“A 1,110-foot-wide asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos will fly past Earth in 2029 within…
Writing Tips: How (And Why) To Treat Your Setting Like A Character
Writers know it’s important to create complex, vivid characters that keep readers engaged. In this post,…
Summer in San Remo – in Norwegian
One of the exciting things about being an author is getting copies of books with your name on,…
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Confession time…I LOVE sports, not playing but watching them. You need to understand when I…
Two Different Specimens – ‘Rat Tales’ short story
Two Different Specimens RS2179 had been given its final injection. Perhaps this would be the one…
Borderline: Collected Short Stories Dell Sweet
This book can be downloaded and read in Apple Books on your Mac or iOS device.…
April’s Book Reviews and Previews
I dipped into the genre pool a bit more deeply this month with reviews covering a…
#NationalPoetryMonth Day 30: Endings
And we have come to the final day of National Poetry Month, and I bring you…
Day 30 Poem
HarshI was wounded and down.I was just so defeated.You’re on me like a houndSmelling blood, excited,Strengthened,…
Amazon’s Montlake Romance imprint snaps up self-publishing pioneer in million-dollar deal
Amazon Publishing’s Montlake Romance imprint has signed a seven-figure deal with former self-published erotica author Sylvia…
Spring Cleaning, From the #Historical Research Files
This past weekend as I went round my house washing all the downstairs windows inside and…
Last Tuesday Book Round-Up and Barbara Vey Recap
I just got home a few hours ago from the Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Weekend (BVW19)…
King Edgar and his Earls: A Brief Overview
Ahead of an in-depth look at government in the reigns of King Edgar and his son, Æthelred…
The Media, that blobby entity for good
It’s super easy to blame the media for not covering the news we want. Whether or…
Stranded: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology
Stranded: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology is here! Get it from Amazon for only 99-cents!I’m thrilled…
READING, MOTHS AND WISTERIA …
I am currently judging a book prize that unsurprisingly involves reading a great many books. In…
Gail Carriger Recommends 10 Great Books Right NOW
Hello there Gentle Reader! Here are some authors I love, who also write the kind of…
10 Writing Tips for the 10th Anniversary Celebration!
It’s been a decade since my first book was published in April 2009. What have I…
When Your Struggles Become Golden
As you get older, struggles become real and shit starts to happen to you (not just…
Seriously, There is Truth in Fantasy
It’s not all fun and games… My goal is to have fun writing fun books to…
WHY ARE RACE HORSES DYING
After more than two dozen horses in just three months. died at the Santa Anita track…
New and Notable: A GRACIOUS HERESY: THE QUEER CALLING OF AN UNLIKELY PROPHET
This book is for anyone who wants to live an honest, authentic, and loving life, despite…