Here it is, the new cover by Martha Lancaster! So sweet. As soon as the POD goes live (I’m waiting to check the proof), I’ll set up a contest on Goodreads. Right now, I’m finishing up the last book in the series…I’m waiting to see if I need to make any changes to fit the […]
New cover: Exotics Book 1: The Floating Menagerie. Read More »
I was reading Syd Field’s Going to the Movies: A Personal Journey through Four Decades of Modern Film in the bathtub, accompanied by a cold mug of tea and an even colder but faster-to-disappear cherry milkshake, when I came across something and knew I couldn’t stay in the tub any longer. He’s talking to Robert
Yesterday I held a cooking party. (I’ll get the final recipes up soon, I promise.) People came over, drank, cooked, ate, talked, had fun. Every one of these I do, they get better. More fun. It takes a lot of work, a lot of hidden prep to make these things go off. An understanding of
So I’m getting better about writing fiction every morning. I missed a couple of days last weekend, but I went to a funeral, so sue me, shoulder-angel. But I’ve already cleared out the queue of stories that I had in mind, so I need to find something else to write. Turns out when you set
Choose Your Own Character: games, fiction, and the illusion of choice. Read More »
Available at Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online bookstores. The Girl and the Genie by De Kenyon In this fairy tale, a girl finds a magic bottle with a genie inside (she can tell there’s a genie inside, because she can see it having adventures), but the genie won’t come out to give
Available at Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online bookstores. The Girl and the Genie by De Kenyon In this fairy tale, a girl finds a magic bottle with a genie inside (she can tell there’s a genie inside, because she can see it having adventures), but the genie won’t come out to give her wishes. What
Available at Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online bookstores. The Girl and the Genie by De Kenyon In this fairy tale, a girl finds a magic bottle with a genie inside (she can tell there’s a genie inside, because she can see it having adventures), but the genie won’t come out to give her wishes. What
Let’s stipulate that there are two types of lies that writers can use: the lie that comes from the heart, and the lie that comes from the head. Neither is true. Even when you’re telling a true story, it’s not true. Your memory is wrong, and your emotions are wrong. What you think and feel
Recap schmecap. I didn’t take notes, I just went. Getting me to go to a new public event is a big deal. I kind of feel bad for the people who got me to go: who invited me to speak. Because I had to have been whining and digging in my heels, at least subconsciously.
So, the story I didn’t want to write hasn’t gone away yet, and it still feels like world-building for it is one of the hardest, slowest things I’ve had to do for a Very Long Time. So far: it’s an epic fantasy about the power of belief. Wow, which sounds…completely the opposite of what I
The story I didn’t want to write hasn’t gone away yet. Read More »
