Month: July 2018

I just finished “Reputation Precedes,” the short story whose idea origins I discussed on here a while back.  (Yes, it took me this long to finish writing it.  It’s been a hectic few months!)  The story revolves around a bodyguard and a royal secretary who create a fictional individual to explain why their queen can’t…

Though I enjoy writing short stories, both to play with concepts that would be unsustainable in long form and for their own sake, I’m a novelist at heart.  I also love stories (short and long) that aren’t confined by their written dimensions.&nbsp…

Today, I’m excited to host Sarah Ashwood, talking about her new release, Aerisian Refrain:  check it out here!  And here’s Sarah …Hi, I’m fantasy author Sarah Ashwood, and I have a confession to make: I’ve only written a couple of blog posts before, so please bear with me as we go through this. When Lindsey kindly…

Once again, I’d like to share the oddball product of my driving CDs with y’all:  another word association playlist, where each song title suggests the next.Fix A Heart – Demi LovatoYou Don’t Know My Heart – Rachel PlattenThey Don’t Know – KirstyMa…

So the reviews for Scylla and Charybdis have started to come in, and they have a lot of lovely things to say:’Duncan has built a fascinating galaxy …Truly wonderful science fiction should also make the reader take a good hard look at the world a…

Like many people, writers or otherwise, I sometimes escape from mental work by turning on the television.  One of my shows of choice is FaceOff.FaceOff is a makeup special effects competition on Syfy (just typing that channel name makes me cringe)…

Thinking today of a haunting, beautiful tune … I believe I’ve shared it here before, but it deserves another feature.  “Eli Eli” is a poem written by Hannah Szenes / Senesh … and this tells the story better than I could:Eli EliThis is a piece …

Abyss and Apex, which has published several of my stories (the editor – hi, Wendy Delmater! – is apparently crazy), just put out a lovely review of Scylla and Charybdis:Scylla and Charybdis ReviewPlease do check out the rest of the magazine while …

Happy 4th of July, y’all!  (Even if you’re not American, it’s still the 4th, after all.  You’re not just skipping the day and getting the global calendar in a twist … are you?)For those of us in the States, it’s Independence Day, not to be …