Authors talk at length about their experiences writing a novel, seeking publication, getting published, etc., but few discuss their first book events. Mine was a week ago (2/21) at the geekiest coffeehouse in Seattle, Wayward Coffeehouse. I am continually amazed Read More…
This week’s Scrivener Saturday – Five Ways to Use Split Screen Beyond the Corkboard & Outline Views. Seems like a no-brainer, right? I’ve run into quite a few authors who didn’t know that the split screen in Scrivener wasn’t limited Read More…
For this week’s Flashback Friday post, I’m happy to have science-fiction author, Michelle Murrain, here for a guest post on how The Cosmic Trilogy (aka The Space Trilogy) by C. S. Lewis influenced her as a writer. When I was Read More…
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: I am Legend by Richard Matheson. What I Love about this Cover: The contrast between the castle and the main character. It’s eye catching in an old book cover way. What I Don’t Love about Read More…
After this crazy weekend, my plan was to wake up this morning and catch up on my posts, including this week’s Monday Night Gaming post on something new, but unfortunately, the super-dose of Aleve they gave me for my broken Read More…
I will write up a post later this week with a more detailed account of my experience with my first book signing, but for now, I wanted to say– THANK YOU!! Thirty-some-odd people showed up for my first book reading/signing. Read More…
For this week’s Flashback Friday post, I’m happy to have SF/F author, Janine Southard, here for a guest post on how Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague deCamp influenced her as a writer. I have a competency kink. (Where characters Read More…
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: Elven Star (The Death Gate Cycle) by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman. What I Love about this Cover: Everything from the hue to the detail is awesome. It draws me in (unlike most stock photo Read More…
Noor Jahangir, author of The Adventures of Some Kid, recently reviewed Amaskan’s Blood and said, “If George R R Martin wrote Tangled, it might be a bit like this.“ Head on over to The Troll King’s site to read the Read More…
As I stated in my review of And Then There Were None, I’ve been on a bit of a mystery kick of late. I recently read P. D. James’ An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, which was written in the Read More…
