On Friday, November 24, starting at 8:00 am PST,
H.S. Stone
Reading Time vs Writing Time
I’m an avid reader who averages about 100 books r
Lies, Damn Lies, and Plot Contrivances
For the past year, I’ve been
Soulless cover reveal
I’m on my second round of revisions for Book 3 in the After Z-Day series, which…
Counting Sheep
Last weekend, I had trouble sleeping. I tried counting sheep, thinking that was supposed to help…
The classics are not for me
In January, I embarked on a new reading challenge to make my way through the…
Finally done with first draft of After Z-Day Book 3
I’m over three months late, but I finally finished the first draft of Book 3 in…
Why ChatGPT won’t be writing my books
ChatGPT is all the rage these days. In a nutshell, it is an AI chatbot that…
When you won’t read a book because the cover is too scary
When I published the first two books in the After Z-Day series, one of my considerations…
2023 reading challenge – books to read before I die
I read a lot of great books in 2021 and 2022 as part of my…
Favorite reads of 2022
Happy 2023, everyone! Before 2022 recedes too far in the rearview mirror, I want to share…
2022 Goodreads Choice Awards reading challenge recap
After reading all the great books from last year’s Goodreads Choice Awards reading challenge, I decided…
NaNoWriMo 2022 recap
We’ve reached the end of November, which means the end of another NaNoWriMo. In my last…
Playing catch up, a.k.a. NaNoWriMo
In 2020 and 2021, when I wrote the first drafts of the first two books in…
Hopeless is free this weekend!
For a limited time, Hopeless, the first book in the After Z-Day series, is free! Download…
Release announcement: Relentless
I’m happy to announce the release of Relentless, the second book in the After Z-Day series…
Cover reveal: Relentless
Relentless, the sequel to Hopeless, will be released soon! In the meantime, I’m excited to reveal…
Very late book anniversary
Thank goodness I’m not as bad at remembering my wedding anniversary as I am with my…
A writing update
I haven’t provided an update on my writing progress since my 2021 NaNoWriMo recap, so it’s…
Thoughts on Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter
One of the topics receiving attention in the author community this week is Brandon Sanderson’s…
Are fantasy movies/shows better than the books they’re based on?
Image courtesy of IMDB It’s often said that books are better than their film…