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Wednesday Wanderings
When I first started writing, I thought of myself as solely a novelist. Writing short stories had no appeal – or so I thought. Even back then, I participated in fandom, and wrote short tales about my characters, though somehow – perhaps bec…
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GoodReads Review: Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds – Patricia Lynne Duffy
(I don’t usually post non-fiction or even non-fantasy books here, but this one so deeply involves the creative mind and perception that I had to share.) Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds by Patricia Lynne Duffy…
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Wednesday Wanderings
It’s time to face facts and ‘fess up: I’m not going to meet the goals I set back here. While disappointed, I don’t feel I’ve let myself down or relaxed on my commitment to write. I’ve made some good progress, but life interfered in a …
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Song Styles
I’ve mentioned before that there are some thematic worldbuilding similarities between Scylla and Charybdis and Surgeburnt: both are settings that have “recovered” from the apocalypse; both address a backlash against current society’s constan…
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Garden of Time: Jubal Van Zandt 4!
Shout out to my awesome buddy, and amazingly talented writer friend, eden Hudson. Her new book, Jubal Van Zandt and the Garden of Time (Book 4), drops today!!! The series is wickedly good—sort of gritty, grimdark, futuristic Urban Fantasy with a twist. If you haven’t tried it, check it out for 99 cents. ***…
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Wednesday Wanderings
One of the best recommendations I can make for fellow writers is this: critique the stories of others.We all take for granted the advantages of having someone else read our work, from big picture review to catching typos that our eyes just skip o…
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James Hunter at MileHiCon October 27th – 29th
Hey all, sorry about my lack of posts—SO busy trying to finish Viridian Gate Online 4, Imperial Legion, and I’m in the home stretch! Almost there. Anyway, just taking a short break from the word-mines to announce I’ll be at MileHiCon this weekend (October 27th – 29th), located at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in…
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Wednesday Wanderings
It hurts my soul that for some reason, “unicorn” has become code for something chock-full of sparkles, glitter and rainbows, often topped off with pink. I don’t know where this interpretation came from; My Little Pony or Disney, perhaps. Ce…
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Song Styles
I love this bizarre little song.A quick summary of the storyline: the singer is addressing her ex-boyfriend, whose new girlfriend has schemed to get him to take her to Paris – the implication is that he’ll propose in the city of love. And:W…
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Wednesday Wanderings
Some of you who follow me on social media may be aware that Project Runway is one of my guilty pleasures. Those of you familiar with the show, particularly if you’re caught up on the present season, may have some idea why I’m bringing this up.&nb…