Don’t look nowI’m fading awayInto the gray of my morningsOr the blues of every night ~Nikki Giovanni (from Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day) I’ve been meaning to write this essay for a while, but things have just been…crazy. Time zones and new carpet and moving offices, Apex parties and family and library readings. Another book edited, another interview…
Get yourself some good karma points — please vote for my dear friend Mel on October 15th. And pass the word along! **************************************************** American Title IV Countdown Begins! I’m very excited to publicly announce that I am one of the ten finalists in the American Title IV contest for my contemporary fantasy novel, Voice of the Bard! American Title…
Shiver me timbers!Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day — arrrrrr you up to the task, mateys? Need some help swabbing the deck?Learn more about Pirates HEREFind your Pirate name HERE. Expand your vocabularyHERE. Check out Shimmer Magazine‘s special Pirate Issue HERE (along with superdoopercool trailer!) Have some fun today…or I’ll keelhaul ya’!
The reigning Grand Dame of Science Fiction, Anne McCaffrey is known to many as “The Dragonlady.” To me, she is the permanent resident of at least two entire bookshelves crammed full of cherished (and often re-read) titles. I leapt at the chance to interview this fascinating woman who has done more in her 81 amazing years on this planet…
his month, Genre Chick Alethea Kontis puts on her best cowgirl hat and learns how to wrestle sandworms from real-life superhero Kevin J. Anderson. Whether master of ceremonies, mentor, or writing machine, this “Mister Anderson” is always at the top of his game. ********************************** New York Times-bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson is a fantastic guy and a machine, all…
Here it is — I still can’t get used to it. Imagine this picture with ten feet of trees above every piece of that back fence, obscuring the view of any other house. No one could see me from my porch. Normally, at 4:00 in the afternoon the entire lawn would be in shadow. This is what I get…
I finally had the time to get my pics together from LA and Trinoc*Con — I’ll post more of them later (or, more likely, Seamus will). But I had to share this one — I had been at the convention for maybe half an hour. I swear, it’s getting to where you can’t take me anywhere…without having to call…
I think I’ve had more comments and emails than I’ve ever had for any other post before — thank you all so much for the tremendous support. I can’t say how muh I appreciate all your advice and input and love. It was sorely needed. I had no idea how physically ill the removal of a bunch of scrubby…
I got back from LA at 2am. I had told my boss I was going to sleep and come in late this morning. So I was making breakfast, when I looked out my kitchen window…and just about passed out. While I was gone, sometime over the last 5 days, the Electric company cut down all the trees behind my…
Maurice‘s wife Sally put these great pics on her blog, along with a fabulous write-up of the weekend. Chesya & the gurney Out the front door
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