Anglicon Panelist
If any of you in the PNW are heading to Anglicon, the Doctor Who convention on June 12-14, I’ll be a panelist at the following panels: Friday 6/12 NW2 4-5 PM Conversion TV: The British Invasion NW2 7-8 PM QI: Read More…
Class-M Exile Book Launch Party
UW Bookstore in Bellevue, WA has invited me to do a book launch party for Class-M Exile. It’s going to be quite the hootenanny, I promise. Details below: WHO: Science fiction & fantasy author Raven Oak WHAT: Book launch party for Class-M Exile. Read More…
Monday Night Gaming: 7 Wonders
This week’s Monday Night Gaming: 7 Wonders Publisher: Asmodee # of Players: 2-7 players Best with: 4 players Playing Time: 1st time through, maybe 45-60 minutes. After that, 30-45 minutes. # of Expansions: Five, plus lots of promo cards # Read More…
Flashback Friday: Don’t Bite the Sun
This week’s Flashback Friday: Don’t Bite the Sun by the late Tanith Lee. A few days ago (May 24th), Tanith Lee passed after a long battle with cancer. She was an author that I discovered in high school, but with Read More…
Book Cover Throwback: Damia
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: Damia by Anne McCaffrey, art by Larry Hampton. What I Love about This Cover: I love the leggings the women in this series wear. I always wanted a pair as a kid. I also love Read More…
Memorial Day’s History
Normally I’d have a Monday Night Gaming post today, but between the holiday and deadlines, it’s not happening. Instead, I’m reminding folks of Memorial Day’s history. My husband and I were at the store on Friday. While there, we were bombarded Read More…
Scrivener Saturday: Compile Replace
Scrivener Saturday: Compile Replace Built into Scrivener‘s compile feature is the ability to do a Project Replace. Seems like a simple and underused option until you find yourself running into a huge issue that spans both Windows and OS machines–the Read More…
Flashforward Friday: Cloning
For this week’s Flashforward Friday post, I’m filling in for a guest-post cancellation. Sometimes I miss doing these, so I don’t mind the chance to fill in! Flashforward Friday: Cloning! Despite DNA not being discovered for another twenty years, Brave Read More…
Book Cover Throwback: Don’t Bite the Sun
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: Don’t Bite the Sun by Tanith Lee. What I Love about This Cover: I love the imagery and the style of detail in this cover. I had no idea Brian Froud was the cover artist Read More…
Monday Night Gaming: Pokemon Rumble World
This week’s Monday Night Gaming: Pokemon Rumble World (#4) Last week, I took a look at the freemium game Pokemon Shuffle, which fell prey to everything people hate about the freemium game model. Where Shuffle failed, Rumble World succeeded. Shuffle lacks Read More…