The Eldest Silence
As I said in my recent issue of The Conspiracy, the cat is out of the bag. Or as my husband put it, “The cat shredded the bag, ate the pieces, hurked it up, and played with it. For hours.” Read More…
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…