This week’s Book Cover Throwback: The Night Before Christmas–aptly fitting considering the day. What I Love about This Cover: It’s an iconic cover of Santa and his reindeer. What I Don’t Love about This Cover: The snow on the chimney Read More…
Ever had a song come on the radio that was so good, you found yourself doing 70mph in a 55? Where you realized you weren’t a NASCAR driver as the police officer pulled you over? Yep. Me too. Oddly enough, Read More…
For those attending Rustycon 33 on January 15-17, 2016, I’ll have a table in the dealer’s room. I’ll also be a panelist. Here’s my Rustycon schedule: FRIDAY 4-5 PM Climate Change in Dystopian Worlds in Orcas B Panelists: Mike Birch, Read More…
This week’s Monday Night Gaming: Fallout 4. Those that know me, know my love of Fallout. My husband would argue his deep love for its predecessor, Wasteland, which I respect, but for me, Fallout 3 is what began my Bethesda Read More…
Winter solstice…the shortest day of the year. The day when it’s dark at 3:30 PM in Seattle, and everyone sighs with relief that eventually the sun will return. It’s also the day of my birth, which is always interesting as Read More…
For those Reddit users, Maia Chance, Janine A. Southard, Gayle Clemans, and me will all be over in /r/books doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything). So…come ask us anything! About our new book Joy to the Worlds, other books we’ve Read More…
Two weeks ago, four authors kicked off a regional tour for a holiday speculative fiction book. And what did they learn? Well, I can’t speak for my co-authors, but… Touring is exhausting. Driving, signing, smiling. All things hard to do Read More…
This week’s Throwback: Olive the Other Reindeer. What I Love about This Cover: It’s a neat style of art. I like the animated look. What I Don’t Love about This Cover: The top half of Olive’s body doesn’t match the Read More…
Here’s the weekly wrap-up of reviews on Joy to the Worlds, or as I like to call it–Joy to the Reviews Part 4! [important]If you missed it, you can read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.[/important] Joy to Read More…
This week’s Flashback Friday: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Some folks are probably asking what in the world does A Christmas Carol have to do with science fiction and fantasy? This classic is so deeply rooted in our literature Read More…
