Hanging out with Jennifer

I'm over at the blog of Jennifer Lee Rossman today.  She very kindly let me ramble about whatever I wanted:http://jenniferleerossman.blogspot.com/2018/04/scylla-and-charybdis.html...

Thursday’s Tour Stop!

Today, I get a little bratty over at Daniel Ausema's blog, talking about music.  Check it out here:  http://danielausema.blogspot.com/...

Wednesday Wanderings – Books Within Books


Books – physical books, stories contained within pages and ink – play a small but vital role in Scylla and Charybdis.  This is, admittedly, a product of personal bias:  as a reader, I am devoted to the book you can hold, the tactile sensation, the subtle scent.  I am...

Tuesday’s Tour Talk!

Visiting Joanne Hall today to talk about culinary nonsense!  Check it out:  https://hierath.wordpress.com/...

Three Laws Safe?

As a software engineer, I have more than a passing interest in the field of Machine Learning (ML). I don’t work in that field, but I have spent a lot of time exploring the data structures and code used in the field. I certainly don’t consider myself an alarmist, but...

Wednesday Wanderings – What’s In A Name?


Some writers use placeholders in their works instead of character names, using Find-Replace when the right name comes to them.  I can’t even imagine being able to do that.  While I’m not a writer who gets clever with hidden meanings and inside jokes, to me, a name becomes inextricably...

State of the Pembroke

So…. Pilgrimage to Skara, my second completed novel (the first shall never see the light of day), continues to garner, uhm, “stellar” reviews.  See here, here, and here, for the latest reviewer feedback. Muse:  You did earn all those reviews, you know.  It’s your own damn fault. By the...

Song Styles

Since it was put together when I wrote the novel, most of my Scylla and Charybdis soundtrack is older.  My music tastes have drifted and acquired new nuances since.  But there is one more recent song that I simply had to add, because it ......

Touring To …

Well, hey - I'm over at Marco's blog today, talking about worldbuilding!  Check it out....