Shiny Book Review. So like Professor Xavier, I've been recruiting an elite force of like-minded individuals. And recruiting new reviewers leads to... the review I got this morning from a friend of mine. The level of epic that … Continue reading Is This Thing On?
Contract Sent
Mailed off the contract for Dreamers in Hell today, which is a load off my chest. If you recall, In the Shadow of Paradise was supposed to be out in Rogues in Hell last year, but issues put it back a book. That's okay, because it's officially coming out this year. My Juan Ponce de Leon story is finally coming to … Continue reading Contract Sent
Lost
I was going to review Kristen Simmons' Article 5 over at SBR today but... well, you ever read a book that twigged your brain? I mean, one that really, really made you sit up and think "What the hell is this writer on?" As an author, I know how hard it is to write a book. To … Continue reading Lost
Editin’
I'm doing some editing on Hill 142 right now, thanks to my newly-appointed Beta Readers. Alpha Reader took a backseat to this one, primarily because she doesn't know the subject matter. Plus, she's busy. I also just signed up to do six additional anthologies. I don't know what the hell I was thinking but, again, it should … Continue reading Editin’
