Month: February 2018
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Wednesday Wanderings
Had trouble coming up with a topic for today’s post, so on a whim, I inputted “writing” and “fantasy” into a random blog topic generator. It spat back: “Why We Love Writing (And You Should, Too!)”No, no, don’t. I’m put in mind of the Dorothy Parker quote: “If you have any young friends who aspire…
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Guest Post: Kayelle Allen & Bringer of Chaos–Forged in Fire
Thank you for letting me share my new book with your readers. Like many, I’m a fan of the Hobbit movies. More specifically, of Lee Pace, who played Elven King Thranduil. The character so resembled my hero, Pietas, that I delighted in watching Pace portray him. There was one scene where Thranduil puts the dwarf……
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Song Styles
Curse my fickle writer brain! I’ve committed myself to my next novel project and am partway through my third book on the research for it. I am genuinely excited for everything it has to offer. The characters promise to be a lot of fun…
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Wednesday Wanderings
She has arrived, and she is beautiful.I’m talking about my proof for Scylla and Charybdis – a lovely surprise, considering it wasn’t due for another week. It’s a big, meaty book, a doorstop, glossy and gorgeous. Watch this space for a cover…
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Coming Soon …!
I now have a release date for Scylla and Charybdis, my space opera / soft science fiction novel from Grimbold Books: April 15th!This is sadly *not* Tax Day this year, as would be somehow twistedly appropriate, but I’m very excited. Watch this space for more details, peeks behind the scenes, and possibly other goodies.Here’s the brief…
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Song Styles
For the second time, I’d like to do something a little different on a Sunday, discuss some new-to-me music that I thought others might like.I’ll start with the most recent and high-profile album, Kelly Clarkson’s Meaning Of Life. If you’ve turned…
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Aaron Crash Interview
Hey y’all! Aaron Crash’s new paranormal space opera novel, Neutron Dragon Attack, just dropped today! It’s an amazing, action-packed follow up to his debut novel Damnation Robot and to celebrate, I convinced him to do an awesome interview! Check it out below, and don’t forget to pick up your copy of Neutron Dragon Attack: Galactic…
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Wednesday Wanderings
No blog post last week because of craziness at work: we were preparing for a VIP client dinner to be held in the shop. It went very well, but I didn’t have much energy (physical or mental) for anything else. Was a full five days of wo…
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Song Styles
There’s one song I haven’t formally put on my Surgeburnt soundtrack because it describes a romantic arc that I hadn’t decided I was going to use … and here I am, at least (I hope) three quarters of the way through the first draft, and I’m still …