I'm looking for beta readers for an original novel-length work in progress, "The Shadowed Hunt." It's dark fantasy romance, explicit/mature (and because of my embarrassment around writing smut, I'd almost prefer to have beta readers who I *don't* know IRL).

I'm seeking honest criticism/critique but also, frankly, encouragement, because I have three ( Read more... )

So I'm pretty sure I experienced a wild postpartum hormone swing there. Super nasty. I'm feeling much better now!

so I weighed all my outlets carefully to find the one where the LEAST number of people would hear me say

oh my fucking God I am not doing well

I seriously think anyone who was ever into Anne McCaffery's dragon books as a tween should just get a mastiff, it's the same damn thing. Except without the sex, obviously.

Vigilante justice is a pretty bad idea anywhere that official justice exists and does an overall reasonable job.

With that said, I personally am filing this under "real life superhero news" (as opposed to, say, "serial killer news.")

Two bus drivers were slain in the last week, and over the weekend an electronic message claiming responsibility was ( Read more... )

Crossposted from Google+I've watched all of "Vikings" so far, and then I binge-watched three seasons of "The Walking Dead." Normally I can't take horror but after the first episode I found it cartoonish enough to go down easy ( Read more... )

Just a reminder-the launch promotion for my novel, The Millennial Sword, ends today. You can grab a free copy from Amazon today; tomorrow it will return to the regular price of $2.99.

The book is currently only available in e-book format. A trade paperbook version will be available probably within the week, but it's going to cost $12.99-because it's ( Read more... )

So I'm spamming all my various bloggy/social networking accounts to announce this:


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"Batman look-alike wanted to 'inspire hope' before arrest outside Home Depot ( Read more... )

Yeah, um, wow. Via Josh Fruhlinger:

"The paper identified Kim Jong-un's companion as Hyon Song-wol, a former singer with North Korea's Bochonbo Electronic Music Band, whose popularity, it says, peaked in 1995 with her hit song 'Excellent Horse-Like Lady.'"

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